Updated 24 December 2015
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the practice was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
We carried out a review of this service on 04 December 2015. This review was carried out to check that improvements to meet legal requirements planned by the practice after our comprehensive inspection on 15 June 2015 had been made.
We reviewed the practice against one of the five questions we ask about services: is the service well - led? This is because the service was not previously meeting one of the legal requirements.
At the previous, comprehensive inspection on 15 June 2015 we found that the practice was not well-led because the practice did not have an effective system to assess, monitor and mitigate the risks relating to the health, safety and welfare of patients, staff and visitors.
The review was led by a CQC inspector who had access to remote advice from a specialist advisor.
During our review, we spoke with the principal dentist and checked that the provider’s action plan had been implemented. We reviewed a range of documents including:
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Purchase orders for equipment
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Record sheets and performance report for equipment checks
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Photographs of the practice where equipment was stored.
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Minutes of Fire Risk Assessment
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Content of COSHH File
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Appointment of Radiation Protection Advisor
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Mercury and fluid spillage plan