To: The Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
My name is Dr Dineli Charlesworth, and I am a GP at Orchard End Surgery in Cranbrook. For 22 years, my team and I have been committed to providing excellent healthcare to almost half the population of Cranbrook and the surrounding villages. However, with the recent acquisition of Cranbrook Clinic (Jockey Lane), we have growing concerns about the future availability of clinical space and the ability to continue delivering high quality GP services for our patients.
Despite our long-standing role in the community, Orchard End Surgery was not consulted regarding the available space at the Cranbrook Clinic. At present, we operate out of approximately 100 square metres of clinical space, while a new proposal sees the Integrated Care Board supporting a neighbouring practice with 450 square metres at the Cranbrook Clinic. This fourfold difference in space allocation risks disadvantaging almost half the population of this community.
It is essential that all practices—including Orchard End Surgery—are given a fair opportunity to provide high-quality healthcare to the community.
A decision on this proposal is expected in early December, which is why we urgently need your support.
We, the undersigned, respectfully urge the ICB to:
➡️ Defer approval of the Cranbrook Clinic proposal until an inclusive review of the healthcare needs of the entire Cranbrook community has been conducted.
Your signature will help ensure equal consideration, equitable resource allocation, and a healthier future for everyone in our town and surrounding villages.
Thank you for your support.
Dr Dineli Charlesworth
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
November 28, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2025
209 Comments
This proposal (to consolidate primary care services at premises in jockey Lane) has not been properly consulted upon. As a patient at Orchard End surgery I request that further review and consultation is undertaken.
We are very appreciative of the care we receive from the staff at Orchard End surgery. We are appalled that they have not been consulted about this. To our mind they are brilliant and deserve every bit of support they need to continue to be able to provide such first class care.
It is more than unfair that Orchard End surgery was not included in this consultation regarding the space at the Cranbrook clinic. I resent that I will be materially affected in terms of my healthcare should this proposal be approved before the needs of the whole wider Cranbrook have been addressed.
Dr Dineli Charles worth is spot on with her comments. Availability of space is and has always been an issue. Services provided are excellent at the surgery but space is imperative and needs to be fair across also the working practices in Cranbrook and all tested equally with adequate consultation process for all concerned.
With the continued building of new homes in Cranbrook and the surrounding villages we need to have sufficient facilities and access to medical practioners. The current proposals are short sighted and do not meet our needs.
My family have been patients at Orchard End surgery for 30 years and we are very grateful for the high quality care of the doctors and all the friendly and helpful team, and would hope that this level of personalised support can continue in new premises, with appropriate space allocated to facilitate this.
Support our GP orchard End in Cranbrook.
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To: The Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
My name is Dr Dineli Charlesworth, and I am a GP at Orchard End Surgery in Cranbrook. For 22 years, my team and I have been committed to providing excellent healthcare to almost half the population of Cranbrook and the surrounding villages. However, with the recent acquisition of Cranbrook Clinic (Jockey Lane), we have growing concerns about the future availability of clinical space and the ability to continue delivering high quality GP services for our patients.
Despite our long-standing role in the community, Orchard End Surgery was not consulted regarding the available space at the Cranbrook Clinic. At present, we operate out of approximately 100 square metres of clinical space, while a new proposal sees the Integrated Care Board supporting a neighbouring practice with 450 square metres at the Cranbrook Clinic. This fourfold difference in space allocation risks disadvantaging almost half the population of this community.
It is essential that all practices—including Orchard End Surgery—are given a fair opportunity to provide high-quality healthcare to the community.
A decision on this proposal is expected in early December, which is why we urgently need your support.
We, the undersigned, respectfully urge the ICB to:
➡️ Defer approval of the Cranbrook Clinic proposal until an inclusive review of the healthcare needs of the entire Cranbrook community has been conducted.
Your signature will help ensure equal consideration, equitable resource allocation, and a healthier future for everyone in our town and surrounding villages.
Thank you for your support.
Dr Dineli Charlesworth
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
November 28, 2025
Reached 100 supporters
November 28, 2025
209 Comments
I live in Benenden and use the Orchard End Surgery, as do many in Cranbrook. Any extra available medical space should be shared between the 2 surgeries currently serving the increasing population of Cranbrook.
This proposal (to consolidate primary care services at premises in jockey Lane) has not been properly consulted upon. As a patient at Orchard End surgery I request that further review and consultation is undertaken.
We are very appreciative of the care we receive from the staff at Orchard End surgery. We are appalled that they have not been consulted about this. To our mind they are brilliant and deserve every bit of support they need to continue to be able to provide such first class care.
It is more than unfair that Orchard End surgery was not included in this consultation regarding the space at the Cranbrook clinic. I resent that I will be materially affected in terms of my healthcare should this proposal be approved before the needs of the whole wider Cranbrook have been addressed.
Dr Dineli Charles worth is spot on with her comments. Availability of space is and has always been an issue. Services provided are excellent at the surgery but space is imperative and needs to be fair across also the working practices in Cranbrook and all tested equally with adequate consultation process for all concerned.
With the continued building of new homes in Cranbrook and the surrounding villages we need to have sufficient facilities and access to medical practioners. The current proposals are short sighted and do not meet our needs.
My family have been patients at Orchard End surgery for 30 years and we are very grateful for the high quality care of the doctors and all the friendly and helpful team, and would hope that this level of personalised support can continue in new premises, with appropriate space allocated to facilitate this.
Support our GP orchard End in Cranbrook.
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I live in Benenden and use the Orchard End Surgery, as do many in Cranbrook. Any extra available medical space should be shared between the 2 surgeries currently serving the increasing population of Cranbrook.