Updated 15 May 2024
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Brucegate Dental practice on 16 April 2024. This inspection was carried out to review the actions taken by the 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 second inspector.
We had previously undertaken a comprehensive inspection of Brucegate Dental Pracitce on 2 November 2023 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 (Good governance) 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' for Brucegate Dental Practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When 1 or more of the 5 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.
As part of this inspection we asked:
- Is it well-led?
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 2 November 2023.
Background
Brucegate Dental Practice is in Berwick-Upon-Tweed and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
There is step free access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including dedicated parking for disabled people, are available near the practice. The practice has made reasonable adjustments to support patients with access requirements.
The dental team includes 3 dentists, 8 dental nurses, 2 dental hygienists and 2 receptionists. The practice has 3 treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the principle dentist and 1 dental nurse. We looked at practice policies, procedures and other records to assess how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday to Friday from 8am to 5.30pm
The first Saturday of every month from 9am to 1pm