Opening times

  • Orchard Medical Practice

    Day Opening hours
    Friday 16 May
    8am to 6:30pm
    Saturday 17 May
    8:30am to 12:30pm
    Sunday 18 May
    Closed
    Monday 19 May
    8am to 6:30pm
    Tuesday 20 May
    8am to 6:30pm
    Wednesday 21 May
    8am to 6:30pm
    Thursday 22 May
    8am to 6:30pm

Saturdays are for pre-booked appointments only – our telephone lines are not open

If you need help when we are closed

If you need medical help now, use NHS 111 online or Call 111.

NHS 111 online is for people aged 5 and over. Call 111 if you need help for a child under 5.

Call 999 in a medical or mental health emergency. This is when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk.

GP Extended Hours

GP+ Appointments Suffolk GP+ is for people who urgently need a doctor’s appointment or are unable to see their GP during normal GP hours.

Appointments can be made via Reception during our usual opening hours. Please note cannot refer themselves to this service.

The service is staffed by local Suffolk GPs and Nurse Practitioners in Ipswich, Felixtowe, Stowmarket, Leiston and Wickham Market and is an NHS service delivered by the Suffolk GP Federation.

You will be given a booked appointment and will be seen by a suitable local GP or nurse who will have access to your medical records (once consent is given).

Training closures

The Practices closes in the afternoons from 1:30pm until the following morning at 8am for staff training:

 

2025/26

  • Wednesday 12th February 2025
  • Thursday 10th April 2025
  • Wednesday 14th May 2025
  • Thursday 12th June 2025
  • Wednesday 17th September 2025
  • Thursday 16th October 2025
  • Wednesday 12th November 2025
  • Thursday 12th February 2026

Page last reviewed: 03 March 2025
Page created: 03 March 2025