Updated 10 March 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Barkhill Dental Clinic on 28 February 2022. 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 was supported by a specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of Barkhill Dental Clinic on 17 November 2021 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 Barkhill Dental Clinic on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services well-led?
We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider has made changes to the management team/structure and improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches we found at our inspection on 17th November 2021.
Background
Barkhill Dental Clinic is on the outskirts of Bradford and provides specialist NHS care on a referral only basis and private dental treatment for adults and children, including orthodontics and implant work.
There is disabled access at this location with treatment rooms based on the ground floor. Car parking spaces are available at the practice car park.
The dental team includes six dentists, one dental hygienist, seven dental nurses, two receptionists and administrative staff. The practice has five treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the principal dentist and two dental nurses. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday to Friday 8am-8pm.