The Lansdowne Centre Dental Practice

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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 4 April 2025.

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 22 May 2025, we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with the regulation:

Systems for checking emergency equipment and medicines had been updated to ensure staff could identify if items of medical emergency kit were missing or out of date.

Individual risk assessments for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) had been completed and the manufacturers safety data sheets were in place and accessible for staff.

The electrical installation condition report (fixed wiring) had been completed.

The three yearly servicing of X-ray equipment had been carried out.

The management of fire safety was effective. Fire alarms and emergency lighting had been serviced.

Improvements had been made to the tracking system to reduce the risk of prescription theft or misuse.

The practice had effective protocols to ensure effective cleaning and safe segregation and disposal of hazardous waste. The practice was in receipt of waste consignment notes.

We found clinical waste was stored in a locked container and orange waste bags were labelled appropriately.

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.