Urgent Situation Contacts

For emergency situations dial 111 or 999 but if you are facing an urgent situation like a disruption in care services or have a concern about safety, the information and links below will help you contact the right service for assistance.

Non-urgent advice: Dorset

If the person you care for lives in Dorset contact:

Normal Working Hours Tel: 01305 221016

Email:  adultaccess@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Out of hours contact  01305 221000.

Out of hours contact is for urgent enquiries only (where it cannot wait until the next working day and is in relation to a person with social care needs), where there is a risk to the person themselves or others, without an immediate response. 

Non-urgent advice: BCP

If the person you care for lives in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole contact:

MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub)Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Children’s ServicesEmergency Services BuildingWimborne RoadPoole BH15 2BP

First Response & MASH – 01202 123334

bcpcouncil.gov.uk 

Carers in Crisis (bcpcouncil.gov.uk)

Non-urgent advice: BCP Children's Social Care

Single point of contact for safeguarding concerns

BCP First Response Hub 01202 123 334.

Out of hours service on 01202 738 256: