Updated 7 August 2020
We undertook a follow up desk-based inspection of Lightwood Dental Care on 6 July 2020. 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 undertook a comprehensive inspection of Lightwood Dental Care on 20 January 2020 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 regulations 17 and 18 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 Lightwood Dental Care on our website .
As part of this inspection we asked:
•Is it well-led?
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 area where improvement was required.
This desk-based inspection was undertaken during the Covid 19 pandemic. Due to the demands and constraints in place because of Covid 19 we reviewed the action plan and asked the provider to confirm compliance after a reasonable interval, focusing on the areas where improvement was required.
Our findings were:
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 20 January 2020.
Background
Lightwood Dental Care is in the market town of Buxton in the peak district in Derbyshire and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
There is level access into the rear of the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including dedicated parking for people with disabilities, are available near the practice.
The dental team includes two dentists, three dental hygienists, eight dental nurses, including one trainee dental nurse and the practice manager, and one receptionist. The practice has four treatment rooms, one of which is located on the ground floor. The practice has centralised decontamination facilities.
The practice is owned by an individual who is the principal dentist there. They have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations about how the practice is run.
The practice is open: Monday from 8.30am to 5pm, Tuesday from 8.30am to 5pm, Wednesday from 8.30am to 7pm, Thursday from 8.30am to 8pm and Friday: from 8.30am to 1pm.
Our key findings were :
- Following the inspection in January 2020 the provider had enrolled with an external quality assurance company to complete a systematic audit of systems and processes within the practice.
- All staff had their up to date Hepatitis B immunisation status recorded with a certificate to evidence this.
- All staff had completed training in the identification and management of sepsis.
- A system for monitoring staff training had been introduced.
- The five-year fixed wire electrical safety check had been completed in February 2020. The landlords annual gas safety certificate had been renewed on 27 January 2020.