Page updated 15 April 2021
National booking service appointments in April
Our five large vaccination centres and pharmacy run services will have limited appointments for first dose vaccinations in April. This is linked to national vaccine supply. It is a temporary position and appointments will increase again as soon as supply allows.
- The Medway/Chatham large vaccination centre is hoping to run first dose appointments through April.
- Second dose appointments already booked are not affected and continue as planned.
Bookings for first and second dose vaccines at the five large centres and pharmacy services are made via the national booking service. If you are aged over 50 or have underlying health conditions and cannot get a first dose appointment through the national service in April please contact your GP for local vaccine clinics.
The Covid-19 vaccine is being offered at local vaccination centres run by GPs, at large vaccination centres, in some pharmacies and some hospitals. Local details in the map below.
The vaccine is currently being given to people who:
- are aged 45 or over
- are at high risk from coronavirus (clinically extremely vulnerable)
- are an eligible frontline health or social care worker
- have a condition that puts you at higher risk (clinically vulnerable)
- have a learning disability
- are a main carer for someone at high risk from coronavirus (see our Questions and Answers page for information on unpaid carer vaccination)
The order in which people will be offered the vaccine is based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Read the latest JCVI advice on priority groups for the COVID-19 vaccination on GOV.UK
If you are not eligible yet
Wait to be contacted. The NHS will let you know when it's your turn to have the vaccine. It's important not to contact the NHS for a vaccination before then.
Kent and Medway Covid-19 vaccination services
All Covid-19 vaccinations will be provided through booked appointments. The detail of locations in the map and lists below is for information only. Please do not directly visit locations unless you have a confirmed appointment.
More local sites: GP sites listed on this page and in the map below are the main vaccination site for each primary care network. More than 35 additional GPs sites have been approved to provide the vaccine locally. This means you may be offered other locations closer to you when you are contacted by GP-led vaccine services.
| 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 |
|
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 |
| Saga Building (Minster and Mocketts Wood PCNs) | Westgate Surgery, Minster Surgery, St Peter’s Surgery, Birchington Medical Practice, Broadstairs Medical Practice, Ash Surgery, 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Wainscott Surgery, Rochester (part of Highparks Medical Practice) |
St Werburgh Medical Practice, Highparks Medical Practice, The Elms Medical Centre |
| Site name | Providing vaccinations for |
| 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) |
| Masonic 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 |
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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 |
|
Tonbridge Baptist Church |
Hildenborough Medical Group, Tonbridge Medical Group (Dunorlan), Warders Medical Centre, Woodlands Health Centre, Hadlow Medical Centre |
Please see note about April 2021 appointments at the top of the main page.
There are now five large-scale vaccination centres in Kent and Medway:
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Folkestone – Folca building (the former Debenhams building)
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Gravesend – The Woodville (Woodville Halls)
To use these centres you must have an appointment. People who are eligible for a vaccine can book online or by calling 119.
If you recieve a letter or text inviting you to book through the national service you can ignore the invitation if:
- you have already had a first vaccine from a GP run service - 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.
There are pharmacy run vaccination services open across 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
- Pharmacy2U, Canterbury, vaccinations at Odeon Cinema, St George’s Place
- Ashworths Dispensing Chemist, Ashford
- Field Pharmacy, East Peckham, vaccinations at Jubilee Hall
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 service will complete second dose vaccinations for all those they gave a first dose to unless you are specifically contacted about an alternative arrangement.
Hospital-based services are being run from:
- Medway Maritime Hospital (public vaccinations are also available from Medway Hospital)
- Maidstone Hospital
- Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford
- Kent County Cricket Ground, Canterbury (on behalf of Kent and Canterbury Hospital)
For first doses given at the Sheppey and Aylesham community hospitals the second dose vaccinations are being organised by Kent Community Health through their large vaccination centres.
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