NHS Kent and Medway

09/06/2026

Did you know the HPV vaccine isn’t just for girls? Boys are offered it too, to protect them from HPV-related cancers later in life. 👦👦🏾👦🏻👦🏿

A simple vaccine today helps protect their future.

🔗 Find how to get vaccinated nhs.uk/HPV

08/06/2026

Lung Cancer Screening is launching in

If you live in the area, a current or former smoker, aged between 55 and 74 you may receive a invitation.

Lung cancer screening aims to find lung cancer early, sometimes before you have symptoms.

➡️www.lungcheckskm.nhs.uk

07/06/2026

Need urgent dental treatment in Kent & Medway? Here’s what to do:

☎phone your usual dentist
🦷contact any nearby practice. All now offer urgent appointments.
⏰out of hours? Phone Dentaline: 01634 382230.

Make it clear you need an urgent appointment, so you’re seen quickly. You may need to call more than one practice.

www.kmhealthandcare.uk/dental

06/06/2026

You can do so much more with the NHS App than you realise. View your GP health record, check your test results, receive direct messages from the NHS, and request your repeat prescriptions quickly and easily.

📱Tap the NHS App.

05/06/2026

High blood pressure leaves no clues because it can have no symptoms.

Left untreated, high blood pressure can increase your risk of vascular dementia, stroke or heart attack

Get your blood pressure checked for free at your local pharmacy.

👉Find a pharmacy that offers free blood pressure checks: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/pharmacies/find-a-pharmacy-that-offers-free-blood-pressure-checks/

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

What is your experience of sexual health services in Kent?

Share your experience in this short, anonymous survey: https://loom.ly/dynuktg

04/06/2026

03/06/2026

NHS Kent and Medway’s Chief Executive Adam Doyle attended the official launch of the James Williams Healthy Living Centre in Chatham today.

Funded by NHS Kent and Medway and Medway Council and managed by Medway Community Healthcare, the £15million centre has been designed to make accessing healthcare easier, more joined-up, and closer to the community 💙

03/06/2026

Voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations can apply for Community Cancer Intervention Funding (CCIF).

The funding will help organisations to deliver projects that help improve cancer outcomes and reduce inequalities across Kent and Medway.

They are particularly interested in projects that:
✔ Raise awareness of cancer symptoms
✔ Encourage cancer screening uptake
✔ Support people to access services earlier
✔ Improve support for people living with and beyond cancer
✔ Reach communities who face barriers to care.

Find out more: www.kentandmedwaycanceralliance.nhs.uk/community-cancer-intervention-funding