Transform Dental

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• Overview
• Shared direction and culture
• Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders
• Freedom to speak up
• Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion
• Governance, management and sustainability
• Partnerships and communities
• Learning, improvement and innovation

Only part of the well-led key question was inspected on 8 July 2026. Therefore, we did not have sufficient evidence to update our judgement. The judgement for well-led is based on the evidence gathered during our previous inspection on 8 December 2016.

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

The judgement for Shared direction and culture is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Freedom to speak up is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

Only part of the well-led key question was inspected on 8 July 2026. Therefore, we did not have sufficient evidence to update our judgement. The judgement for well-led is based on the evidence gathered during our previous inspection on 8 December 2016. We are planning a second onsite inspection to cover the caring and responsive key questions and the remaining parts of well-led..

The practice had a compliance programme to support governance. However, this was not being used effectively. The recruitment, infection prevention and control and safeguarding policies were not consistently followed.

There were effective processes for identifying and managing risks, investigating incidents and accidents, and for receiving and acting on safety alerts. However, improvements were required to the oversight of Legionella and fire safety at the practice.

The practice had systems and processes for learning, quality assurance and continuous improvement. However, they were not always consistently followed. This included undertaking audits according to recognised guidance.  Improvements were also required to the oversight of staff training.

The judgement for Partnerships and communities is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

The judgement for Learning, improvement and innovation is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.