• Dentist
  • Dentist

King Gaigher & Chastell

Queen Anne House, 2A St Andrew Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1JA (01992) 583220

Provided and run by:
St Andrews Street Dental Practice Partners

Report from 10 June 2024 assessment

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Caring

Regulations met

Updated 14 August 2024

We found this practice was providing caring services in accordance with the relevant regulations and had taken into consideration appropriate guidance.

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

Kindness, compassion and dignity

Regulations met

Patient feedback provided a positive view of the dental team and care provided by the practice. Patient comments included that staff were kind, caring and patients were happy with their care.

Staff were aware of their responsibility to respect people’s diversity and human rights. Staff were aware of the importance of privacy and confidentiality. Staff felt respected, valued and supported in their roles. Leaders described how they supported the wellbeing of staff.

We did not receive any information from partner organisations.

The practice had information governance arrangements and staff were aware of the importance of protecting patients’ personal information. Staff password protected patients’ electronic care records. However, improvements could be made to ensure that paper records were stored securely as they were stored in unlocked cabinets at the reception area. Staff told us that this area was never left unattended. The practice told us that future plans included scanning of these paper records onto the computer system. We saw the general environment helped to protect patients’ privacy and dignity. Staff treated patients with kindness, respect and compassion.

Treating people as individuals

Regulations met

The judgement for Treating people as individuals is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.

Independence, choice and control

Regulations met

The judgement for Independence, choice and control is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.

Responding to people’s immediate needs

Regulations met

The judgement for Responding to people’s immediate needs is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.

Workforce wellbeing and enablement

Regulations met

The judgement for Workforce wellbeing and enablement is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.