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Healthcare service provides for region


It's been just a year since the launch of the Sentinel minor operations service and it is now firmly established as a provider of high quality, private treatment. The service is the commercial arm of Sentinel Healthcare which provides NHS commissioned services in the Plymouth area.


The aim of setting up a private minor operations service was twofold: 1. To offer patients an affordable way to receive treatment for conditions which are no longer offered by the NHS


2. To generate income that Sentinel could use to reinvest in development work and projects within healthcare in Plymouth


The service removes benign lumps and bumps such as moles, cysts, fatty lumps, warts and skin tags – all conditions that are no longer funded for removal by the NHS or when the patient’s GP doesn’t have the time or expertise to remove them. Plymouth has been the main source of patient referrals although there


are increasing numbers of queries from clients in the South Hams and mid Devon area. The service is looking to expand into parts of Cornwall in 2018. From an initial one half-day per month at its inception, the service now


operates five half-days a month and is showing month-on-month growth. Lee Grant, Clinical Services Manager, said: : “We offer a high-quality


service through accredited clinicians in a modern treatment centre. We are a business but also part of a social enterprise so we strive to keep costs as low as possible. Ninety-seven per cent of our patients would recommend us to friends and family.”


www.sentinelhealthcare.co.uk


‘The service now operates


five half-days a month and is


showing month-on- month growth’


Artist’s impression of Plymouth’s Home Park Stadium


New ice arena gets the green light to go ahead


Plymouth Argyle's plans for the Home Park stadium and surrounding site, including a new grandstand and an ice rink, are set to get the go ahead this year. Full-planning permission was


sought for the refurbishment and extension to Grandstand at Home Park and the construction of the ice rink adjacent to the stadium. Outline permission is also sought for mixed-use development including food and drink units, offices, gymnasium, hotel and veterinary surgery. The New Mayflower Stand will be


built in two phases and provide new hospitality, bar, club shop and


8 Chamber Profile January/February 2018


player changing room facilities. The structure will increase


capacity at Home Park to 17,860, rising to 20,000 when the corner elements are completed as part of the second phase. The new Ice Arena will replace


the city's existing facility on the Pavilions site and comprise a 43,400 sq ft building with seating for 1,100 spectators. It is designed to meet International Ice Hockey Federation and Sport England standards and will host competitive Ice Hockey and Ice Dance Gala events, as well as public skating.


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