Updated 25 April 2024
We undertook an off-site follow up inspection of Dearne Valley Dental Practice on 16 April 2024. 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 led by a CQC inspector who had remote access to a specialist dental advisor.
We had previously undertaken a comprehensive inspection of Dearne Valley Dental Practice on 7 December 2023 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 Dearne Valley Dental Practice 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 area 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 7 December 2023.
Background
Dearne Valley Dental Practice is part of TSJ Smile Limited, a dental group provider. The practice is in Goldthorpe in Rotherham and provides primarily NHS treatment for adults and children.
There is step free access, via the rear of the building, for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. The practice is located close to local transport routes and on-street car parking is available near the practice. The practice has made reasonable adjustments to support patients with access requirements.
The dental team includes 2 dentists, 2 dental nurses (including 1 trainee), 2 dental therapists, 1 practice manager and 1 receptionist. The practice has 3 treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the practice manager. We looked at practice policies, procedures and other records to assess how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am to 6pm
Thursday from 9am to 5.30pm
Friday from 9am to 5pm
(The practice closes for lunch between 12.50pm and 1.50pm daily