Council area

GP surgeries in Medway

Medway is a council area. It has 32 NHS GP surgeries and around 331,730 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 7 surgeries are rated excellent and 15 poor. Ranked 229th of 294 council areas in England.

39average score (England 50)
71%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
53%find the phone easyEngland 57%
27 of 32taking on new patients

All 32 surgeries, ranked

Click a column heading to sort. Scores are out of 100 and the England average is 50.

#SurgeryTownScoreEasy by phoneSay it is goodInspectionNew patients
1 Maidstone RD Rainham SurgeryME8 0DP Gillingham 98 93% 95% Good No
2 Pump Lane SurgeryME8 7AA Gillingham 97 86% 95% Good Yes
3 Thames Ave SurgeryME8 9BW Gillingham 95 85% 94% Good No
4 Waltham Road Medical CentreME8 6XQ Gillingham 94 85% 91% Requires improvement No
5 Eastcourt Lane SurgeryME8 6EY Gillingham 88 87% 84% Good Yes
6 Borstal Village SurgeryME1 3JY Rochester 88 87% 82% Good Yes
7 The Glebe Family PracticeME7 5UA Gillingham 88 86% 90% Good Yes
8 Orchard Family PracticeME8 8AA Gillingham 80 68% 93% Good Yes
9 Riverside Medical PracticeME2 1NP Rochester 80 86% 88% Good Yes
10 Napier Road SurgeryME7 4HH Gillingham 73 81% 85% Good No
11 Wigmore Medical CentreME8 0PW Gillingham 52 61% 72% Good Yes
12 Parkwood Family PracticeME8 9RR Gillingham 47 55% 78% Requires improvement No
13 King George Road SurgeryME5 0TT Chatham 45 62% 76% Good Yes
14 Matrix Medical PracticeME5 7JX Chatham 39 41% 78% Good Yes
15 Bryant Street Medical PracticeME4 4HY Chatham 26 69% 74% Not rated Yes
16 The Kings Family PracticeME4 5JY Chatham 24 54% 73% Good Yes
17 Maritime Health PartnershipME4 3EP Gillingham 22 35% 73% Good Yes
18 Long Catlis Road SurgeryME8 9PR Gillingham 16 44% 71% Requires improvement Yes
19 Court View SurgeryME2 2HA Rochester 13 35% 67% Good Yes
20 St. Werburgh Med.practiceME3 9HU Rochester 12 35% 56% Good Yes
21 The Elms Medical CentreME3 9AE Rochester 11 23% 69% Requires improvement Yes
22 Apex Medical CentreME2 4UW Rochester 10 36% 64% Good Yes
23 The Churchill ClinicME5 0DL Chatham 10 50% 64% Good Yes
24 Stonecross and West Drive SurgeryME5 0AA Chatham 7 29% 63% Not rated Yes
25 Marlowe Park Medical CentreME2 2PW Rochester 6 42% 67% Good Yes
26 Reach HealthcareME5 9LD Chatham 6 21% 45% Good Yes
27 City Way SurgeryME1 2AY Rochester 3 24% 54% Not Rated Yes
28 Maidstone Road SurgeryME4 6JL Chatham 3 35% 52% Good Yes
29 Thorndike PartnershipME1 2TH Rochester 1 35% 43% Requires improvement Yes
30 Highparks Medical PracticeME3 8HX Rochester 1 17% 54% Good Yes
31 Princes Park Medical CentreME7 1LX Gillingham 1 32% 54% Good Yes
32 Woodlands Family PracticeME7 2BU Gillingham 1 24% 46% Good Yes

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How Medway compares

What patients here said in the 2026 NHS survey, next to England.

Easy to get through by phone52%57%
Easy to contact via website52%58%
Good experience of contacting68%73%
Waiting time was about right67%69%
Good at listening84%87%
Confidence and trust91%93%
Needs were met88%90%
Overall experience good71%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Medway?

Maidstone RD Rainham Surgery has the highest GPScore in Medway, 98 out of 100. 95% of its patients said their overall experience was good in the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey.

How easy is it to get through to a GP surgery in Medway?

53% of patients in Medway find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 71% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Medway ranks 229th of 294 council areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Medway are taking on new patients?

27 of the 32 surgeries in Medway were taking on new patients when we last checked their pages on the NHS website. The table shows which ones, and each surgery page has a link to register online.

Sources: the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey (NHS England and Ipsos), Care Quality Commission ratings to 01 September 2026, the NHS Organisation Data Service and ONS postcode geography. Read how scores work.