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Advocacy & Anticipatory Care Planning (ACP)
Our Engagement & Involvement team
The Advocacy Project is an independent, rights based advocacy provider and conforms to the definitions of an independent provider as described in the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) Principles and Standards for Independent Advocacy organisations.
The Engagement and Involvement team (E & I team) of The Advocacy Project provides an independent service which support people to be meaningfully involved in the service they receive.
It promotes an ethos of empowerment, participation and involvement on behalf of those who use services.
We work across Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire.
Why advocacy and anticipatory care planning?
Thinking about what you may need relating to care and support in the future can be daunting for many reasons.
Being able to have a discussion with someone who is both impartial and knowledgeable.
We can support people to complete their ACPs or empower clients to complete them independently with the correct information.
We can support people to liaise with a range of professionals if needed to complete their ACP.
Glasgow & South Lanarkshire Pilots
Provided information to residents at identified sheltered housing complexes in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire
Provided follow up one to one surgeries for residents to have discussions and input information into their anticipatory care plans.
Liaised with relevant health professionals, family members and others with residents if needed in relation to inputting information in to ACP.
Our ongoing progress?
Provided information sessions to residents of complexes in the Lanark, Rutherglen, Blantyre and Carluke areas.
Information sessions arranged in Hamilton and East Kilbride.
Completed surgeries in Lanark and Carluke. 1 to 1 surgeries arranged in Blantyre and Rutherglen. Hosted information providing sessions on advocacy,
ACP and POA, to 30 residents. Supported 5 residents in the South Lanarkshire area
to fill out ACP forms. A further 6 felt confident completing forms without advocacy support.
Sent 11 GP letters to request ACP consultation on behalf of residents.
Any other Questions?
www.theadvocacyproject.org.uk