Advocacy for All
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service
Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA) help people who are assessed to lack capacity about medical treatment or where they live, and have no family or friends who are willing to represent their views.
This can include:
- People with dementia or mental ill health
- People with learning disabilities
- People with physical disabilities
- People who have had a stroke
- People who have acquired brain injuries
- People who are unconscious or in a coma
When is an IMCA needed?
- Where an NHS body is providing, withdrawing or stopping serious medical treatment
- When an NHS body or local authority is proposing a stay in a care home of more than eight weeks
- When a person stays in hospital longer than 28 days
Referrals may also include safeguarding adults cases or accommodation reviews.
Who to contact
- Telephone
- 020 8300 9666
- Website
- Advocacy for All
Other Details
Availability
- Referral required
- Yes
- Referral Details
To make a referral to Advocacy for All please visit the referral page on the Advocacy for All website