National Care Service - independent advocacy: co-design insights and next steps – easy read

What we learned

We heard lots of different thoughts, ideas and stories during this work.

Here are the main things people talked about:

• Not everyone in the social care system gets the same access to independent advocacy support.

• Information about what independent advocacy is and how to get help should be easier to find and understand.

• People should be able to choose the type of independent advocacy support that is right for them.

• People want independent advocacy support whenever they need it and for as long as needed.

• Independent advocacy should be based on trust and strong relationships between the advocate and the person they support.