POhWER
Contact details
POhWER
PO Box 17943
Birmingham
B9 9PB
Public phone: 0300 456 2370 (charged at your standard network rate)
Email: pohwer@pohwer.net
Website URL: http://www.pohwer.net
General information
Service offered: POhWER offers a range of different Information, Advice and Advocacy services including: Independent Mental Health Advocacy. Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy including Relevant Persons Paid Representative and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Care Act Advocacy. Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (IHCAS) also known as NHS Complaints Advocacy. Visit our website to find out what support we provide in your area and how our advocates can support you.
Target group: There is no “typical” POhWER beneficiary. We look at everyone who needs a helping hand through advocacy to lead independent lives and to uphold their rights.
Area served: Buckinghamshire,Cambridgeshire,Hertfordshire,Norfolk,Suffolk,Calderdale,Leicestershire, Rutland,North Lincolnshire,Notts,West Northamptonshire,Birmingham, Sandwell,Telford,Wrekin,Walsall,Wolverhampton,London,Bath and North East Somerset,Bristol,Gloucestershire, West Sussex,Surrey,Brighton and Hove
How to contact: Phone(0300 456 2370)/Email. Open Mon-Fri 8am - 6pm
Availability
Monday: 8am - 6pm
Tuesday: 8am - 6pm
Wednesday: 8am - 6pm
Thursday: 8am - 6pm
Friday: 8am - 6pm
Weekends:
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Access to signers provided as required. Documents available in a number of accessible formats. Our website uses the Recite Me Website Accessibility Assistive Toolbar which allows visitors to customise our content so that they can consume it in ways that work best for them.
Other information
Languages other than English: Translation is provided as required
Charity number: 1061543
Year established: 1996
Staffing:
Public transport: N/A (Please note: We do not have an office that people can visit.)
Record last checked: 10 April 2025