Swanscombehc

22/12/2025

08/12/2025

We are pleased to update that Dartford Borough Council Cabinet has agreed plans to work with the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) to deliver a new Medical Centre at Steele Avenue, Greenhithe. You can read the update here: Dartford Borough Council agrees plans to work with NHS Kent and Medway to deliver a new medical centre in Greenhithe | News | ICB.

As you will be aware from our previous patient engagement, the plan is that this new facility will replace three existing branch sites – Elmdene Surgery and Greenhithe Surgery (Swanscombe and Bean Partnership) and Ivy Bower Surgery (Temple Hill Group) and provide capacity for continued growth in the area.

We will continue to update and engage with our patients as the project progresses.

05/12/2025

12/11/2025

Thank you to those who supported our raffle at the flu clinics. We were able to raise £205.63 for the Senior's Lunch Club in Swanscombe. Raffle winners have been contacted to collect their prizes, and those who we could not contact, we will keep trying. Well done all.

10/11/2025

Anti-Bullying Week, 10th to 14th November

This year, the theme of Anti-Bullying Week is ‘Power for Good’.

Every year, bullying impacts on the lives of so many people, and silence means it carries on. Use your ‘Power for Good’ to speak up and raise awareness when you see bullying, face to face or online.

40% of children were bullied over the last year. Bullying can be in person or online, and includes physical, verbal, emotional and discriminatory behaviour (e.g., racist, homophobic, disability-related). Let’s use our ‘Power for Good’ and stop this harmful behaviour this Anti-Bullying Week.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/types-of-abuse/bullying-and-cyberbullying/

Hint: Find some useful social media assets here: https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week-2025/get-involved-social-media

Help us spread the 'Power for Good' message online! We've created everything you need to help you get involved in Anti-Bullying Week 2025: Power for Good on social media.

10/11/2025

Odd Socks Day, 10th November

To celebrate the start of Anti-Bullying Week, Odd Socks Day is held in many schools, and even in some workplaces! It’s all about celebrating what makes someone unique, showing how we are all different, and that acceptance is key!

Thousands of kids and adults will be wearing odd socks this week and there's a really good reason why!

04/11/2025

We will be closed today, Tuesday 4th November 2025 from 1.00PM - 6.30PM (phones and Anima closed from 1.00pm) for staff training, which is a requirement of NHS England. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
If you require care you can seek advice from your local pharmacy, call 111 or attend the Urgent Treatment Centre at Gravesend Community Hospital, Bath Street, Gravesend DA11 ODG.
IN AN EMERGENCY please dial 999