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.

The practice as a whole is open every weekday from 8.00am-6.30pm at different sites. Appointments are also available evenings and weekends at our collaborating practices by the GP federation teams

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.

The Peninsula Practice operates a Zero Tolerance Policy  - Kindness Rules

Here at The Peninsula Practice, we are proud to offer you a warm welcome and we strive to offer a great service.

In return, we ask that all our patients and their representatives are polite and respectful to all of us.

It is our belief that everyone has the right to be safe and secure while working or visiting the practice. Therefore, anyone behaving in a violent, abusive or aggressive manner to either our staff or patients and their representatives during their visit will be asked to leave.

Patients who habitually exhibit abusive behaviour may be removed from the Practice List inline with our Zero Tolerance Policy.

Please help us to help you.

A Brief History

In 1980 the communities of Orford and Gedgrave, Iken, Chillesford, Sudbourne and Butley, led by Orford Parish Council’s Chair Percy Chapman, raised funds to buy land and build Chapman House. The Orford & District Surgery Trust was set up to manage the construction of the surgery, take responsibility for the mortgage and create a lease enabling the charity to rent the property to the Practice.

 In 2021 the Charity was restructured and modernised resulting in the Trust becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). At the same time Chapman House Lease, which expired in 2019 was rewritten to comply with NHS England guidance and signed by the CIO and the Practice in 2024.

The Charity Now

The CIO has between 7 and 12 trustees, all volunteers, who are responsible for ensuring the Charity objectives are met.

The original vision of supporting the health care needs of the users of Chapman House surgery and to ensure a surgery remains in Orford for use by the community are fundamental to the aims of the Charity which are:

 - To relieve sickness and to preserve health by the ownership and the maintenance, reconstruction, improvement and general upkeep of Chapman  House.

- To provide medical facilities, equipment and services not normally provided by statutory authorities

Once the mortgage was repaid, the Charity has funded these activities by receipt of rent from the Practice and occasional donations.

 Aside from its main activity above the charity holds funds inherited from the Esmond House Day Care Centre which was wound up in 2012. These can be used to purchase facilities, equipment and services for frail, older persons and disabled people to support them to live independently at home.

For more information about the trustees and charity please search for charity 1194742 on the Charity Commission website.

For enquiries, please contact the CIO secretary, corinne.lusher@btinternet.com