Updated 26 April 2023
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Corn Street Dental Practice – Witney on 20 April 2023. This inspection was carried out to review 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 carried out by a CQC inspector.
We had previously undertaken an inspection of Corn Street Dental Practice – Witney on 31 October 2022 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 well-led care and was in breach of regulation 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 Corn Street Dental Practice – Witney on our website www.cqc.org.uk .
When 1 or more of the 5 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 well-led?
Our findings were:
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 we found at our inspection on 31 October 2022.
Background
Corn Street Dental Practice is in Witney, Oxfordshire and provides NHS and private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
There is step free access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including a dedicated parking space for disabled people, are available near the practice. The practice has made adjustments to support patients with access requirements.
The dental team includes 3 dentists, 5 qualified dental nurses, 2 student dental nurses, 3 hygienists, 1 dental therapist, 2 receptionist staff and a practice manager.
The practice has 4 treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with 3 dentists, 4 dental nurses, 2 dental hygienist, 1 receptionist and the practice manager.
We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
- Monday 8am to 7pm
- Tuesday 8am to 7pm
- Wednesday 8am to 7pm
- Thursday 8am to 5pm
- Friday 8am to 5pm
- Saturday 9am to 1pm (alternate weeks)