# Patients' Advocacy Service

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC041185
- **Status:** Active
- **Reporting:** Up to date. Last filed Aug. 17, 2026.
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Jan. 14, 2010
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC041185


## Contact

- **Address:** State Hospital, Carstairs
- **Postcode:** ML11 8RP



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of health','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

**What the charity does:** The Patients' Advocacy Service aims to provide an independent, highly skilled, responsible and professionally run service within The  State Hospital. Whilst observing the safety and security of the Hospital, the service works independently within it to promote patients as individuals, to support them and to enable them to be fully informed and involved in their care and treatment..

**Beneficiaries:** 'People with disabilities or health problems'

**Objectives:** To relieve the needs of people with mental health problems. and in particular: 1. To provide advocacy services to patients of The State Hospital, Carstairs and such other people with mental health problems as the directors may deem appropriate. 2. To promote the interests of people with mental health problems, and particularly those who are accessing advocacy support. and 3. To develop, and (where considered appropriate by the directors) implement, new ways of providing support to people with mental health problems.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** South Lanarkshire
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood







