Page updated 24 February 2021
GP surgeries, the CCG, and other NHS services are extremely busy delivering the vaccination programme. Please read the information on this page and our questions and answers for the latest news.
The NHS is now offering Covid19 vaccine appointments to people in JCVI cohorts five and six.
Cohort five is people aged 65 to 69. If you are in this group, you will receive a letter from the national booking service and you can book an appointment at one of our large vaccination sites or community pharmacy services.
People in cohort six – those aged 16 to 64 with underlying health conditions (considered clinically vulnerable) will be invited by their GP surgery for a vaccination appointment. Check our FAQs for further guidance for who is eligible.
Carers - those who receive carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of: An elderly or disabled person, someone who has a severe mental illness or whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill - are also eligible.
Carers will be invited either by the national booking system or by their GP for a vaccination appointment. To be invited for a vaccination as a carer of someone who is clinically vulnerable, you will need to be registered as a carer with your local authority (council) or on your GP record.
There are significant numbers of people in the next two cohorts to be vaccinated and we will shortly begin offering second doses to people 12 weeks after their first dose. Our teams are working very hard to vaccinate people quickly and safely.
Please continue to be patient – we won’t leave anyone behind who wants a vaccine and is eligible for one.
Kent and Medway Covid-19 vaccination services
All Covid-19 vaccinations will be provided through booked appointments. The list of locations is for information only. Please do not directly contact or visit locations unless you have been invited to attend.
More local sites: GP sites listed on this page and in the map below are the main vaccination site for each primary care network. With AstraZeneca vaccine some GP services are now taking vaccine to other locations in their area. More than 35 additional sites have been approved to provide the vaccine locally. You may find this means when you are invited there will be a closer option than the main sites listed.
| Site name | Providing vaccinations for |
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Building A, Fleet Health Centre, Gravesend |
Chalk Surgery, Old Road West Surgery, Gravesend Medical Centre, Parrock Street Surgery, Pelham Medical Centre, Rochester Road Surgery |
| Building B, Fleet Health Centre, Gravesend | Oakfield Health Centre, Springhead Health Ltd, The Shrubbery and Riverview Park Surgery |
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Dartford Football Club |
Horsmans Place Surgery, Redwood Practice, Temple Hill Group |
| Meopham Medical Centre | Meopham Medical Practice, Jubilee Medical Centre |
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Swanley Town Council, Alexandra Suite |
Devon Road Surgery, Farningham (Braeside Surgery), The Cedars Surgery, The Oaks Surgery |
| Swanscombe Health Centre | Downs Way Medical Practice, Pilgrims Way Surgery, Swanscombe Health Centre |
| The Orchard Practice, Dartford | Dartford East Health Centre, Lowfield Medical Centre, Maple Practice, The Orchard Practice |
| Site name | Providing vaccinations for |
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Bridge Health Centre, Canterbury |
New Dover Road Surgery, University Medical Centre, Canterbury Medical Practice, Bridge Health Centre |
| Charing Surgery | Woodchurch Surgery, Charing Surgery, Ivy Court Surgery, Hamstreet Surgery |
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Dover Health Centre |
Practices in three PCNs (Total Health Excellence Dover, Dover Town, Deal and Sandwich) Lydden Surgery, Aylesham Medical Practice, White Cliffs Medical Centre, St James' Surgery, Pencester Surgery, High Street Surgery, Peter Street Surgery, Buckland Medical Practice, Balmoral Surgery, St Richard's Road Surgery, Sandwich Medical Practice, The Cedars Surgery, Manor Road Surgery |
| Estuary View Medical Centre, Whitstable | Whitstable Medical Practice |
| Faversham Health Centre | Faversham Medical Practice, Newton Place Surgery |
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Folkestone Civic Centre |
The New Surgery, Guildhall Street Surgery, Sandgate Road Surgery, Manor Clinic |
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Lydd Airport |
Church Lane Surgery, Orchard House Surgery, Oak Hall Surgery, Martello Health Centre |
| Minster Surgery, Thanet | Westgate Surgery, Minster Surgery, St Peter’s Surgery, Birchington Medical Practice, Broadstairs Medical Practice, Ash Surgery |
| Mocketts Wood, Margate | The Limes Medical Centre, Northdown Surgery, Bethesda Medical Centre, Mocketts Wood Surgery |
| Montefiore Centre, Ramsgate | The Grange Medical Practice, Summerhill Surgery, Dashwood Medical Centre, East Cliff Practice, Newington Road Surgery |
| Musgrove Park Medical Centre, Ashford | Hollington Surgery, Sydenham House, New Hayesbank Surgery, Wye Surgery, Sellindge Surgery, Kingsnorth Medical Practice |
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Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury |
Canterbury Health Centre |
| Oaklands Health Centre, Folkestone and Hythe | Sun Lane Surgery, White House Surgery, Oaklands Health Centre, Hawkinge and Elham Surgery, The Surgery, Folkestone Health Centre, New Lyminge Surgery |
| Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Herne Bay | The Heron Medical Practice, Park Surgery |
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St Stephens Medical Centre, Ashford |
St Stephens Medical Centre |
| Site name | Providing vaccinations for |
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Age Concern, Sittingbourne |
The Chestnuts Surgery, London Road Medical Centre, The Surgery Teynham, Memorial Medical Centre, Grovehurst Surgery, Iwade Health Centre, The Meads Medical Practice, Milton Regis Surgery, Lakeside Medical Centre |
| Long Catlis Road Surgery, Gillingham | Thames Avenue Surgery, Orchard Family Practice, Maidstone Road Rainham Surgery, Waltham Road Medical Centre, Wigmore Medical Centre, Eastcourt Lane Surgery, The Church View Practice, Parkwood Family Practice, Long Catlis Road Surgery |
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Lordswood Healthy Living Centre, Rochester and Chatham
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Practices in Rochester, Medway South and Strood PCNs Matrix Medical Practice (Luton MC), King George Road Surgery Stonecross and West Drive Surgeries, Maidstone Rd Chatham Surgery, Reach Walderslade Village Surgery, Churchill Medical Group, Princes Park Medical Centre, City Way Medical Practice, Thorndike Health Care Centre, Castle Medical Practice, Borstal Village Surgery, Chalk Surgery, Old Road West Surgery, Gravesend Medical Centre, Parrock Street Surgery, Pelham Medical Centre, Rochester Road Surgery, The Medical Centre Gun Lane, Court View Surgery, Marlowe Park Medical Centre, Apex Medical Centre Gun Lane, Riverside Medical Practice |
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Rochester Healthy Living Centre, Rochester and Chatham |
Practices in Rochester, Medway South and Strood PCNs Matrix Medical Practice (Luton MC), King George Road Surgery Stonecross and West Drive Surgeries, Maidstone Rd Chatham Surgery, Reach Walderslade Village Surgery, Churchill Medical Group, Princes Park Medical Centre, City Way Medical Practice, Thorndike Health Care Centre, Castle Medical Practice, Borstal Village Surgery, Chalk Surgery, Old Road West Surgery, Gravesend Medical Centre, Parrock Street Surgery, Pelham Medical Centre, Rochester Road Surgery, The Medical Centre Gun Lane, Court View Surgery, Marlowe Park Medical Centre, Apex Medical Centre Gun Lane, Riverside Medical Practice |
| Sheerness Health Centre, Sheppey | Sheerness Health Centre, St George's Medical Centre, The OM Medical Centre, Dr Witt’s Practice, Sheerness Health Centre, Minster Medical Group, Sheppey Healthy Living Centre, Sheppey NHS Healthcare Centre, Sheppey Community Hospital |
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St Marys Medical Centre, Strood |
St Marys Medical Centre, The Medical Centre Bryant Street, St Mary's Island Surgery, The Halfway Surgery |
| Woodlands Family Practice, Gillingham | Woodlands Family Practice, Medway Medical Centre, Glebe Family Practice, Pump Lane Surgery, Napier Road Surgery, Upper Canterbury Street Surgery |
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Wainscott Surgery, Rochester (part of Highparks Medical Practice) |
