Kent Primary Care Network Children's and Young People's Mental Health Practitioner (PCN MHP)

Who we are

PCN MHP are specially trained clinicians embedded in GP surgeries to help children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health.  PCN MHP are part of the Children and Young People Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies programme, a government initiative first outlined in detail in ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper’ which focuses on earlier intervention and prevention of mental health problems in children and young people.

PCN MHP are continually expanding across Kent & Medway.

Contact you GP to see if this option is available in your area at this time.

We provide assessment for children and young people up to age of 18 who might require exploration to understand their needs and/or signpost them to the correct support, and, if suitable, we can offer a short term of 1-2-1 sessions intervention.  

From time to time, children and young people may need additional support with their emotional wellbeing and mental health, so we’re here to help. Getting the right support early can prevent problems getting bigger, so that your child can enjoy school, home, time with family & friends, and other activities reach their full potential.

We provide support to children and young people who may be experiencing low to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing issues, this may be present as low mood, self-harming behaviours, anxiety, school refusal, behavioural difficulties, or sleep difficulties for example.

How we can help

We have several ways to support your child, including:

  • Consultation appointments to increase understanding of available support for mental health and emotional wellbeing. 
  • Individual one-to-one offer (4 -10 sessions) to support   children and young people with targeted interventions. This is suitable for children who feel motivated to address any mental health or emotional wellbeing difficulties they are experiencing.
  • Parent-led work: our main support offered to primary aged children who are experiencing mild to moderate difficulties with anxiety, low mood, or behavioural difficulties.  We can offer both digital and face to face support to parents, with the aim of equipping parents with the skills to support their child to overcome their difficulties.

Find your GP

Kent and Medway PCN MHP locations

Please note that currently we are only able to offer support in the GP locations listed in the drop-down options below.

Map of Kent showing the areas of North, East and West Kent plus Medway and Swale

West Kent primary care networks

There are nine primary care networks in west Kent, made up of 53 GP practices. Below are the current GP practices covered in West Kent. More coming soon.

Maidstone Central

  • Bower Mount Medical Centre
  • Brewer Street Surgery
  • The Medical Centre Group (Northumberland Court Surgery)
  • The Vine Medical Centre

Malling

  • Phoenix Medical Practice
  • Snodland Medical Practice
  • Thornhills Medical Practice
  • Wateringbury Surgery
  • West Malling Group Practice

Tonbridge

  • Hadlow Medical Centre
  • Hildenborough Medical Group
  • Tonbridge Medical Group
  • Warders Medical Centre
  • Woodlands Health Centre

Weald

  • Howell Surgery
  • Lamberhurst Surgery
  • Malling Health Four (Staplehurst Surgery)
  • Marden Medical Centre
  • Old Parsonage Surgery
  • Old School Surgery
  • Orchard End Surgery
  • The Crane Surgery
  • Weald View Medical Practice
  • Yalding

East Kent primary care networks

There are 16 primary care networks in east Kent, made up of 65 GP practices. Below are the current GP Practices covered in East Kent. More coming soon. 

Canterbury North

  • Canterbury Health Centre
  • Northgate Medical Practice
  • Old School Surgery
  • Sturry Surgery

Canterbury South

  • Canterbury Medical Practice
  • New Dover Road Surgery
  • University Medical Centre

Deal and Sandwich

  • Balmoral Surgery
  • Manor Road Surgery
  • Sandwich Medical Practice
  • St Richard's Road Surgery
  • The Cedars Surgery

Dover town

  • Buckland Medical Practice
  • High Street Surgery
  • St James' Surgery

Margate

  • Bethesda Medical Centre
  • Mockett's Wood Surgery
  • Northdown Surgery
  • The Limes Medical Centre

Whitstable

  • Whitstable Medical Practice

Medway and Swale primary care networks

There are nine primary care networks in Medway and Swale, made up of 51 GP practices. Princes Park Medical Centre is not alligned to a PCN. Below are the current GP practices covered in Medway and Swale. More coming soon. 

Medway South

  • King George Road Surgery
  • Maidstone Road Chatham Surgery
  • Reach Healthcare
  • Stonecross and West Drive Surgery
  • The Churchill Clinic

Sittingbourne

  • Chestnuts Surgery
  • Grovehurst Surgery
  • London Road Medical Centre
  • Meads Medical Practice
  • Memorial Medical Centre
  • Dr RB Kumar Practice
  • Greenporch Medical partnership

Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley primary care networks

Areas coming soon.