Changing GP practice
Changing GP practice in Medway 2026
Changing GP practice in England is free, and you do not have to tell your current practice: it is told once your new practice has registered you. Here are the 32 GP practices in Medway, highest Practice Grade first, each with a link to its page on the NHS website, where it says how to register.
How to change, in three steps
- Compare the options. The list below orders the practices by the Practice Grade: what patients say in the 2026 GP Patient Survey together with how soon appointments take place and calls are answered. Want to weigh what matters most to you? Use Help me choose.
- Register online, in the NHS App or on paper. The link on each card goes to the practice’s page on the NHS website. Most practices let you register online; you can also fill in a paper form at the practice.
- Wait to hear back. You should be told when you have been registered, usually within 5 days of the practice getting your details.
A practice may refuse to register you if it is not accepting new patients, if you live outside its area, or if you have been removed from its list before; it must then write to you within 14 days. The whole process, step by step, is in the guide How to change your GP practice.
GP practices you can change to in Medway, highest Practice Grade first
Practices without enough answers for a Practice Grade come last, A to Z. The links go to the NHS website; we are not a booking service and have no ties to the practices.
Maidstone Rd Rainham Surgery
Practice Grade 92.7Waltham Road Medical Centre
Practice Grade 90.0Pump Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 89.1Thames Ave Surgery
Practice Grade 87.5Orchard Family Practice
Practice Grade 86.6The Glebe Family Practice
Practice Grade 85.6Riverside Medical Practice
Practice Grade 84.3Eastcourt Lane Surgery
Practice Grade 83.5Napier Road Surgery
Practice Grade 82.7Matrix Medical Practice
Practice Grade 80.4Borstal Village Surgery
Practice Grade 79.9King George Road Surgery
Practice Grade 79.7Bryant Street Medical Practice
Practice Grade 78.6Parkwood Family Practice
Practice Grade 78.1The Kings Family Practice
Practice Grade 76.3Long Catlis Road Surgery
Practice Grade 75.2Wigmore Medical Centre
Practice Grade 73.2Marlowe Park Medical Ctr.
Practice Grade 72.7Stonecross and West Drive Surgery
Practice Grade 70.9Stonecross and West Drive Surgery on the NHS website (nhs.uk)
Apex Medical Centre
Practice Grade 70.3Maritime Health Partnership
Practice Grade 70.3The Elms Medical Centre
Practice Grade 68.2Court View Surgery
Practice Grade 68.0The Churchill Clinic
Practice Grade 65.0St. Werburgh Med.practice
Practice Grade 64.4City Way Surgery
Practice Grade 59.5Highparks Medical Practice
Practice Grade 57.4Princes Park Medical Ctr
Practice Grade 54.2Woodlands Family Practice
Practice Grade 53.6Reach Healthcare
Practice Grade 52.6Thorndike Partnership
Practice Grade 51.8Maidstone Road Surgery
Practice Grade 51.6
Good to know before you change
- You can register outside Medway, for example near where you work, but not every practice accepts patients from outside its area, and it may affect home visits and community services. See all areas on GP practices by area.
- Away for a while? You can register with a practice as a temporary patient for up to 3 months without changing practice.
- If you have problems registering, the NHS website suggests contacting your local integrated care board, Citizens Advice or your local Healthwatch.
- We order by the Practice Grade. The grade weighs patients’ answers and access, and a practice gets one only with enough answers; each practice page shows how many answered.
Source: the NHS website, Register with a GP surgery (how to register), and the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS England’s appointment and phone data (the Practice Grade).