Gareth Roberts - 69 Pont Street

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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.

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

The provider had systems to ensure that people who used the service received person-centred, care and treatment, that was appropriate, met their needs and was reflective of their personal preferences. Preventive oral health care was encouraged.

Staff kept up-to-date with current evidence-based practice, and had the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out their roles.

The practice offered dental implants and had access to the appropriate equipment for the placement of implants.

The practice offered conscious sedation for patients. Patient records in relation to sedation were not contemporaneous.

We looked at 12 patient care records. The information recorded in these patient care records was mostly in line with recognised guidance. Improvements were needed to ensure staff obtained patients’ consent for treatment in line with legislation and guidance and understood their responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Staff described how they involved patients’ relatives or carers when appropriate and made sure they had enough time to explain treatment options clearly.

We saw a lack of evidence for the justification and grading of the X-rays taken by the dentists.

The practice had systems for prescribing and dispensing of medicines in line with current guidance. Audits of antibiotic prescribing were carried out, but the process could be improved to better reflect current best practices for using antibiotics safely and responsibly.

Where applicable, patients were referred to primary and secondary care specialists for treatment the practice did not provide. However, there was no system for checking the referrals were sent.

Staff felt the practice supported them to develop and enabled them to take on responsibilities.

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.