Updated 26 October 2017
We carried out a follow- up inspection at B R Davies - Mobile Dentist on the 17 October 2017.
We had undertaken an announced comprehensive inspection of this service on the 11 August 2017 as part of our regulatory functions where breaches of legal requirements were found.
After the comprehensive inspection, the practice manager wrote to us to say what they would do to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach. This report only covers our findings in relation to that requirement.
We reviewed the practice against two of the five questions we ask about services: is the service safe and well led? You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for B R Davies - Mobile Dentist on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
We revisited BR Davies - Mobile Dentist as part of this review and checked whether they had followed their action plan and to confirm that they now met the legal requirements. We carried out this announced inspection on 17 October 2017 under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. We planned the inspection to check whether the registered provider was meeting the legal requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations.
The inspection was led by a CQC inspector who was supported by a specialist dental adviser.
- Is it safe
- Is it well-led?
This question forms the framework for the areas we look at during the inspection.
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found that this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations
Are services well-led?
We found that this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Background
B R Davies - Mobile Dentist provides NHS and private domiciliary treatment to patients within Humberside and East Yorkshire. This service is provided in either a care home setting or in patients’ homes.
The dental team includes one dentist and one dental nurse.
The service is owned by an individual who is the principal dentist. They have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations about how the service is run.
During the inspection we spoke with the dentist and dental nurse.
The services are provided:
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 2pm.
Our key findings were:
- Staff knew how to deal with emergencies. Appropriate medicines and life-saving equipment were available.
- The service had new systems to help them manage risk.
- Clinical waste was now segregated and stored appropriately.
- The service had thorough staff recruitment procedures.
- Staff treated patients with dignity and respect and took care to protect their privacy and personal information.
- Governance arrangements were now in place to support the smooth running of the service; the service was working towards auditing quality and safety