Berkshire Dental Clinic

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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

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

The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our inspection on 14 January 2026.

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.

At the inspection on 9 September 2026, we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with Regulation 17 good governance.

The practice had taken action to address the issues identified at the previous inspection and improve the oversight and leadership at the practice. Effective systems and processes had been implemented within the practice.

The practice had implemented actions resulting from risk assessments in relation to the safe storage and handling of every substance hazardous to health that was in use by staff and improvement was taken to ensure that fire safety management procedures were effective.

The practice had introduced an effective stock control system of prescriptions.

Improvements were made to ensure the accessible toilet met the needs of disabled patients.

The practice had taken action to ensure that all clinical staff had adequate immunity for vaccine preventable infectious diseases and had introduced annual appraisals to all staff members.

The practice was able to demonstrate that effective measures were in place to minimise the risk of Legionella and other waterborne bacteria in water systems. These measures were informed by a current risk assessment and relevant guidance, and all required actions identified in the assessment had been completed. The management of accident records complied with General Data Protection Regulation requirements.

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.