About this practice

The Chestnuts Surgery is an NHS GP surgery located at 70 East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4RU. The practice serves 9,582 registered patients.

The practice holds a Requires Improvement rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), indicating areas where the practice needs to make changes, based on its most recent inspection on 27 September 2016. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 56% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 19 percentage points below the national average, which is below the national average.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 3,736 appointments. 70% were face-to-face consultations, with 12% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice performs well across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (98%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (99%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (96%). Areas for monitoring include Diabetes: blood sugar well controlled (HbA1c ≤ 58 mmol/mol) at 69% and Hypertension: blood pressure ≤ 140/90 (under 80) at 68%.

Other GP practices nearby include Memorial Medical Centre (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), The Medic Care Surgery (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), and Dgss Adult Comm Services (S Locality) (0.4 miles). Compare these practices side by side →