Archived: Dr Alexandros Stogios - Old Kent Road

At our visit on 11 July 2013 there were no patients to speak to as there were no appointments booked at the time of the inspection. However, we looked at the action taken by provider to address shortcomings identified at our previous inspection. We found that the provider had made the improvements set out in the action plan submitted in response to the previous inspection. People's care and treatment was now planned and delivered in a way that was intended to ensure their safety and welfare and they were now systems in place to ensure they were protected against the risk of infection.

On the day of the inspection the practice appeared to be clean. There were appropriate processes in place for the decontamination of instruments, but there was no infection control policy and infection control audits had not been undertaken.

The premises were on the first floor and accessed only by stairs that were in need of maintenance. We were told arrangements could be made for patients requiring level access to be treated at another practice.

People were assessed and treated by a dental surgeon. A medical history was taken for each person and updated regularly. There were arrangements in place to deal with foreseeable emergencies but these were not adequate