Updated 10 June 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of South Cliff Dental Group - Moulsecoombe on 26 April 2022. This inspection was carried out to review in detail 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 was supported by a specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of South Cliff Dental Group - Moulsecoombe on 08 February 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 safe, effective and well led care and was in breach of regulations, 12, Safe care and treatment, 17, Good governance, 18, Staffing and 19, Fit and proper person 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 South Cliff Dental Group - Moulsecoombe on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it safe?
• Is it effective?
• Is it well-led?
When one or more of the five 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.
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches we found at our inspection on 08 February 2022.
Are services effective?
We found this practice was providing effective care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches we found at our inspection on 08 February 2022.
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 breaches we found at our inspection on 08 February 2022.
Background
This provider has 27 practices and this report is about South Cliff Dental Group – Moulsecoombe.
South Cliff Dental Group - Moulsecoombe is in Brighton and provides NHS and private treatment for adults and children.
There is level access for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including some for blue badge holders, are available near the practice.
The dental team includes a dentist, a trainee dental nurse, a dental hygienist, and two receptionists. The practice has three treatment rooms. The team is overseen by the clinical lead for the area and the compliance manager.
During the inspection we spoke with the trainee dental nurse, one of the receptionists, the clinical lead for the South Cliff Dental group for Sussex and the compliance manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open: 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Take action to ensure the clinicians take into account the guidance provided by the College of General Dentistry when completing dental care records.