Updated 15 November 2024
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of 57 Friar Gate Dental Practice on 20 March 2024. This inspection was carried out to review 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 advisor.
We had previously undertaken a comprehensive inspection of 57 Friar Gate Dental Practice on 15 November 2023 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 57 Friar Gate Dental Practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When 1 or more of the 5 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.
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.
Background
57 Friar Gate Dental Practice is in Derby and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
The building has listed status and is accessed via a set of steps. As such it is not accessible people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs and provision cannot be made to improve access.
The dental team includes 1 dentist, 4 dental nurses, 1 trainee dental nurse, 1 dental therapist, 1 practice manager and 1 receptionist. The practice has 3 treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the dentist, 2 dental nurses and the trainee dental nurse, the receptionist and the practice manager. We looked at practice policies, procedures and other records to assess how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8.30am to 6pm.
Wednesday and Friday from 8.30am to 1pm.