The Peninsula Practice

We are here to help keep you in good health. The practice covers an area known as ‘The Peninsula’ with the addition of Aldeburgh, which stretches from the River Deben in the south to the north of Aldeburgh town. This is a large rural area which inevitably affects the way we work. We are determined to provide an exceptional service where getting appointments, establishing diagnoses, treating promptly and with personal care are priorities for all of us.

The Peninsula Practice has purpose-built surgery buildings at Alderton, Aldeburgh and Orford, all with full disabled access. Alderton and Orford surgeries both have fully operational dispensaries. In addition there is a branch surgery at Hollesley Village Hall on a weekly basis, when you can collect your repeat medications.

The practice as a whole is open every weekday from 8.00am-6.30pm at different sites.

Because of the large practice area, it may be necessary in some situations, to travel a little further to another branch of the surgery within the practice in order to be seen sooner. Whilst you may live close to a particular surgery/branch, you are considered a patient of The Peninsula Practice and as such are welcome at all sites.

We welcome new patients so if you live in the area please get in touch.

We have had many patients contacting us about the Covid Pass, fit to fly and other covid-related travel queries. Please read the below information about many of the common queries.

We are not able to provide you with a letter of your Covid vaccination status. Please do not contact the practice about your Covid vaccination status unless you have been advised to by the 119 service.

If you have tested positive in the last 14 days and use the NHS app, you will not be able to download your Covid pass until 14 days since you registered your positive result.

Missing or incorrect COVID-19 vaccination data?

If you believe you have missing or incorrect Covid vaccination data on your NHS app or on your GP record, please call 119 and ask the agent to make a referral to the Vaccine Data Resolution Service (VDRS).

The service has been set up to resolve missing or incorrect vaccination records for people vaccinated in England who have a current NHS number and are registered with a GP practice in England.

The VDRS team will call you back within five working days to discuss your records.

Further information

You can get further information about proof of Covid status at this NHS website.

Information about Covid status via the NHS app can be found here.

To get an NHS Covid pass letter, please follow this link to the NHS website.

Upcoming clinics

For all Covid Practice Updates including Covid Vaccination Programme please see our dedicated Covid Update page: 

Coronavirus page

Please note that patients can now self refer from eConsult to the following services:

• Mental Health Service
• Sexual Health Service
• Physiotherapy Service

This service has been used by many of our patients:

Feedback from one patient included that they were "very satisfied with the service" and would be "extremely likely to recommend the service to friends or family". They were contacted before the end of the next working day and received care for their needs.

NHS Friends and Family provides us with feedback from you our patients.  

We value your feedback both positive or negative, it informs us on what we are doing well and how we can improve.