About The Practice

We are delighted to welcome you to Cathedral Medical Group, where we aim to provide a high standard of personal health care. 

 

Meet the team

The doctors work in an unlimited partnership as a general medical group practice. All patients are allocated a named accountable GP who is administratively responsible for their overall care at the practice. If you wish to know who your named GP is please contact us. If you have a preference as to which GP this is, the practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Dr John Bisatt
Senior Partner (Male)

BSc, MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFFP.

Dr Bisatt has been at the practice since 2003, became a partner in 2005 and has been Senior Partner since 2022.

Dr Bisatt is the clinical lead in Diabetes and Heart Disease with a special interest in cholesterol and lipid metabolism. He supervises GP Training at the practice and is the team captain for the Chichester runners corporate challenge race which the practice competes in every year.
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Dr Lorna Sloley
Partner (Female)

MBBS, BSc, DRCOG, DCH, DFFP, MRCGP.

Dr Sloley trained at Barts and the Royal London Medical School. She moved to West Sussex to pursue a career in general practice and

joined Cathedral Medical Group in 2004. She enjoys all aspects of her work and has a special interest in minor surgery, joint injections and diabetes.
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Dr Zaid Almashta
Partner (Male)

MBcHb, MRCGP.

Dr Almashta joined the practice as a partner in 2013. He has special interests in musculoskeletal 

medicine, palliative care, paediatrics and all aspects of medicine, especially ischaemic heart disease and chronic diseases. In the practice he is responsible for leg ulcer management, medical research and practice training.
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Dr Christopher Waight
Partner (Male)

MBBS, BSc, MRCGP.

Dr Waight qualified from King’s College London in 2016 with his medical degree and did an

intercalated year during that to get a BSc in physiology in 2013. He then worked for a year in Redhill before moving to Chichester where he did his GP training and has been working here ever since. Dr Waight enjoys working with patient’s of all ages and issues and likes the diversity of our practice. In his free time he enjoys squash, functional fitness, reading and board games.
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Dr Angela Giles
Doctor (Female)

BMedSci, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP, DPD.

Dr Giles qualified from Sheffield Medical School in 1997 and trained in Sheffield and Rotherham. 

She then migrated South and joined the practice in 2005. She has particular interests in skin medicine.
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Dr Charles Wood
Doctor (Male)

MBBS, BSc (hons), MRCGP.

Dr Wood qualified from King’s College London in 2015 before spending several years working at 

St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester and completing GP training. He joined Cathedral Medical Group in 2021 and enjoys the varied nature of work in general practice. Outside of work he enjoys hiking and exploring.
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Dr Helen Whiting
Doctor (Female)

MBBS, MRCGP, PgCert.

Dr Whiting qualified as a Doctor from Imperial College London (Charing Cross Campus) in 1999 and 

completed her GP training in 2004. She has worked in Portsmouth and Havant for a long time and then did a secondment in a covid vaccine centre for 1 year. Dr Whiting joined Cathedral medical Group early 2022. She has specialist interests in GP training (from 2011-2021), palliative care and research. When not working she enjoys walking, reading and playing her guitar.
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Dr Joanna Peters
Doctor (Female)

BMBS, DipSEM, MRCGP.

Dr Peters qualified from Exeter Univeristy in 2014. She then moved to London and spent a few years working in acute medicine, intensive care and A&E.

During this time she did a Diploma in Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health. After this she then moved down to Chichester to do her GP training. Dr Peters joined Cathedral Medical Group in Novemeber 2023 and has a specialist interest in musculoskeletal medicine and women’s health. Outside of medicine she enjoys sailing, kitesurfing and exploring with her young family.
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Dr Celia Beaumont-Hutchings
Doctor (Female)

MBChB, MRCP, MRCGP, DRCOG, PgCert.

Dr Beaumont-Hutchings trained at Bristol University. She spent several years working in General 

Hospital Medicine speciality in both the UK and Australia before moving to the local area to complete her training in general practice. She joined Cathedral Medical Group in 2022 and has a particular interest in women’s health including menopause and contraception. She also enjoys her role as a GP trainer. Outside of medicine, she can be found sailing or hiking with her labrador.
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The management team are involved in managing the day to day running of the practice, ensuring that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care.

They cover human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology.

If you wish to give some feedback, have a suggestion to make or a complaint they will be happy to listen. If you require a copy of our complaints procedure, please ask at reception.

Cathryn Bovingdon
Business Manager
Heidi Raza
Practice Manager
Danielle Allsobrook
Assistant Practice Manager

Our advanced clinical practitioners make up our Duty Team. They can assess minor illness, minor injury and rashes / skin complaints. They also look after our care homes and provide home visits when required.

