About Us
Our Story
Early on, SDHC provided evening and weekend appointments for member practices and trained and provided pharmacists and paramedics to support local practice. We gradually added other services, such as Care Home support at weekends, a Hot Site during the pandemic, a COVID-19 vaccination programme and supporting virtual wards.
SDHC delivers a wide range of flexible, high-quality clinical services to support local healthcare systems and respond to changing population needs. In addition to providing extended access appointments for member practices, our services include care home support, urgent GP clinics, virtual wards in partnership with ESHT and SPFT, intermediate care provision, vaccination programmes, and involvement in research. We continue to adapt and expand our offer, delivering responsive services at pace to support system pressures, including during periods of increased demand.
In recent years, SDHC has diversified to ensure our ability to continue to deliver NHS services. As part of this diversification, in partnership with Wave Active, we set up the charitable venture Hillbrow Health & Wellbeing.
In addition to our charitable venture, we have also diversified by launching a private GP service which aims to creates margins that we reinvest in our services that are free at the point of care.
SDHC Vision and Mission
SDHC Values
Our values lay down the foundation of SDHC. They shape our priorities and define what matters most to us.
We care about our patients, colleagues, practices, and our vision and values.
We are all responsible for our words, actions, and results and take ownership of our work every day.
We believe in the importance of all stakeholders, value their ideas and beliefs, and treat people with dignity and professionalism.
We seek to understand people, strive for equality and empower people to achieve what they need.
Certified Social Enterprise
SHDC is a social enterprise with a clear focus on increasing access to community healthcare in East Sussex.
Unlike traditional businesses, our primary goal is not solely profit-making. We generate revenues to be able to reinvest back into the company to achieve our objectives whilst maintaining financial sustainability. This approach allows us to prioritise the needs of the community and ensure the long-term success of our organisation.