Primary care services are the first point of contact in the healthcare system, acting as the ‘front door’ to the NHS. These services include: GPs, community pharmacies, dental care and eye health services.
What is a primary care network (PCN)?
A primary care network consists of groups of general practices working together, and in partnership with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in their local area, to offer more personalised, coordinated health and social care to the people living in their area.
There are 42 PCNs in Kent and Medway and the majority of networks serve between 30,000 to 50,000 patients. Networks will be aligned to their regional integrated care partnership - this will support them to work more closely with other health and care partners in the area.

There are seven primary care networks in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley, made up of 24 GP practices. Old Road West Surgery in Gravesend is not aligned to a PCN.
Dartford Central | |
Horsman's Place Surgery | |
Redwood Surgery (Dartford West Health Centre) | |
Temple Hill Group | |
Dartford Model | |
Dr Shimmins and Partners (Dartford East Health Centre) | |
Lowfield Medical Practice | |
Maple Practice | |
The Orchard Practice | |
Garden City | |
Downs Way Medical Practice | |
Swanscombe Health Centre | |
Parrock Street Surgery | |
Pilgrims Way Surgery | |
Gravesend Alliance | |
Oakfield Health Centre | |
The Shrubbery and Riverview Park Surgeries | |
Springhead Health Limited | |
Gravesend Central | |
Chalk Surgery (Lower Higham Road Surgery) | |
Gravesend Medical Centre | |
Pelham Medical Practice | |
Rochester Road Surgery | |
LMN Care | |
Jubilee Medical Practice | |
Meopham Medical Practice | |
Swanley and Rural | |
The Cedars Surgery | |
Devon Road Surgery | |
Farningham (Braeside) Surgery | |
The Oaks Partnership |
There are 17 primary care networks in east Kent, made up of 66 GP practices.
AMP |
Ashford Medical Partnership |
Ashford Rural |
Charing Surgey |
Hamstreet Surgery |
Ivy Court Surgery |
Woodchurch Surgery |
Ashford Stour |
Hollington Surgery |
Kingsnorth Medical Practice |
New Hayesbank Surgery |
Sellindge Surgery |
Sydenham House Medical Centre |
Wye Surgery |
Canterbury North |
Canterbury Health Centre |
Northgate Medical Practice |
Old School Surgery |
Sturry Surgery |
Canterbury South |
Canterbury Medical Practice |
New Dover Road Surgery |
University Medical Centre |
CARE |
Ash Surgery |
Birchington Medical Centre |
Broadstairs Medical Practice |
Minster Surgery |
St Peter's Surgery |
Westgate Surgery |
Deal and Sandwich |
Balmoral Surgery |
Manor Road Surgery |
Sandwich Medical Practice |
St Richard's Road Surgery |
The Cedars Surgery |
Dover Town |
Buckland Medical Practice |
High Street Surgery |
Pencester Surgery |
Peter Street Surgery |
St James' Surgery |
Faversham |
Faversham Medical Practice |
Newton Road Surgery |
Folkestone, Hythe and Rural |
Church Road Practice |
Folkestone Surgery |
Hawkinge and Elham Surgery |
New Lyminge Surgery |
Oaklands Health Centre |
Sun Lane Surgery |
White House Surgery |
Herne Bay |
The Heron Medical Practice |
Park Surgery |
Margate |
Bethesda Medical Centre |
Mockett's Wood Surgery |
Northdown Surgery |
The Limes Medical Centre |
Ramsgate |
Dashwood Medical Centre |
East Cliff Medical Practice |
Newington Road Surgery |
Summerhill Surgery |
The Grange Practice |
THE (Total Healthcare Excellence) East |
Aylesham Medical Practice |
Lydden Surgery |
The New Surgery |
White Cliffs Medical Centre |
The Marsh |
Church Lane Health Centre |
Martello Health Centre |
Oak Hall Practice |
Orchard House Surgery |
THE (Total Healthcare Excellence) West |
Guildhall Street Surgery |
Manor Clinic |
Sandgate Road Surgery |
Whitstable |
Whitstable Medical Practice |
There are nine primary care networks in Medway and Swale, made up of 57 GP practices.
