Bradford Urgent Dental Centre

We undertook a follow-up off-site inspection on 27 January 2026. This was carried out to review the actions taken by the registered provider to improve the quality of care and to assess whether the practice was meeting legal requirements.

We had previously undertaken an announced on-site inspection of Bradford Urgent Dental Centre on 8 July 2025. We had found the registered provider was not providing well-led care and was in breach of regulation 17 good governance of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

During our follow-up inspection, we found the practice had met regulations.

The practice had effective systems to identify and manage risks, including infection prevention and control.

Recruitment procedures reflected current legislation and there was effective leadership and a culture of continuous improvement.

Staff provided care and treatment in line with current guidance.

We carried out this announced, on-site inspection on 8 July 2025.

We found the practice had not met all regulations.

The practice had systems to identify and manage risks, including infection prevention and control, but improvements were needed to ensure these were consistently effective.

Recruitment procedures reflected current legislation, but improvements were needed in record keeping and risk assessments to strengthen compliance.

Staff had the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out their roles.

Staff provided care and treatment in line with current guidance. They treated patients with dignity and respect and ensured access to care, support, and treatment when required.

Bradford Urgent Dental Centre is part of Night Dental Ltd, a dental group provider. The practice is in Bradford and provides NHS emergency dental care and treatment for adults and children.

There was step-free access to the practice and car parking spaces available outside the practice.

The practice had 2 treatment rooms. At the time of our inspection, there was a total of 20 staff, including 8 dentists, 7 dental nurses, 4 receptionists and the operations manager. We gathered feedback from staff and spoke to a range of staff during our inspection, including 2 dentists, 2 dental nurses, 1 receptionist and the operations manager. Two additional operations managers from the group and a service manager from a sister practice were also at the inspection, supporting the team.

The provider was not complying with Regulation 17, good governance. Full details of the regulation the provider was not meeting are within the inspection report.

We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this inspection