Gareth Roberts - 69 Pont Street

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• Overview
• Learning culture
• Safe systems, pathways and transitions
• Safeguarding
• Involving people to manage risks
• Safe environments
• Safe and effective staffing
• Infection prevention and control
• Medicines optimisation

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

The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches found at our inspection on 18 June 2025.

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The judgement for Learning culture is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safe systems, pathways and transitions is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safeguarding is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Involving people to manage risks is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

At the inspection on 30 September 2025, we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with the regulation:

The practice had ensured that all medical emergency equipment was available in accordance with national guidance.

Staff providing treatments to patients under sedation had completed immediate life support training.

Improvements had been implemented to ensure the effective management of fire safety. The fire risk assessment was conducted in accordance with legal requirements. It had now identified the risks associated with evacuating patients under sedation, along with the relevant control measures. The practice had implemented sufficient systems to ensure the fire alarm, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers were regularly checked and maintained. We saw evidence that routine fire evacuation drills were being carried out.

The practice had made improvements and ensured all staff had completed training on how to interact appropriately with autistic people and people who have a learning disability. Staff who conducted cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans had also received appropriate training. On the day of the inspection staff also demonstrated knowledge in relation to sepsis and safeguarding.

The practices infection control procedures reflected published guidance. The practice had implemented systems to ensure the temperature of water used for immersing instruments for scrubbing was 45 degrees Celsius or under. The detergent used for manual cleaning was measured to the correct dilution according to the manufacture's guidance. On the day of the inspection, we observed that staff maintained a clear dirty-to-clean workflow during the decontamination process. We also noted that the heavy-duty gloves were being changed weekly.

The judgement for Medicines optimisation is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.