Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Strategy 2020-2025

Who are we

About Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and the population we serve Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (the Trust) provides services across Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup, Erith and District Hospital in Bexley and Gravesham Community Hospital in Gravesend, as well as a number of community locations across our population. The Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust offers a comprehensive range of acute services, with a bed-base of approximately 500, to around 400,000 people in North Kent and South East London. The Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is geographically located in the North of Kent with excellent transport links including major motorways and train lines to Kent, London and Europe. Our Planned Care Centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital (a multi-provider hospital site run by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust) provides a dedicated elective care service for a range of surgical services whilst Darent Valley Hospital (a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) hospital) provides both emergency and elective services, and also hosts a number of other providers offering the best possible local care to our population. Our Demographics The population demographic profile of Bexley and Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley (DGS) is very similar with a younger than national average population which will result in a significant increase in our over 65s in the coming years. • High rates of elderly population growth with comorbidity • High air pollution rates • Variation in deprivation, education & employment • High Obesity rates (children & adults) • High numbers of admissions due to falls & alcohol related • Low breast feeding, lower bowel screening & MMR immunisation rates

Growth and local developments We are in an area of exceptional growth with large housing developments planned across the communities we serve. Our population is set to grow by 35,000 within 5 years and by 55,000 within 10 years. This excludes the City in the East proposed development which will be 22,000+ houses. There are also plans to develop the biggest theme park in the UK nearby which will impact on the transient population that we serve.

Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley Population Growth

Bexley Population Growth

Year

2025

24,000

10,000

2030

37,000

18,000

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Trust Strategy Summary