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Dr Richard Pereira - Herne Hill

100 Herne Hill, London, SE24 9QP (020) 7274 3147

Provided and run by:
Dr. Richard Pereira

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Overall inspection

Updated 13 October 2022

We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Dr Richard Pereira - Herne Hill on 29 September 2022. This inspection was carried out to review in detail the actions taken by the registered 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 specialist dental adviser.

We undertook a focused inspection of Dr Richard Pereira - Herne Hill on 29 September 2021 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 safe and well-led care and was in breach of regulations 12 and 17 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' link for Dr Richard Pereira - Herne Hill Dental Practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.

When one or more of the five 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 areas where improvement was required.

As part of this inspection we asked:

• Is it safe?

• Is it well-led?

Our findings were:

Are services safe?

We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breach/es we found at our inspection on 29 September 2021.

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/es we found at our inspection on 29 September 2021.

Background

Dr Richard Pereira - Herne Hill is in the London Borough of Lambeth and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.

There is level access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including dedicated parking for disabled people, are available at the practice.

The dental team includes 5 dentists, a dental nurse and a receptionist. The practice has 2 treatment rooms.

During the inspection we spoke with the principal dentist. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.

The practice is open:

Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm

Saturdays (alternate) from 9am to 2pm

There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:

Improve the security of private prescription forms in the practice and ensure there are systems in place to track and monitor their use.