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Advocacy Resources
'Making it personal' - A report on the work of Advocacy for Indpendence, a service provided by the West Sussex Independent Living Association
A Manifesto for Independent Advocacy Services in England and Wales
To take part in the Manifesto Survey please click here
OPAAL Pages on iContact magazine website
Independent advocacy for older people doesn't get enough recognition - and its users don't get to tell their stories often enough. We've set up VOPA - Voices for Older People's Advocacy - to change that. We want to see more older people speaking up, and more people using advocacy to do so. Have a look and see what you can find out.
OPAAL Reports
Commissioning Advocacy for Older People:
A Common Lack of Approach by Dr Gary Kitchen 2007
Making a Real Difference by Jackie Robinson 2006
A Voice that Wasn't Speaking by Mel Wright 2006
Advocacy, Who Cares for Older People by Jackie Robinson 2006
Commissioning Independent Advocacy for Older People by John Miles 2007
Mapping Older Peoples Advocacy in the English Region by Dr Gary Kitchen 2006
The information contained in this document may be out of date, please refer to Advocacy Services for up to date information
Other reports/publications
Hear What I Say - Developing dementia advocacy services
by Caroline Cantley, Kay Steven & Monica Smith
Developments in Dementia Advocacy
Exploring the role of advocates in supporting people with dementia
by Sally Wells 2006
For further information click here
Rural Disadvantage - Quality of Life and Disadvantage amongst Older People, a pilot study
Published by the Commission for Rural Communities, further information available on www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk
Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, a new direction for community services
Government report available at www.tso.co.uk/bookshop
A Surestart to Later Life - Ending Inequalities for Older People
Published by the Social Exclusion Unit, copies available on-line via www.odpm.gov.uk
Information, advice and advocacy for older people - Defining and developing services
Andrew Dunning
Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2005
Can be viewed and downloaded from www.jrf.org.uk
Building Bridges for Health - Exploring the potential of advocacy in London
by Baljinder Heer, The King's Fund, London
Can be viewed and downloaded from www.kingsfund.org.uk
Older People shaping policy and practice
Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
October 2004, price £14.95
Available on www.jrf.org.uk
A Survival Guide to Later Life
How to Stay Healthy, Happy, Mobile and In Control
by Marion Shoard
Published by the Daily Telegraph, price £9.99
Elder Abuse
House of Commons Health Committee
April 2004
available online at www.tso.co.uk/bookshop
Fairness for All: a new commission for equality and human rights
Government White Paper
Published May 2004
available online at www.tso.co.uk/bookshop
Are You Listening?
Published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2003
available at www.jrf.org.uk
Commissioning Framework for Health and Well Being
Department of Health (March 2007)
OPAAL Response to the Commissioning Framework for Health and Wellbeing
May 2007 - click here to download.
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