GP Appointments January 2023 Posted or Updated on 13 Feb 2024

Information for Kent & Medway

Published February 2023.  Population 1,980,369

GP Surgery Appointments: 945,208

Appointments with a GP: 451,582

Face-to-Face all appointments: 67%

Face-to-Face with a GP: 39%

That's the equivalent of 1 in 2 of the population of Kent and Medway having an appointment in General Practice in November.

GP practices teams are working hard why are they so busy?

• Dealing with backlog of work built up over the pandemic
• Delivering seasonal covid and flu vaccinations to our most vulnerable patients
• GPs are seeing a huge rise in mental health conditions following the Covid pandemic
• GPs are supporting patients waiting for hospital care
• Kent & Medway has the lowest number of GPs per head of population in England.

How can you help?

• Get the right treatment when you need it- Stop, think, choose www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/local-services 
• Waiting for hospital treatments-please contact hospitals directly to check waiting times www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/local-services/hospital-waiting-times 
• Please be kind to our staff who are working very hard for you
• You may not always need to see a GP, receptionists will be able to guide you to access the most appropriate healthcare professional
• Covid is still with us, we have a duty of care to patients at most risk from covid. please continue to wear a mask when attending the surgery