Updated 31 December 2018
We undertook a follow up desk-based focused inspection of 33 Beaumont Street on 11 December 2018. 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 33 Beaumont Street on 25 June 2018 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 19 Fit and Proper Persons employed 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 33 Beaumont Street dental practice 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 25 June 2018.
Background
33 Beaumont Street is in Oxford and provides private treatment to patients of all ages.
There is level access, via a ramp is available for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs via the side entrance of the practice.
The dental team includes six dentists, one anaesthetist an oral surgeon, five dental nurses, one dental hygienist, one dental hygienist therapist, and administrator and two receptionists. The practice has four 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 33 Beaumont Street was the principal dentist.
The practice is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm.
Our key findings were:
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The practice had recruitment procedures which were operated effectively to ensure only fit and proper persons were employed.