Suffolk GP Federation

It won a £10 million contract to provide a full community service for patients with diabetes for five years from April 2014.

It offers diabetes screening, training and care for patients with a dedicated helpline and mobile dietetic, podiatry and antenatal clinics in the GP surgeries.

[2] It has helped to launch the Suffolk GP Fellowship scheme, which offers trainees a twelve month contract with training opportunities.

Urgent care — out-of-hours, GP+ (weekend and evening booked appointments), ED streaming in Ipswich and West Suffolk hospitals and a minor injuries centre in Felixstowe.

Community services including ultrasound, cardiology, diabetes, podiatry, fracture prevention, bladder and bowel, and stoma.