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 Drink plenty - avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks, which can dehydrate
are now trying to work with Network Rail to persuade them to put up with a Poole
you further
Rail crossing type solution.
 Choose cool foods, such as salads
Surgery  Avoid excessive physical activity during the hotter parts of the day

Surgeries are held on the first Saturday of every month. These are held at the  Remain in the shade if possible between the hours of 11.00-3.00pm
communal Lounge in Turberville Court in Bere Regis from 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.
If you have any questions or queries related to the business of Purbeck District  Keep rooms cool by covering windows
Council please do come along. If anyone wants to contact me and cannot get  Exposed skin should be covered by sunscreen
to the surgery my email address is peter.wharf@btopenworld.com.
 Wear cool loose clothing and a wide brimmed hat
Peter Wharf - District Councillor
For more information see NHS Choices via the Surgery website

DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL Flu Clinics 2018 -dates for your diary!

Subject to vaccinations arriving on the agreed dates, this year’s flu clinics will be
Full steam ahead for changes to SEND
held on the following dates, times and venues
service
 Wednesday 19th September - over 65’s with long term conditions, by
Dorset County Council’s Children’s Services has invitation, at the Practice
pulled out all the stops following an inspection by
the Department for Education (DfE) in January 2017.  Friday 19th October – includes children, at the Practice from 14.00
The inspection identified that the local area needed
to improve in four areas to turn around its service for  Saturday 3rd November -include children, at the Scout Hut, Bere Regis, 8.30
families who have a child or young person with -13.00
special educational needs or a disability (SEND). If you feel that you would like your vaccination earlier than our October clinic,
please contact Reception. If we have sufficient supplies we will be able to honour
The four main areas for improvement were: Joint
working, how we assess a child’s needs, your request.
communication with families and how we monitor If you let the Receptionists have your mobile number, we can send you an
our effectiveness. appointment reminder!

Since then the council has radically changed the way it does things to ensure it
works more effectively with its partners in health and schools and is trying to
communicate better with parents and carers.
The county council has also recently had confirmation that its proposal to invest

£3million into SEND provision has been successful. Plans are in place to create
eight specialist bases in mainstream schools across the county to cater for When you respond to advertisers, do please tell them you saw
children with complex communication needs as well as the creation of a new their advert in this magazine - it helps them monitor the
special school at the former Bovington Middle School. This new school will provide
places for 160 children with autism, as well as social, emotional and mental health effectiveness of their advert and helps us generate more
needs.
advertising revenue!!
As part of national SEND reforms that were introduced in 2015, the DfE stipulated
all councils must transfer all the Statements of Special Educational Need to

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