What is the Health and Care Partnership (HCP)?

West Kent HCP contains representation from different health and social care providers including the acute trust, community trusts, mental health trusts, primary care and social care to plan and deliver improved services to the West Kent population.

The HCP’s priorities are looking into where to focus the systems efforts, developing ways of working and strategies on how to the health and social care partners in the area can best work together to support people of West Kent to live healthier lives. The HCP went live in April 2021.

From 1st July 2022, the Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group became the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board responsible for commissioning service for patients across Kent and Medway.

What organisations are part of West Kent HCP?

• Healthwatch Kent
• Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
• Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Kent County Council
• Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
• Maidstone Borough Council
• Sevenoaks District Council
• Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
• Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
• West Kent Primary Care
• West Kent Primary Care Networks