Kate Dunn
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Female)

Kate is our lead nurse and trained at St George’s as an adult nurse in 2006, she then went on to do a cardiothoracic rotation at St George’s hospital before starting work in the community.

In 2012 Kate qualified as a health visitor, a few years later she went on to work in general practice. Kate now has two MSc level qualification in specialist community practice public health and is an independent prescriber. She has a particular interest in holistic care and wellbeing.
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Jamie Monks
Paramedic
Nick Thorburn
Paramedic Practitioner

Nicole Jones
Practice Nurse (Female)

Nicole is our Deputy Lead Nurse. She qualified in 2017 as an adult nurse working on a Gastroenterology ward and St Richards Hospital and then went onto working in acute coronary care for 2 years, before working on a neonatal ward.

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Joanne Hopkins
Practice Nurse (Female)

Joanne is an experienced nurse who has worked in general practice since 2004, before this Joanne worked mainly as a midwife in the UK but also as a community nurse and midwife in Asia.

She has a special interest in chronic diseases.
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Philippa Francis
Practice Nurse (Female)

Phillippa worked on a surgical unit at St Richards Hospital before starting here at CMG in 2022. 

She is a treatment room nurse who undertakes all treatment room duties and is particularly interested in preventative health.
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Naomi Cole
Practice Nurse (Female)
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Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and NHS health checks. Some of our HCA’s are trained and skilled to do wound checks and dressings.

Laura Knowles
Health Care Assistant (Female)

Laura worked with children and adults at a special needs school for over 10 years. After having her children she retrained as a Phlebotomist.

Laura also performs ECG’s and is looking forward to developing her role within the nursing team.
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Hannah Haines
Health Care Assistant (Female)

Hannah worked at St Richards Hospital for 12 years before joining Cathedral Medical Group. 

She started as a lab assistant in blood sciences before deciding to train as a Phlebotomist in 2016.
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Karen Prior
Health Care Assistant (Female)
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Our fully trained Care Navigators are your first point of contact with the practice, either in person or over the telephone. They have access to a “signposting” tool to ensure that our patients receive the most appropriate appointment or are directed to the most appropriate service. Because of this, they will sometimes ask for some brief information on your current needs, particularly in urgent situations. Please help them by explaining your needs if asked to do so. They can also provide basic information on services and results and direct you to the right person depending on your health issue or query.

Jen McCabe is our Navigator Lead who oversees and supports the reception team. She is also the first point of contact for any complaints regarding appointments.

Our administration team comprises of Secretaries, Workflow Administrators and Care Co-Ordinators. They deal with a wide range of duties to enhance our patients care. Their work includes tpying and sending referrals, pathology results administration, recalls, care homes and processing letters.

Medicine Management Team

Working within primary care, Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians apply their acquired pharmaceutical knowledge in tasks such as audits, discharge management and prescription issuing. Our clinical Pharmacist also carries out medication reviews.

Carol Stubbington
Clinical Pharmacist
Kayleigh Owens
Pharmacy Technician

Dispensary 

Our Dispensary is overseen by Lindsay. Both herself and the team dispense medication, process repeat prescriptions and handle reception queries.  

Physiotherapists

Tony Wilson is both an NHS and Private Physiotherapist. He runs a Monday morning NHS clinic at the practice, please contact reception if you wish to book an appointment.
Paul Galea is our First Contact Physiotherapist. FCP's are qualified independent clinical practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat, and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) problems.


Midwife

Leticia Smith is our midwife. Clinics are held on Wednesdays here at the surgery.

District Nursing Team
(not based at the practice)

Community nurses play a crucial role in caring for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities: housebound patients who have a long-term health condition and/or are frail elderly who are registered with a local GP.

 

As well as providing direct patient care, community nurses also work with patients to enable them to care for themselves or with family members teaching them how to give care to their relatives.

Contact: 01273 265969

Health Visiting Team
(not based at the practice)

Health visitors are registered nurses/midwives who have additional training in community public health nursing. They provide a professional public health service based on best evidence of what works for individuals, families, groups and communities; enhancing health and reducing health inequalities through a proactive, universal service for all children 0-5 years and for vulnerable populations targeted according to need. Health visiting is a proactive, universal service that provides a platform from which to reach out to individuals and vulnerable groups, taking into account their different dynamics and needs, and reducing inequalities in health.

Pre-school children and their families are a key focus.

Contact: 01273 666451

There has been an increase in Norovirus cases please do not attend the practice if you have any of the symptoms. Stay at home and visit 111.nhs.uk for help with your symptoms.
There has been an increase in Norovirus cases please do not attend the practice if you have any of the symptoms. Stay at home and visit 111.nhs.uk for help with your symptoms.