St Werburgh Medical Practice, Highparks Medical Practice, The Elms Medical Centre |
| Site name | Providing vaccinations for |
| Abbey Court Medical Centre, Tunbridge Wells | Kingswood Surgery, Speldhurst & Greggswood Medical Practice, Clanricarde Medical Centre, Grosvenor & St James Medical Practice, Abbey Court Medical Centre, St Andrews Medical Centre, Rusthall Medical Centre, Waterfield House Practice, Lonsdale Medical Centre |
| Avicenna Medical Centre, West Malling | Thornhills Medical Practice, Snodland Medical Practice, West Malling Group Practice, Wateringbury Surgery, Phoenix Medical Practice |
| Blackthorn Medical Centre, Maidstone | Aylesford Medical Centre, Blackthorn Medical Centre, College Practice |
| Bower Mount Medical Centre, Maidstone | Bower Mount Medical Practice, Brewer Street Surgery, The Vine Medical Centre, Northumberland Court |
| Greensands Branch Surgery (Loose), Maidstone | Albion Place Medical Practice, Greensand Health Centre - Stockett Lane, The Mote Medical Practice, Wallis Avenue Surgery |
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Headcorn Surgery and Ticehurst Village Hall (for practices in the Weald) |
Howell Surgery, Northridge Medical Practice, Yalding Surgery, Lamberhurst Surgery, Marden Medical Centre, Old Parsonage Surgery, Old School Surgery, Crane Practice, Malling Four Health (Staplehurst), Wish Valley Surgery, Orchard End Surgery |
| Len Valley Branch Surgery (Glebe), Maidstone | Bearsted Medical Practice, Len Valley Practice, Headcorn Surgery, Sutton Valence Surgery, Orchard Surgery (Langley) |
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Sevenoaks Medical Centre
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Amherst Medical Practice, Edenbridge Medical Practice, Westerham Practice, Town Medical Centre, Borough Green Medical Practice, Otford Medical Practice, St Johns Medical Practice, South Park Medical Centre |
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Tonbridge Baptist Church |
Hildenborough Medical Group, Tonbridge Medical Group (Dunorlan), Warders Medical Centre, Woodlands Health Centre, Hadlow Medical Centre |
There are now four large-scale vaccination centres open in Kent and Medway:
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Folkestone – Folca building (the former Debenhams building)
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Gravesend – The Woodville (Woodville Halls)
A centre is being developed in Medway (details to follow once start date confirmed)
To use these centres you must have an appointment. People in the priority groups will receive a letter from the NHS inviting you to book.
You can ignore the letter if:
- you have already had a first vaccine locally - you will need to have the second dose through the same service.
- you do not want to travel to the large centres – you will need to contact your local service (GP).
If you do book online or by phone for one of the large centres, and the centre closest to you does not appear as an option it means there are no slots currently available. You can try again later. You do not have to travel to a centre that is a long way away.
Find out what to expect at the large vaccination centres.
These centres are run by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Seven pharmacy run vaccination services are currently open in Kent and Medway. More may follow in later stages of the vaccination programme.
All bookings for these services must be through the national Covid-19 vaccine booking service.
- Sevenoaks Pharmacy
- Lawsat Pharmacy, vaccinations at Cliffe Woods Community Centre
- New Romney Pharmacy, vaccinations at New Romney Old School
- Clockwork Pharmacy, Deal
- Boots Bluewater
- Boots Chatham
- Pharmacy2U, Maidstone, vaccinations at Odeon Cinema, Lockmeadow
Hospital-based Covid-19 vaccine services are focusing on NHS and care home staff plus some high priority patients who would be coming to hospital for other care. All vaccinations are through booked appointments.
Hospital-based services are being run from:
- Medway Maritime Hospital (public vaccinations are also available from Medway Hospital)
- Maidstone Hospital
- Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford
- Aylesham Health Centre
- Sheppey Community Hospital
- Kent County Cricket Ground, Canterbury (on behalf of Kent and Canterbury Hospital)
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