Advocacy services

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Dear Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),

1. Which Body is/was funded to carry out advocacy services within the Northern Trust, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 financial years.
2. How much per annum was spent on funding this advocacy service during each of those financial years?
3.Please outline in detail a comprehensive outline of the exact remit of this service.
4. Please clarify if this advocacy service is restrictive to certain types of mental health issues or if it is completely inclusive to all queries about mental health.
5.How does the Southern Trust define 'advocacy' within this service ie what is the paid Body paid to do here.
6. Is the jurisdiction only Southern Trust area?

Yours faithfully,

Joan Corrigan

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Information Governance Dept.

By email: whatdotheyknow.com

27th January 2017 Our Ref: 2017/050

Dear Ms Corrigan

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Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

Dear Ms Corrigan,

We have been advised that the Trust has a wide range of advocacy services. Can you please clarify which specific advocacy service your request relates to?

Regards

Information Governance Team

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Dear Team, Foi,

My apologies. I mean, specifically the Mental Health Advocacy service.

Yours sincerely,

Joan Corrigan

Team, Foi, Southern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland)

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Dear Ms Corrigan

 

Please see attached response in respect of your recent Freedom of
Information request to the Southern Health & Social Care Trust.

 

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Karen Harrison

Information Governance Dept

Southern Health & Social Care Trust

 

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