Updated 27 July 2022
We undertook a follow up focused of Wansford Smile Studio on 8 July 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 provider was now meeting legal requirements.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of the practice on 8 March 2022 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 Wansford Smile Studio on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
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 inspection we asked:
• Is it well-led?
Our findings were:
We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations. The provider had made sufficient improvement in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our previous inspection. In general, improvements were noted in dental care records, staff training, infection control and recruitment.
Background
Wansford Smile Studio provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children. The practice shares its premises with a GP medical centre, who take responsibility for fire safety and legionella management.
There is level access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces are available on site.
The dental team includes two dentists, a practice manager and three dental nurses. The practice has two treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the dentist and the practice manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.30am to 5.30pm, and on Fridays from 8.30am to 1pm. The practice is closed on Wednesdays.