Updated 31 January 2019
We undertook a focused inspection of Preston Circus Dental Practice on 17 January 2019. 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.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of Preston Circus Dental Practice on 3 July 2018 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 safe and well led care and was in breach of regulations 12 Safe care and treatment and 17 Good governance, 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 Preston Circus Dental Practice dental practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it safe?
• 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 area’s where improvement was required.
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches we found at our inspection on 3 July 2018.
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/es we found at our inspection on 3 July 2018.
Background
Preston Circus Dental Practice is in Brighton and provides NHS and private treatment for adults and children.
There is no level access for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs as the practice is accessed via a flight of stairs. Car parking spaces, including some for blue badge holders, are available near the practice.
The dental team includes three dentists, two dental nurses, one student nurse, one dental hygienist, two receptionists and the practice manager. The practice has three 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.
During the inspection we spoke with one dentist, one dental nurse and the practice manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Our key findings were:
- Staff had implemented good infection control processes and procedures that reflected current guidance.
- The practice had implemented good risk management throughout the practice and risk assessments in relation to legionella, safe sharps and maintenance of the property had been conducted.
- The practice had implemented a recognised clinical governance programme
- The provider had made many improvements and renovations to the practice
- The practice had conducted audits in the quality of x-rays , dental records and infection control. Gaps had been identified and were being addressed.