Updated 2 December 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of The Courtyard Clinic on 24 October 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 practice was now meeting legal requirements.
The inspection was led by a CQC inspector who was supported by a specialist dental adviser.
We had previously undertaken a comprehensive inspection of The Courtyard Clinic on 17 May 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, Good Governance 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 Courtyard Clinic dental practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When one or more of the 5 questions are not met we require the service to make improvements and send us an action plan (requirement notice only). 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?
Are services well-led?
We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our inspection on 17 May 2022.
Background
Courtyard Dental Clinic is in Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
There is level access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces are available at the rear the practice. The practice has made reasonable adjustments to support patients with additional needs with level entry access, wide entrance doors, a specialist dental chair for those with limited mobility and a fully accessible toilet with grab rails and a call bell.
The dental team includes 1 dentist, 1 dental nurse, 1 dental hygienist and 1 visiting dentist. The practice has 1 treatment room.
During the inspection we spoke with 1 dentist. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Mondays from 9am to 5pm.
Alternate Thursdays and Fridays from 9am to 4pm.
Weekends by appointment.