Welcome to the Orchard Family Practice

The Orchard Family Practice has its roots in two established Portadown practices.  Dr Paul McConnell was appointed to his practice in 1982, after many years in which patients had seen several changes of doctors following the death of Dr Eamon Fleming in 1957.

In 1985 Dr Colin Mathews joined and then succeeded his father Dr James Mathews in the single-handed practice, which he had established in 1949 By merging practices and welcoming Dr Trish Carson in 1988, the partnership was able to offer a more balanced and widely based programme of care Dr James Mathews fully retired from the practice in 1994.

In 1992 the practice administration was transferred to a new fully computerised, self-contained reception suite within Portadown Health Centre In 2008 Dr McConnell retired after 26 years in practice. In April 2009 we were delighted to welcome Dr Stephen McCluskey to our team and full-time partner.

Our name, “Orchard Family Practice” has been chosen to give the practice an identity which reflects our commitment to Family Health Promotion within the Orchard County.

In April 2010 the practice has moved to new premises offering our patients state of the art facilities and services.