Howard House Practice

19/12/2025

Christmas & New Year Opening Times
We are closed on the following dates over the Christmas and New Year period.
🎅 Thursday 25th December- Closed - Christmas Day
🎄 Friday 26th December- Closed - Boxing Day
🎆 Thursday 1st January- Closed - New Year's Day

If you require medical assistance on these days, please visit NHS 111 online, call NHS 111 or in the event of an emergency, call 999.

15/12/2025

Reception is back! Thank you for your patience in what has been the most challenging phase of the build so far. Reception is back up and running, We hope you like it 😁

08/12/2025

Do you know the symptoms of norovirus? The main symptoms are:

🤢 Feeling sick (nausea)

🚽 Diarrhoea

🤮 Being sick (vomiting)

Find information about other symptoms and get advice on how to treat yourself here ➡️ https://orlo.uk/d3Ftt

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

21/11/2025

We are currently advertising for an administrator to join our fantastic team. Previous primary care experience is disired but not essential as full training will be given. However, great team player, excellent IT skills and ability to prioritise is essential. See link below

https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A5843-25-0005?location=Felixstowe&distance=5&searchByLocationOnly=true&language=en

12/11/2025

12/11/25 - Due to staff training the surgery will be closed today from 1pm.
If you have a life threatening medical emergency please call 999 or for urgent help and medical advice please contact 111.

27/10/2025

SURGERY UPDATE!!! Important for those with Face to face appointments throughout November and some of December.

We are now moving into the final phase of the surgery building work being carried out to update the surgery. With the final phase this includes the whole of the reception room and waiting area and therefore the main front door will be closed off and inaccessible.

We will be asking ALL patients to come through the very back door (for those who know the surgery well it is by clinic Rooms E and F). There will hopefully be a doorbell for patients to ring and a receptionist will help you into the building and check you in.

Please do bare with us and be patient as this is going to be chaotic for everyone but will be very worth it once the building work is complete.

25/10/2025

It's our last main flu and COVID clinic running today at the surgery! We know the weather isn't great but if you are booked in for your flu vaccine (and if eligible your COVID) please do still attend. Patients will be queuing within reception to keep you as dry as possible and only arriving 5 minutes before will prevent unnecessary queues.

If you have received a text or letter directly from the surgery to book your flu or COVID and have not done so we do have some availability for you to attend the surgery between 2-3pm as a walk in.

And a big thank you for the staff taking time out on their weekends.

23/10/2025

This has now been resolved. Thank you for your patience and co-operation 👍🏼

ASKMYGP. We apologise but there is a nationwide error with AskMyGP. We kindly ask you to only call our reception team for urgent medical matters today. We will update as soon as we have news.

15/10/2025

Recovery college provide both in person and virtual sessions, in groups or 121 to support individuals with mental health issues.

08/10/2025

https://feelgoodsuffolk.co.uk/stoptober/

02/10/2025

We are looking forward to our first Autumn COVID and flu vaccination clinic this Saturday by appointment only. If you have booked in please ensure you arrive no more than 5 minutes before your appointment time to avoid unessesary queuing.
Please also be aware the COVID vaccine eligibility has changed this year and is now only for over 75years and those severely immunocompromised. If you are advised on the day you are not eligible please understand we can not override this and can not administer the COVID vaccine.

If you have been invited but not yet booked, we still have some availability on Saturday 25th October.

30/09/2025