Gillingham South |
Glebe Family Practice |
Malvern Road Surgery (Medway Medical Centre) |
Napier Road Surgery |
Pump Lane |
Upper Canterbury Street |
Woodlands Family Practice |
Medway Central |
Balmoral Gardens |
Brompton Medical Centre |
Bryant Street Medical Practice |
Kings Family Practice |
DMC St Marys Island Surgery |
The Halfway Surgery |
Medway Peninsula |
Highparks Medical Practice |
St Werburgh Practice |
The Elms Medical Centre |
Medway South |
King George Road Surgery |
Maidstone Road Chatham Surgery |
Princes Park Medical Centre |
Reach Healthcare |
Stonecross and West Drive Surgery |
The Churchill Clinic |
Medway Rainham |
Church View Practice |
Eastcourt Lane Surgery |
Long Catlis Road Surgery |
Maidstone Road Rainham Surgery |
Matrix Medical Centre |
Orchard Family Practice |
Parkwood Family Practice |
Thames Avenue |
Waltham Road |
Wigmore Medical Centre |
Rochester |
Borstal Village |
Castle Medical Practice |
City Way Surgery |
The Thorndike Centre |
Sheppey |
Sheerness Health Centre (Dr Patel) |
Dr S J Witts Practice |
Sheppey Healthy Living Centre (Dr Shah) |
Sheppey NHS Healthcare Centre (DMC) |
St Georges Medical Centre |
The Om Medical Centre |
Sittingbourne |
Chestnuts Surgery |
Grovehurst Surgery |
Iwade Health Centre |
London Road Medical Centre |
Meads Medical Practice |
Memorial Medical Centre |
Dr RB Kumar Practice |
Milton Regis Surgery |
Strood |
Apex Medical Practice |
Court View Surgery |
Gun Lane |
Marlowe Park Medical Centre |
Riverside Medical Practice |
There are nine primary care networks in west Kent, made up of 53 GP practices.
ABC |
Aylesford Medical Centre |
Blackthorn Medical Practice |
The College Practice |
Maidstone Central |
Bower Mount Medical Centre |
Brewer Street Surgery |
The Medical Centre Group (Northumberland Court Surgery) |
The Vine Medical Centre |
Maidstone South |
Albion Place Medical Practice |
Greensands Health Centre |
Mote Medical Centre |
Wallis Avenue Surgery |
Malling |
Phoenix Medical Practice |
Snodland Medical Practice |
Thornhills Medical Practice |
Wateringbury Surgery |
West Malling Group Practice |
Sevenoaks |
Amherst Medical Practice |
Borough Green Medical Practice |
Edenbridge Medical Practice |
Otford Medical Practice |
South Park Medical Practice |
St John's Medical Practice |
Town Medical Centre |
Westerham Practice |
The Ridge |
Bearsted Medical Practice |
Headcorn Surgery |
Langley Surgery (The Orchard Surgery) |
Len Valley Practice |
Sutton Valence Group Practice |
Tonbridge |
Hadlow Medical Centre |
Hildenborough Medical Group |
Tonbridge Medical Group |
Warders Medical Centre |
Woodlands Health Centre |
Tunbridge Wells |
Abbey Court Surgery |
Clanricarde Medical Centre |
Grosvenor and St James Medical Centre |
Kingswood Surgery |
Lonsdale Medical Centre |
Rusthall Medical Centre |
Speldhurst and Greggswood Medical Group |
St Andrews Medical Centre |
Waterfield House Surgery |
Weald |
Howell Surgery |
Lamberhurst Surgery |
Malling Health Four (Staplehurst Surgery) |
Marden Medical Centre |
North Ridge Medical Practice |
Old Parsonage Surgery |
Old School Surgery |
Orchard End Surgery |
The Crane Surgery |
Wish Valley Surgery |
Yalding |
The networks were established in 2019 and have already begun working together to provide more services outside the standard surgery opening times.
As they develop further, primary care networks will:
- introduce new healthcare professionals to GP practices, such as specialist nurses, paramedics and pharmacists,
- make better use of technology to support patients,
- offer appointments that work around your life with shorter waiting times. You’ll be able to book on the NHS app for online consultations, phone and face-to-face appointments.
The Kent and Medway Primary Care Strategy
As part of Kent and Medway's response to the NHS Long Term Plan, we have created an ambitious strategy which outlines how we plan to improve practice-based primary care services in Kent and Medway over the next five years.
The strategy has been created by GP colleagues, commissioners, patients and other community service providers, who are working together to make sure we have safe, effective and good quality GP services now and in the future.
Together, we will:
- Support primary care networks to provide a wider range of services based on the health needs of the people they care for, including a social prescribing service to enable GPs to refer patients to a link worker who will support them to access services provided by voluntary or community services to combat loneliness and social isolation.
- Support practices to work with each other and other healthcare providers in the county, so care is more joined-up and services work better together.