GP Practice Merger

 

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An update with our upcoming merger

How will it affect you?

  • Your relationship with us will currently stay the same and you don’t need to do anything. Although we are merging the two practices from the 1st April 2025, we are not merging our computer patient lists yet. This will happen later.
  • For the moment we will continue to deliver all current services separately at the two sites, but as things develop, we may alter where certain services are delivered at each site.
  • Patients will still be allocated to one of the two sites (FMP or NPS), and you will still be able to speak to the same staff and book appointments with a GP in the same way.
  • Together we will have nearly 35,000 patients throughout Faversham and the surrounding areas, but this does not mean that you will need to wait longer for an appointment with a GP and we are recruiting more staff to help improve the service we provide for our patients.

Why change?

  • The partners from both practices feel that the best way to continue offering our patients the same excellent care is to come together to pool our collective clinical skills and resources for your benefit.
  • The two practices have always worked closely together and a merger between the two practices gives us the opportunity to develop and expand the services we can offer to you.
  • The change will also enable us to direct more resources to patient services.

Why it makes sense

  • By merging the two practices in Faversham, it will allow us to develop and offer more services to our combined Faversham population.
  • The presence of more doctors and clinical staff in the merged practice will increase our ability to effectively manage any unavoidable staff absence (e.g. if a GP is ill).
  • The merged practice will be better positioned to meet the new responsibilities of GPs to help lead the planning and development of local health services.
  • Both practices use the same type of computer system so this will allow easy merging of patient data later on without affecting patient safety or patient care. This part won’t happen immediately so patients will currently still be seen at their usual practice site.
  • Merging the two practices will allow us to be more efficient with economies of scale. This will free up resources for improved and additional services.
  • An increased number of services will become available to you, and you will have access to more medical staff with a greater range of experience in different areas of care.
  • There is a lot of clinical and business experience amongst the GPs which will ensure that the transition and future running of the new practice is efficient and effective.
  • The two merging practices share the same values and work ethic. We are both committed to excellent patient care. This is our main focus.

When will the merger take place?

  • The proposed merger process will start on 1st April 2025.

What will the name of the new Practice be?

  • Faversham Medical Group, but the two practice sites will retain their current names.

Who will the GP partners in the practice be?

  • Dr Alastair Gould (Male)
  • Dr Daniel Moore (Male)
  • Dr Wendy Domleo (Female)
  • Dr Nicholas Tan (Male)
  • Dr Caroline Baker (Female)
  • Dr Gaurav Gupta (Male)
  • Dr Lincy George (Female)
  • Dr Shariq Lanker (Male)
  • Dr En Min Choi (Female)
  • Dr Daniel Titterton (Male)

Where do I find more information about the practice sites?

Contact details for practice

01795 905577 (FMP) 01795 530777 (NPS)

Patient Participation Group

  • Please contact us if you would like to get involved by joining our patient participation group. Please ask reception or look at our websites for further details.

What services can I expect?

  • Urgent conditions/illnesses will be assessed or seen on the day
  • In house diagnostic tests including blood tests and electrocardiograms (ECGs)
  • Access to more doctors and clinical staff with a greater range of medical expertise
  • Availability of enhanced services for all patients including anti-coagulation (e.g. Warfarin), female contraception devices (e.g. Implants & coils), and joint injections.
  • Continued commitment to training of future GPs and medical students
  • Full range of nursing services, including travel advice, cervical smears, ear syringing, chronic disease clinics and childhood vaccinations
  • Post natal and scheduled baby checks
  • Urgent Treatment Centre-Open 8am-8pm every day (based at FMP)
  • In-house physiotherapy (based at NPS)
  • Ophthalmology Services-such as cataract extraction and general ophthalmology clinics (based at FMP & our Folkestone Eye Centre)
  • In-house Ultrasound scans (based at NPS)
  • Orthopaedic hand surgery (based at FMP)
  • Gynaecology pessary clinic (based at FMP)
  • Audiology clinic (based at NPS)

Any Questions?
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact the Business Managers Kerin Austin (FMP) or Kelly Temple (NPS). You can contact them via reception.

Published: Mar 31, 2025