Care Act Advocacy Referral Form

Part 1: Care Act Advocacy Referral

Date of referral (DD/MM/YYYY) (required)

Your name (required)

Your email (required)

How did you hear about this service? (required)

—Please choose an option—CarerEvent/Information stallFamily/friendsPrevious ClientI've referred to the advocacy service beforeI've used the advocacy service in the pastTwitter/FacebookWebsite (Advonet)Website (other)Word of mouth

1. Is the person going through a social care process? Please select main process below. A person must be going through one of these processes to be eligible for Care Act Advocacy (see Section 7.19 of the Care and Support Statutory Suidance)

—Please choose an option—Assessment of NeedCare and Support Planning (preparation)Care Review (review of Care and Support Plan)Carers AssessmentSafeguarding (enquiries and reviews)Child's needs assessment (sometimes known as a transition assessment)

Does the person requiring advocacy have substantial difficulty in engaging with, or understanding the referral issue? (These are: Difficulty understanding, retaining, using / weighing up information or communicating their wishes and feelings)
(see Section 7.10-7.16 of the Care and Support Statutory Guidance)

YesNoDon't Know

Does the person requiring advocacy have an appropriate person to support them? A person would usually not have an appropriate person to support them in order to be eligible for Care Act Advocacy (see Section 7.32-7.42 of the Care and Support Statutory Guidance).
Please provide their contact details below if Yes.

YesNoDon't Know

Is the person you are referring aware you are making this referral?

YesNoNot yetPerson lacks understanding or awareness

If 'No' or 'Not yet', please tell us why below:

Part 2: Referral Information

2. Relevant Person's Details (person requiring advocacy)

Name (required)

Current Address/ward/unit

Postcode

Home Address (where you usually live)

Postcode

Preferred contact method —Please choose an option—Contact a person who is helping meEmailLandline telephoneMobile phoneSkype/video callText

Contact Number

Can we leave a message?

YesNo

3. Reason for advocacy referral? (Please include a summary of the advocacy issue/decision being made, upcoming meeting dates, deadlines, priority areas etc.)

4. Referrer details

Name

Role/Job Title

Employer
—Please choose an option—AdvonetLeeds City CouncilLeeds Community Healthcare NHS TrustLeeds Teaching Hospitals TrustLeeds and York Partnership Foundation TrustVoluntary OrganisationOther

Phone number

Place of work, including address

5. Friends and/or family (Is there an appropriate person to support the person’s involvement?)

Is there anyone (e.g. friend/relative) who you are consulting with?

What is their relationship to the person requiring advocacy?

What are their contact details?

Are there any current Risk Issues we need to be aware of? If Yes, please provide details below (e.g. restrictions etc.)

YesNo

6. Other relevant information about the person requiring advocacy

If you / the client has any support needs e.g. communication, please write them down in the box below

What is the person's first language?

Are there any additional communication or other needs not already mentioned e.g. needing advance notice of meeting dates/times?

The following information is collected to help us create equal opportunities for individual’s resident within our local communities. We use this information anonymously to identify if the diversity of the people accessing our services fully reflects the communities we serve. If you prefer not to answer please select that option.

Your Date of Birth - we ask for this information as some of our services are for specific ages (DD/MM/YYYY)

Gender
—Please choose an option—MaleFemaleTrans MaleTrans FemaleNon-binaryPerson referring doesn’t knowPrefer not to sayOther

Other: Please tell us

Is their gender the one they were assigned at birth?
YesNoDon't KnowPrefer not to say

Ethnicity
—Please choose an option—Asian/Asian British (Bangladeshi)Asian/Asian British (Chinese)Asian/Asian British (Indian)Asian/Asian British (Pakistani)Asian/Asian British (Other)Black/Black British (African)Black/Black British (Caribbean)Black/Black British (Other)Mixed: White/AsianMixed: White/Black AfricanMixed: White/Black CaribbeanMixed: OtherWhite (British)White (Irish)White (Other)OtherDon't knowPerson referring doesn't knowPrefer not to say

Other: Please tell us

Religion
—Please choose an option—BuddhistChristianHinduJewishMuslimSikhNo beliefNo religionOtherPerson referring doesn't knowPrefer not to say

Other: Please tell us

Sexuality
—Please choose an option—HeterosexualLesbianGayBisexualPansexualOtherPerson referring doesn't knowPrefer not to say

Other: Please tell us

Disability – for monitoring and equal opportunity purposes, please let us know if the client has any of the following disabilities/impairments by ticking the relevant boxes
Acquired brain injuryAutistic Spectrum ConditionBlind/partially sightedCarerCognitive impairmentDeafDementiaLearning disabilityLong-term health conditionMental health needsOlder person (frailty)Physical condition/illness

Is the client disabled in any other way not listed above? If so, please write in this box.

Glossary of Terms:
Non-binary refers to individuals who don’t see themselves as either male or female. Individuals identifying as non-binary may ask you to use gender neutral pronouns such as they/their rather than he/she. Please do not ask non-binary individuals the sex or gender assigned to them at birth as this is irrelevant.
Trans male/female refers to individuals who are transitioning to the gender they identify with.
Pansexual refers to individuals who are romantically, emotionally, sexually attracted to people regardless of their sex and gender identity.