Updated 18 March 2022
We undertook a follow up inspection of Garforth Dental on 10 March 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 undertook a comprehensive inspection of Garforth Dental on 3 November 2021 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 safe care and was in breach of regulation 12 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 Garforth Dental practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
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 areas where improvement was required.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it safe?
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Background
Garforth Dental is in the village of Garforth just outside Leeds in West Yorkshire and provides NHS dental care and treatment for adults and children.
The practice holds two registrations with the Care Quality Commission. Both registrations go by the name of Garforth Dental. There is a limited company (an organisation) which provides private dental care and a partnership which provides NHS dental care to adults and children. This report is in relation to the partnership. A separate report has been produced in respect of the limited company.
The practice occupies a first-floor location with access via a flight of stairs. People who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs would be seen at the sister practice in Kippax approximately two miles from this practice. Car parking spaces are available near the practice.
The dental team includes five dentists, one dental hygienist, eight dental nurses, six of whom are trainee dental nurses, one receptionist and a practice manager. The practice has four treatment rooms, all of which are located on the first floor.
During the inspection we spoke with dentists and dental nurses. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5:45pm
Our key findings were:
- Improvements had been made to the infection prevention and control procedures. National guidance The Health Technical Memorandum 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices (HTM 01-05) was being followed.
- Local rules for the X-ray machines had been updated.
- Recording of consent in dental care records had been improved.
- The security of NHS prescriptions had been improved.
- NICE Clinical Guideline (CG139) March 2012 was being followed in respect of the use of sharps bins.
- Record keeping in respect of medical emergencies medicines and equipment had been reviewed and improvements made.
- Quality assurance systems, particularly relating to audits had been reviewed and improvements made.