We work to make sure that people who draw on advocacy get the support they want and need, in the way they want and need it, when they want and need it.
We do this in a range of ways:
Our work through the Advocacy QPM means we have a unique perspective and strategic oversight of advocacy delivery across England and Wales. This includes:
We bring this perspective to all our development activities, supporting advocacy best practice.
Over recent years the advocacy programme has grown considerably, and we have been able to broaden our reach and influence with national and local key strategic partners and within the advocacy community.
In 2023 we published this review of advocacy for people with a learning disability and autistic people who are staying in mental health settings. And, we receive frequent requests from commissioners and providers of advocacy to undertake various pieces of project work on a local, regional or national level.
If you think we can help you with your advocacy related programmes, please get in touch on advocacy@ndti.org.uk
NDTi is responsible for the delivery of the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM), the only Quality Mark for organisations offering independent advocacy. The QPM is only awarded to organisations who can demonstrate that they provide...
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Research manager Dr Vicky Mason-Angelow shares initial insights from research about people on the edge of services. Do you receive support from a community organisation when you're not eligible for more formal services? Please get...
In this short piece advocacy programme lead, Gail Petty, introduces Advocacy Awareness Week and how we can demonstrate impact in advocacy services.
What was the Older People’s Sounding Board set up for? What is its mission? And what will success look like? Tony Watts OBE is a partner of the NHS Older People’s Sounding Board, which we...
Tony Watts OBE is a partner of the NHS Older People’s Sounding Board, which we facilitate on behalf of NHS England. On International Day of Older Persons, Tony writes about making older people’s voices heard...
Supporting Your Child Through Safe and Structured Supported Internships.
NDTi are working with Bristol City Council to write a Learning Disability and Autism Needs assessment report. This report is for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Local Authorities. We want to find out find...
We’re looking for participants to take part in a piece of research. You should be aged 40+ and have a learning disability and/or be LGBT+.
NDTi’s 2023 advocacy review spurs work to create a new set of tools and resources. Join our focus groups to input.
What is advocacy? Gail Petty, our advocacy and rights lead, introduces this year’s Advocacy Awareness Week.
Advocacy lead, Gail Petty, writes about the findings from a major new research report which reviews advocacy for people with learning disabilities and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health settings.
This report is a summary of what the research and evidence tell us about why young people with learning disabilities and/or autistic young people are in residential placements and what can be done to address...
A Deep Dive into the Plymouth Small Supports Story This report by Mike Richardson and Dr. Victoria Mason-Angelow from NDTi is about The Life and Economic Impact of Small Support Provision. Beyond Limits, a Small...
People with learning disabilities have the right to choose where they live, and who they live with. We asked people with learning disabilities what it was like moving into their home. We spoke to...
In 2019 the NHS formed a Quality Improvement Taskforce with the aim of improving Children and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) in-patient services. One key outcome was the Family Ambassador programme. The primary purpose of the...
NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI) Learning Disability Team funded NDTi to do two pieces of work to explore the role of learning disability nursing in England. The purpose of this work was to give a...
This report covers in depth research about advocacy for people with a learning disability and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health, learning disability or autism specialist hospitals.
Mencap commissioned NDTi to conduct some research about work and learning disability in 2022. We worked with a group of people with lived experience of a learning disability to plan, design and advise on different...
We have learned a lot from hosting NHS England's Older People's Sounding Board and holding themed conversations for one year. Members of the Sounding Board together created some top tips for: People coming to the...
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) was commissioned in 2019 by the South Regional Health Education England Intellectual Disabilities programme to find and share best practice in training people who work in NHS Trusts...
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) was commissioned in 2019 by the South Regional Health Education England Intellectual Disabilities programme to find and share best practice in training people who work in NHS Trusts...
Advocacy programme
Email: advocacy@ndti.org.uk
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