A new management team will be in place at Dashwood Medical Centre in Ramsgate from Monday, 28 August 2023.
Existing staff will remain at the practice but will be joined by new colleagues.
The new management team will focus on making necessary improvements to processes highlighted in a recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.
Patients registered at Dashwood Medical Centre do not need to do anything. Phone numbers and how patients contact the medical centre will not change.
Repeat prescriptions will continue to be provided in the same way patients receive them now and the types of services offered at the practice will remain the same.
NHS Kent and Medway’s Director of Primary Care Commissioning Sukh Singh said: “We have worked closely with the team at Dashwood Medical Centre to make sure that there is no disruption to patients.
“The new management team will take steps to address the issues identified by the CQC and we will continue to work with the new management team and the CQC to make sure that the necessary improvements are made.”
The new management team - Dr Geevarghese, Dr Peshen, Dr Ricks, Dr Dharmasena and Dr Misra - are local GPs based at the Northdown Surgery in Margate.
Dr Geevarghese, lead partner at Northdown practice said: “We have many years of experience in managing GP practices and will also recruit additional staff to oversee the day-to-day running and management of Dashwood Medical Centre.
“We are pleased that we have been able to make sure that Dashwood Medical Centre remains open for patients and look forward to getting to know them.”
The changes will not impact patient care at Northdown Surgery.
Patients registered with Dashwood Medical Practice who have any questions should email kmicb.gpcontracting@nhs.net.