About us

NHS West Kent is your gateway to NHS services in West Kent. Some 655,700 people live in the West Kent area, covering the areas of Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells, and Maidstone.

Our main role is to commission (or contract) services from other providers, including GPs, dentists, opticians and community pharmacies, acute trusts and mental health trusts.

We also work to improve the health of the people in West Kent, for example through the stop smoking services. 

Most people in West Kent are healthier than the national average and can expect to live longer. However, there are some communities where life expectancy is up to 14 years lower than in other parts of West Kent. This fact forms the core of the PCT’s Health Inequalities agenda where greater emphasis is being placed on helping people to make healthier lifestyle choices.

Kent Community Health provides services through clincal teams that work across the community and in community hospitals.