Archived: Smmmile

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• Overview
• Assessing needs
• Delivering evidence-based care and treatment
• How staff, teams and services work together
• Supporting people to live healthier lives
• Monitoring and improving outcomes
• Consent to care and treatment

We found this practice was providing effective care in accordance with the relevant regulations and had taken into consideration appropriate guidance.

Find out what we look at when we assess this area in our information about our new Single assessment framework.

The judgement for Assessing needs is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

At the inspection on 20 May 2026, we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with the regulations:

Equipment used in the sterilisation process was maintained, serviced and tested as per manufacturers’ instructions.

Up-to-date occupational health information was available for staff to access in the event of a sharp’s injury.

The practices procedures to reduce the risk of Legionella, or other bacteria, developing in water systems had improved. Most of the recommendations within the risk assessment had been addressed.

The judgement for How staff, teams and services work together is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

The judgement for Supporting people to live healthier lives is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

The judgement for Monitoring and improving outcomes is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

The judgement for Consent to care and treatment is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.