Absolute Dental

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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 9 October 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 4 November 2024, 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 checked 9 staff files on 9 October 2024, evidence of a pre employment DBS was seen for 3 members of staff and 6 were missing this on the day. Following the assessment, evidence was submitted to show that 2 members of staff did have pre employment DBS checks, however this was not available on the day. New Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks were carried out for the 4 members of staff where this evidence was missing on 9 October 2024. A blood test was arranged for the 1 member of staff without their hepatitis B titre levels, the results show immunity to hepatitis B. The practice created a DBS tracker that included all DBS certificate dates and reference numbers to maintain oversight. The practice ensured clinical staff were qualified, registered with the General Dental Council and had appropriate professional indemnity cover. Newly appointed staff had a structured induction, which included safeguarding. The provider ensured clinical staff completed continuing professional development required for their registration with the General Dental Council. The practice had arrangements to ensure staff training was up-to-date and reviewed at the required intervals. There were also effective processes to support and develop staff with additional roles and responsibilities.

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.