Updated 20 December 2019
We carried out this inspection of Deep Blue Skin Technology on 3 December 2019.
As part of the preparation for the inspection, we reviewed information sent to us by the provider, and specific guidance in relation to services provided. In addition, we reviewed the information we currently held on our records regarding this provider.
During the inspection we utilised a number of methods to support our judgement of the services provided, for example we interviewed the service provider, and reviewed documents and feedback relating to the service.
Deep Blue Skin Technology operates from Top Floor, Pure Treatment Rooms, 1 Cheltenham Mount, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1DW. The service shares the building with a number of other treatment services and businesses. There is no direct parking on the site, however there is parking available nearby. The service is located on the second floor of the building and as such may not be suitable for those with a physical disability or mobility issue.
Deep Blue Skin Technology operates as limited company with services delivered by a single nurse prescriber, who is also an officer of the company. The service specialises in a combination of medical aesthetic treatments, dermatology services and menopause services. Services are available to adults, and with necessary consent to those under 18 years of age, but not younger than 16 years of age. This service is registered with CQC under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of the provision of the treatment of disease, disorder or injury, including the prescribing of medicines for the support of treatments. At Deep Blue Skin Technology some of the aesthetic treatments that are also provided are exempt by law from CQC regulation. Therefore, we carried out the inspection in relation to medically related treatment only.
The service is led by a nurse prescriber who is the registered manager and is the sole member of staff.
The service operates on a flexible basis with the provider accommodating the needs of service users whenever possible, this can include weekend opening.
Service users can also contact the service out of operating hours via an emergency contact number.
To get to the heart of service users’ experiences of care and treatment, we always ask the following five questions:
- Is it safe?
- Is it effective?
- Is it caring?
- Is it responsive to people’s needs?
- Is it well-led?
These questions therefore formed the framework for the areas we looked at during the inspection.