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August 2018 August 2018
Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) by the end of March this year. EHCPs set BERE REGIS SURGERY
out a child’s needs, including any health-related needs, in respect of their
education at either a mainstream or special school. NEWS
Despite finding themselves vastly under resourced for this colossal task, the county
council managed to meet this deadline and transfer one hundred per cent of its New Dispensary Opening /
EHCPs by the deadline – a huge achievement. Closing Times
In addition to this success, the county council in partnership with schools and the Due to the GP clinics being extended to
NHS and through consultation with parents and carers, has produced a new SEND late morning and patients ‘concern that
strategy, which seeks to improve young people’s experience with SEND services they will not be issued with their new
from childhood through to adulthood and independence. The strategy has now prescriptions in time, the dispensary will
been agreed as a working document and promotes better partnership working now be closing at 12.30 pm (except for Wednesdays).
with the NHS and schools.
It will remain closed between 12.30-2.30 pm. The dispensary will not be accepting
Cllr Deborah Croney, Cabinet Member for economy, education, learning and skills phone calls during these hours, we would also remind patients that repeat
at Dorset County Council said:
prescriptions will not be taken over the phone.
“I am so proud of our Children’s Services staff for this bounding achievement. I
can’t impress enough how much work has gone into turning this piece of work The new closing times will be effective as from August 1st 2018. Thank you.
around to meet the DfE’s deadline. We knew we had to change how we did Dispensary Team
things, we have done this and it has paid dividends.
This really is an exciting time for families of children with SEND. With the investment Holiday Immunisations - Change of Procedure
of £3m into SEND provision, our new SEND Strategy which will change the way we
work with our partners and now we have successfully recruited to several key If you are travelling abroad and think you may need immunisations, we no longer
posts all related directly to SEND, we hope this will all go towards making families’ ask you to fill in a travel form. Instead we ask that you make a 10 minute
SEND experiences much more straightforward.” consultation appointment with one of our Practice Nurses well in advance of your
trip. During this appointment Nurse will look at your destination, previous

vaccinations etc, and will assess what is needed. A further appointment will then
Surgery be made to be vaccinated.
Surgeries are held on the first Saturday of every month. These are held at the
communal Lounge in Turberville Court in Bere Regis from 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. If Farewell
you cannot make one of these please email me and I will arrange to come round
to see you. If you have any questions or queries related to the business of Dorset Sadly at the end of July, we said farewell to Dr Hannah Leaver, who has been with
County Council please come along. If anyone wants to contact me and cannot us for 3 months under the GP Mentoring Scheme. We thank her very much for her
get to the surgery my email address is peterwharf@hotmail.com. hard work and expertise. We wish her well for the future. Dr Christian Adindu will
join the Practice in mid-August and will be with us until February. He will be
Peter Wharf, County Councillor mentored by Dr Tina A’Ness.

Carers
The June meeting which was held during Carers ‘Week proved to be a popular
event with a quiz on ‘Dorset’ followed by a tea-party for 15 people.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 at the Scout Hut, Bere
Regis 2-4 pm. The speaker will present a talk on ‘Laughter’. Tea and cakes will be
served.

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