Otford Medical Practice

15/02/2026

Measles is a preventable illness. 10-20% of those infected can develop complications, some of which may be serious.

Vaccination remains the safest way to protect your children. You can check their vaccination status by looking at the NHS app (you may need to set up proxy access).

Your child’s red book may also show if they have had their measles vaccine (given as part of their MMR jab).

Reception can also check for you if you don’t have access to these.

A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.

26/01/2026

Ramadan 2026 is expected to begin on the evening of Tuesday, 17 February or Wednesday 18 February, depending on the moon sighting.

For people living with diabetes, fasting can pose challenges. Deciding whether to fast while managing diabetes requires careful planning and the right support to stay healthy.

You can find helpful resources and information on DiabetesUK website to support people in your community who are living with diabetes.

This includes guidance on diabetes and fasting, webinars, fact sheets, information on eating well, and resources available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, and Urdu.

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12/01/2026

Do you have the NHS app?

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

07/01/2026

Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board are conducting a public survey about urgent treatment centres.

If you value the UTC at Sevenoaks Hospital please consider sparing a few minutes of your time to ensure the ICB hears your opinion.

Please take a few minutes to take our survey.

24/12/2025

Here’s wishing all the residents of Otford and Kemsing the very best for Christmas and the new year.
We will reopen as usual bright and early on Monday morning (29th December) at 0800.

19/12/2025

The surgery is experiencing high volumes of enquiries presently about winter illnesses. Many of these are self limiting infections which can be managed via your chemist.
Please see the link below for advice about managing winter illnesses and when to seek help:

Advice about common winter illnesses including cough, flu, and sore throat, and how you can help your symptoms at home

18/12/2025

Please see tips below for getting children to take medication

This section provides videos and information about how to give different formulations of medicines to your child.

12/12/2025

We currently have a major IT outage - please can we ask that enquiries to the surgery are limited to emergencies only.

27/11/2025

Did you know you can access test results, clinic correspondence and more from the NHS app- download today!

Download the NHS App, or open the NHS website in a web browser, to set up and log in to your NHS account. Owned and run by the NHS, your NHS account is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services online.

25/11/2025

Anyone in need of minor surgery treatments can now submit an enquiry form- with a picture if possible…..

28/10/2025

If you know anyone who is struggling with a chronic breathing issue they may benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation- ask at the surgery or see below for more details:

https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/service/west-kent-pulmonary-rehabilitation-service/

14/10/2025

Patients in need of urgent dental care can contact KCHFT dental helpdesk on 0300 123 4412 Monday-Friday 8am to 4pm.

Contact us 0300 123 4412 kcht.dentalhelpdesk@nhs.net Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm Referral team 0330 123 9438 kcht.communitydentalservice@nhs.net Post to