Updated 7 September 2020
We undertook a desk-based review of The Stafford Dental Practice on 26 August 2020. This 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.
We had undertaken a comprehensive inspection 14 August and 4 September 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 in accordance with the relevant regulations 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 The Stafford Dental Practice on our website .
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.
As part of this review we asked:
- Is it well-led
Background
The Stafford Dental Practice is in Stafford and provides private treatment to adults and children.
There is ramped access to the rear of the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including one for those with limited mobility, are available in the car park at the rear of the practice.
The dental team includes two dentists (the practice owners), three dental nurses (including a trainee), one dental hygienist and a receptionist. The practice has two dental 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.
Our findings were:
- We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Key findings
The provider had made satisfactory improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our previous inspection. These must now be embedded in the practice and sustained in the long-term.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Review the practice protocols regarding audits for prescribing of antibiotic medicines taking into account the guidance provided by the Faculty of General Dental Practice. We raised this at our previous inspection.
Develop systems to ensure an effective process is established for the on-going assessment, supervision and appraisal of all staff. Including the training, learning and development needs of individual staff members at appropriate intervals. We raised this at our previous inspection.