Linden House Dental Practice

Updated 26 August 2016

We undertook a follow up inspection of Linden House Dental Practice on the 17 August 2016. This inspection was carried out to check that improvements to meet legal requirements planned by the practice after our inspection on 4 February 2016 had been made. We inspected the practice against two of the five questions we ask about services: is the service Safe and is the service Well Led. This is because the service was not meeting some legal requirements.

The inspection was carried out by a CQC inspector.

During the inspection we spoke with the registered provider and supporting evidence was reviewed by the inspector to confirm our findings.

Updated 26 August 2016

We carried out an announced inspection of this practice on 4 February 2016. Breaches of legal requirements were found. After the inspection, the practice wrote to us to say what they would do to meet legal requirements in relation to safe care and treatment and clinical governance.

We undertook this follow up inspection to check they had followed their plan and to confirm they had now met legal requirements. This report only covers our findings in relation to those requirements. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Linden House Dental Practice on our website at www.cqc.org.uk

Our findings were:

Are services Safe?

We found that this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Are services well-led?

We found that this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Background

Linden House dental practice is located near to the centre of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. They provide private dental care and treatment for adults and children receive treatment under the National Health Service (NHS). Parking is available locally. The practice also offers a dental care plan where patients pay a monthly subscription.

The practice currently has five dentists, two dental hygienists, five dental nurses, one receptionist and the registered provider is also the practice manager.

All four surgeries are located on the first floor of the building. There is also a reception and waiting area, a decontamination room, a dental panoramic radiography room/office and a staff room.

The practice is open:

Monday – Friday 08:40 – 17:30

The practice owner is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as an individual registered person. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the practice is run.

Our key findings were:

• The practice had implemented COSHH risk assessments for all dental materials used within the practice.
• All medicines and equipment used to manage medical emergencies are now in place giving due regard to guidelines issued by the British National Formulary and the Resuscitation Council (UK).
• All practice specific risk assessments have been completed.
• All audits including X-ray, dental care records and infection prevention and control have a documented action plan with guidance on improvements required and timescales for review.