Updated 4 May 2020
We undertook a follow up desk-based inspection of 17 March 2020. This inspection was carried out to review in detail the actions taken by the registered provider to improve the quality of care and to confirm that the practice was now meeting legal requirements.
The inspection was led by a CQC inspector who had remote access to a specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of Adlington Dental Practice on 15 October 2019 under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. We found the registered provider was not providing well led care and was in breach of regulation 17 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. You can read our report of that inspection by selecting the 'all reports' link for Adlington Dental Practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it well-led?
When one or more of the five questions are not met we require the service to make improvements and send us an action plan. We then inspect again after a reasonable interval, focusing on the areas where improvement was required.
Our findings were:
Are services well-led?
We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our inspection on 15 October 2019.
Background
Adlington Dental Practice is in Adlington, Chorley and provides NHS and some private dental treatment to adults and children.
There is level access for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces are available near the practice.
The dental team includes three dentists, four dental nurses which includes two trainee dental nurses and one dental hygiene therapist. The practice has two treatment rooms.
The practice is owned by an individual who is the principal dentist there. They have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations about how the practice is run.
As part of the follow up inspection we received supporting evidence to support improvements made in line with the action plan which was submitted.
The practice is open:
Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm
Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Our key findings were:
- Improvements had been made to the process for ensuring emergency medicines are available as described in nationally recognised guidance.
- Improvements had been made to the staff recruitment process to ensure it reflected the relevant legislation.
- The registered provider had delegated roles to members of staff to help support good governance.