Independent Advocacy / Support and Representation
Independent Advocacy enables people to be heard and is a process of encouraging and supporting someone to speak up for themselves and/or representing their views to others.
Are you, or is someone you know:
- an older person living in the community and needing support and representation?
- a person living in the community with a physical disability needing support and representation?
- an older person living in a care home or in hospital needing support and representation?
- an older person thinking about moving into long stay care?
The West Lothian professional advocacy service is provided by Edinburgh Advocacy Representation Service (EARS West Lothian) and is free, confidential and independent.
By seeking to uphold the rights of older people living in the community, older people already in, or moving into, long stay care or people living in the community with a physical disability, the service aims to ensure that older people will:
- be respected and listened to
- be involved in decisions that affects their lives
- have aspirations for the future
- contribute to and participate in their communities
Contact Details
EARS Advocacy Service
28 Heatherbank
Ladywell
Livingston
EH54 6EE
Tel. 01506 205840
E-mail: info@ears-advocacy.org.uk
Website: www.ears-advocacy.org.uk (opens new window)
Advocacy for Self Directed Support
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living and Carers of West Lothian can both offer independent advice and advocacy around Self Directed Support.
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living
The Independent Living Service run by Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living can provide independent advice to people around self directed support. In particular those in receipt of direct payments.
Contact Details
Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living
57 Albion Road
Edinburgh,
EH7 5QY
Telephone: 0131 475 2350
Website: Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (opens new window)
Carers of West Lothian
Carers of West Lothian are able to provide independent advice and support around Self Directed Support.
Contact Details
Carers of West Lothian
Sycamore House
Quarrywood Court,
Livingston
EH54 6AX
Telephone: 01506 448000