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By law, people who are unable to make decisions about serious medical treatment or a ‘change of accommodation’, and have no-one to speak up for them, must be referred to their local IMCA service.

The Dorset Advocacy IMCA service is now one of the busiest in the country. Last year nearly 300 people used the service.

For more information about IMCA go to the SCIE IMCA website

Enquiries are made by calling the IMCA hotline on 0300 3437000. We welcome enquiries from anyone; relatives, friends, and staff from hospitals or residential homes, but a formal referral must be made by health or social services before we can begin work.

For health or social care staff who wish to refer outside of office hours, please download the following forms:

IMCA Referral Form     IMCA Family Checklist

  then complete and fax back to 0843 849 2689 or email [email protected].

The role of the IMCA is to get to know the person’s wishes as far as possible, to speak to others involved in caring for them, and to write a report for the best interests decision-maker (usually a doctor or social worker).

IMCAs play an important role in ensuring that decisions about going into a care home, serious medical treatment, or keeping the person safe, are made in a way that really reflects their interests.

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