POhWER provides information, advice, support and advocacy to adults who experience disability,
vulnerability, distress and social exclusion. Services in Sandwell include NHS complaints
advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), including Deprivation of Liberty
Safeguards (DoLS), Relevant Person’s Paid Representative (RPPR), Independent Mental Health
Advocacy (IMHA) including an issue-based advocacy service for informal inpatients of Sandwell
(Hallam St) Hospital via drop ins and Care Act Advocacy. All POhWER’s services are free,
independent and confidential.
