Opening times

  • Orchard Medical Practice

    Day Opening hours
    Saturday 8 August
    8:30am to 12:30pm
    Sunday 9 August
    Closed
    Monday 10 August
    8am to 6:30pm
    Tuesday 11 August
    8am to 6:30pm
    Wednesday 12 August
    8am to 6:30pm
    Thursday 13 August
    8am to 6:30pm
    Friday 14 August
    8am to 6:30pm

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

The office phones are not routinely available after 4pm - in the event that they are not answered please ring reception.

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:

 

2026/2027

  • Thursday 17th September 2026 
  • Thursday 22nd October 2026
  • Wednesday 18th November 2026
  • Thursday 25th February 2027 

Page last reviewed: 30 July 2026
Page created: 03 March 2025