About Us

Suffolk GP Federation is a not-for-profit organisation owned by 58 GP practices covering 580,000 patients. Members remain independent organisations, whilst working together to develop local primary care.

The Federation has a turnover of approximately £25m and employs over 600 members of staff. It was established with a one off financial contribution from the Government and since its formation has funded all of its activities without any contribution from its members.

We were formed to:

• Help GP practices work together in an open, democratic and transparent way
• Address issues which can be solved through collaboration (rather than by individual practices)
• Provide management, skills and expertise that an individual practice would find difficult to finance

We have two main areas of activity:

1. Supporting general practice

• Supporting complex service changes through collaboration between groups of practices or the transfer of work from hospitals into the community
• Leading a Suffolk wide workforce development programme including GP recruitment and retention, support for salaried and locum GPs, practice managers, nurses, administration staff and other healthcare professionals
• Delivering general practice services where it is sensible for one organisation to take a lead

2. Patient services

Suffolk GP Federation manages a portfolio of services including:

• General practice – Suffolk GP+ – extra primary care appointments in the evening, at weekends and Bank Holidays
• Ultrasound and cardiology clinics in East Suffolk
• Community pain management in West Suffolk
• Managing community services in partnership with other providers such as Ipswich Hospital and West Suffolk Hospital
• Diabetes in North East Essex
• Directly managing practices including Walton Surgery in Felixstowe, Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice in Haverhill and Kirkley Mill Surgery in Lowestoft.

To see our CQC Certificate of Registration, click here.