Archived: Walton Road Dental Practice

Updated 9 June 2016

We carried out a desk based review of this service under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. The inspection was planned to check whether the provider had completed the requirements identified during the comprehensive inspection carried out in June 2015. The checks made were to ensure the provider was now meeting the legal requirement and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

This review was undertaken by a CQC Lead Inspector on 23 May 2016.

The inspection was carried out as a focused desk based review. The practice was contacted and a request was made for them to submit evidence to demonstrate that they had made the necessary improvements and were now meeting the regulation identified as being breached at the last inspection. A range of information was submitted by the practice and reviewed by the inspector.

To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we ask the following five questions:

• Is it safe?

• Is it effective?

• Is it caring?

• Is it responsive to people’s needs?

• Is it well-led?

At this review we asked the question - Is it safe? -  to follow up the concerns identified at the last inspection.

Updated 9 June 2016

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Walton Road Dental Practice on 16 June 2015 and at this time breaches of a legal requirement were found. After the comprehensive inspection the practice wrote to us and told us that they would take action to meet the following legal requirements set out in the Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) 2008:

Regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulation 2010, Fit and proper persons employed.

On 23 May 2016 we carried out a focused review of this service under section 60 of the Health and Social care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. The review was carried out to check whether the provider had completed the improvements identified and needed during the comprehensive review in June 2015. This report only covers our findings in relation to those requirements. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Walton Road Dental Practice on our website at cqc.org.uk

The findings of this review were as follows:

We found that this practice was now providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

• The practice had addressed the issues identified during the previous inspection.
• Its recruitment policy and procedures were suitable and recruitment arrangements were in line with Schedule 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Necessary employment checks were in place for staff where appropriate and the required specified information in respect of persons working at the practice was held.
• Other recommended actions had also been taken to improve care and service.