Safeguarding
If you have a safeguarding concern
The safest route depends on urgency. This page explains when to call 999 and where to find Dorset safeguarding information.
Immediate danger
Call 999
If someone is in immediate danger, call 999. Do not wait for a website form or ordinary email reply.
Non-emergency concern
Give only the information needed to start
- What happened and who may be at risk.
- Whether there is an immediate danger.
- A safe way to contact you, if you would like a response.
- Any confidentiality or communication concern the safeguarding lead should know.
Escalation
Use the named Summerhill and Dorset routes
For a non-emergency concern, contact the home and use the Dorset information below. Please do not send a full clinical record through ordinary email. Ask the team for the safest route for the details involved.
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Talk with the Summerhill team
The Summerhill team can answer questions about the current position and explain what happens next.