Sentinel Healthcare South West Community Interest Company (CiC) is owned by shareholders of General Practitioners and Practice Managers in Plymouth. We provide services for patients and medical professionals in Plymouth, South East Cornwall, South Hams, and West Devon.
We exist to improve the quality of life and health of the patients and colleagues we serve.
Through collaboration with our partners we will deliver the founding principles of the NHS with high quality health care for all, free at the point of need.
As a community interest company we will assure our business model remains ethical, credible and commercial with any surplus being re-invested in the community we serve.
We believe in equality, choice, putting patients first and allowing local medical professionals to develop and thrive in their roles.
Our work is underpinned by our commitment to promoting excellence and improving the quality of local services.
We believe in efficient and equitable use of public resources, which should be distributed universally and fairly.
A strong sense of professional integrity and personal respect is fundamental to our ethos and corporate values.
Since 2007, Sentinel Healthcare has successfully designed and delivered services for local patients in Devon and South East Cornwall.
As a ‘not for profit’ social enterprise company, we have worked to expand patient centred services and invest any surplus in further patient services. We have successfully developed a range of services in our role as a Community Interest Company.
Development of city wide outpatient services for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT),Cardiology, Dermatology, Minor Operations, Musculoskeletal Assessment and Treatment services, and our Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME.
Education and learning packages for GPs, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Practice Managers.
Expansion of shareholder base to mirror Western Locality Clinical Commissioning boundary.
Shared services for shareholder practices
