Updated 25 March 2020
We undertook a follow up desk-based inspection of The Barn Cosmetic and Dental Clinic on 14 February 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.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of The Barn Cosmetic and Dental Clinic on 24 July 2019 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 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 Barn Cosmetic and Dental Clinic on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
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.
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 24 July 2019.
Background
The Barn Cosmetic and Dental Clinic is in Odstock, Salisbury and provides private treatment for adults and children.
There is level access for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including one for blue badge holders, are available at the practice.
The dental team includes the principal dentist, two other dentists, two dental nurses, one dental hygienist, one receptionist and the practice manager. The practice has two treatment rooms.
The practice is owned by a company and as a condition of registration must have a person registered with the Care Quality Commission as the registered manager. Registered managers 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 registered manager at The Barn Cosmetic and Dental Clinic is the practice manager.
During the inspection we spoke with the practice manager. We were sent evidence of practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
- Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm.
Our key findings were:
- The practice had made significant improvement and had ensured that they had established and effective systems and processes which ensured good governance in accordance with the fundamental standards of care.