Ramsbottom Dental Care

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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 breach we found at our assessment on 12 November 2024.

Find out what we look at when we assess this area in our information about our new Single assessment framework.

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.

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

At the assessment on 26 February 2025 we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with the regulation: The practice had a recruitment policy and procedures that reflected relevant legislation, to help them employ suitable staff, including agency or locum staff. We reviewed 4 staff files during our assessment on 26 February. We also re-reviewed 8 other staff files that we had previously reviewed on 12 November 2024. All files now contained all required information in line with Schedule 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. This included Disclosure and Barring Service checks for each staff member and Hepatitis B vaccination status and effectiveness for all clinical members of staff.

The practice ensured clinical staff were qualified, registered with the General Dental Council and had appropriate professional indemnity cover. Newly appointed staff had an appropriate role specific structured induction. The practice had arrangements to ensure staff training, including continuing professional development, was up-to-date and reviewed at the required intervals. At our assessment on 26 February 2025, evidence was seen to show that every member of staff had completed safeguarding training, at the correct level for their role and all staff had completed fire safety awareness training. There were effective processes to support and develop staff with additional roles and responsibilities. Staff discussed their learning needs, general well-being and aims for future professional development during annual appraisals, 1-to-1 meetings, during clinical supervision, practice team meetings and ongoing informal discussions.

The judgement for Infection prevention and control is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

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