Health and wellbeing contact information

Prevent: Primary prevention / promoting wellbeing

During office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm): Call 03000 41 61 61

Outside of office hours (for emergencies only): Call 03000 41 91 91

Text relay: 18001 03000 41 61 61

Email: social.services@kent.gov.uk

Drop in one of the community clinics:

• The Gateway in Margate – every Wednesday – 10:00 – 14:00
• Age UK Deal – every Thursday – 9:00 – 16:00
• Age UK Folkestone – every Monday – 9:00 – 14:00
• Darent Valley Hospital Dartford (DA2 8DA) – every 4^th Tuesday of the month starting 27^th January from 10:00 – 13:00
• Gravesend Civic Offices – Every 3^rd Tuesday of the month starting 20^th January from 10:00 – 13:00
• Bluewater Shopping Centre – One off on Tuesday 10^th February from 10:00 – 13:00
• Adhoc Community Hubs on a Wednesday at Temple Hill Community centre (Dartford) and Tree Estate Community Centre (Dartford) – at least once per month in each location

• The purpose of these clinics is to establish effective community interfaces between Adult Social Care (ASC) Connect and wider community services, and to provide alternative settings in which to undertake initial conversations with people referred to ASC for information and support and enable organic connections with local service providers.
• There are currently four weekly clinic sessions started to be established from November 2025 and more being developed.

Disability Assist is a charity which helps people with disabilities in Kent to live more independent lives.

This means having the right support in place and being in control to live the life they choose.
The service helps with:

• Benefits support.
• Advocacy, supporting people to know and understand their rights when it comes to health and social welfare. To be able to express their views, wishes and needs to ensure they are involved when decisions need to be made.
• Peer support.

Telephone: 01233 633187
Email: info@disabilityassist.org.uk
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