Updated 26 November 2021
The registered provider is DMC Healthcare Limited which is a primary care at scale organisation that delivers general practice services at three registered locations in England.
Iwade Health Centre is located at 1 Monins Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8TY. The practice is situated within the NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and has an alternative provider medical services contract with NHS England for delivering primary care services to the local community.
As part of our inspection we visited Iwade Health Centre, 1 Monins Road, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8TY only, where the provider delivers registered activities.
Iwade Health Centre has a registered patient population of approximately 5,700 patients. The practice is located in an area with a higher than average deprivation score.
There are arrangements with other providers to deliver services to patients outside of the practice’s working hours.
The practice staff consists of two salaried GPs (one male and one female), one practice manager, one assistant practice manager, two advanced nurse practitioners (both female), two practice nurses (both female), one community psychiatric nurse (male), one acute care practitioner (paramedic) (female), one healthcare assistant (female), six practice administrators and one prescription clerk. The practice also employs locum staff directly. Practice staff are also supported by the DMC Healthcare Limited management staff.
The provider is registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver the following regulated activities: diagnostic and screening procedures; family planning; maternity and midwifery services; surgical procedures; treatment of disease, disorder or injury.