Our Team

Training Practice

We are proud to be an approved specialist GP training practice. All of our GP trainees are fully qualified doctors who have previously worked as hospital doctors and are undergoing part of their specialty general practice training. We also supervise F2 grade doctors who are rotating through posts. Dr Bhatt, Dr Galbraith, Dr Jansz and Dr Tunnicliffe are approved trainers and supervise are trainees.

Foundation year 2 (FY2) Doctors

These are doctors who have been qualified as a doctor for at least one year and are spending 4 months in general practice gaining some experience before deciding on which area they would like to specialise in. It is hoped that they will enjoy their placement in general practice although not all Foundation Doctors will become GPs.

Speciality Trainee year 1 & 2 (ST1 / ST2) Doctors

These are fully qualified doctors who have decided that they want to do further training to become GPs. They are in their first two years of GP speciality training and generally spend 4 months at the practice.

Speciality Trainee year 3 (ST3) Doctors

Previously known as “GP Registrars”, these doctors are in their final year of training to become GPs. They usually spend 12 months with the practice.

Medical Students

Additionally, we sometimes host final year medical students from Brighton & Sussex Medical School. They are not yet doctors and are very closely supervised by a GP.

All of the doctors in training and students have a GP supervisor who monitors their work to ensure they are working to a standard appropriate to their level of training.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the above or anything to do with trainees, please speak to a member of staff.

Recording

As part of their training, trainee sometimes need to record some of their consultations either on the phone or by video. You will always be asked if you are happy to have your consultation recorded and would be asked to sign a consent form. It is perfectly acceptable for you to decline these requests and it would not affect the care you receive. Any recordings are stored securely and would only be seen or listened to be the trainee, their supervisor, or examiners during assessments.

Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ)

In order to monitor performance of trainees you may be asked to complete a PSQ from time to time. These are an important part of each trainee’s assessment and patients are encouraged to fill these out as honestly as possible so that feedback can be used to develop the skills of a trainee.

Allocation of a Named GP

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 the practice. If you have a preference as to which GP this is, the practice will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Doctors

DR TIM CRANE

Male

(Senior Partner) MB ChB FRCS (Tr+Orth) MRCGP

Tim qualified from University of Birmingham in 1996, initially trained as an orthopedic surgeon and then joined the practice as a registrar in 2013. He became a Partner in 2016. His interests include Musculoskeletal Medicine including joint injections and minor surgery.

DR MANOJ BHATT

Male

(Partner) MBBS MRCGP

Manni qualified from University of Dehli India in 2002. He joined Witterings Medical Centre as a registrar in 2009. He was made a Partner in 2011. His interests include Diabetes and Minor Surgery.

DR KIERAN TUNNICLIFFE

Male

(Partner) MBBS BSc MRCGP DRCOG PGCert

Kieran qualified from King’s College London in 2006 before moving to Chichester to complete his specialty training in General Practice. He joined the Witterings Medical Centre in 2010 as a Registrar and became a Partner in 2013. He is a Trainer of medical students and GP trainees. His clinical interests include palliative care and learning disabilities.

DR JO GALBRAITH

Female

(Partner) MB BS BSc MRCGP DTM&H DRCOG DFFP

Jo qualified from London in 2000 and joined our team in 2006. She became a Partner in 2016. Jo is a GP Trainer and the Chichester area Training Programme Director.

DR KATIE CONWAY

Female

(Salaried) MBBS BSc MRCGP

Katie completed her first degree in Physiological Sciences BSc at the University of Bristol. This inspired her to pursue a career in Medicine. She went on to complete her Medical degree at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, qualifying in 2017. Katie joined our team in 2022.

DR LAURA JANSZ

Female

(Salaried) MBChB BSc MRCGP

Laura qualified in 2016 from the University of Leicester. Laura joined our team in 2022.

DR BELLA RYLE

Female

(Salaried) BChB MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH

Bella qualified from the University of Bristol in 2012 and joined our team in 2023, following 2 years as a registrar. Bella specialises in women's health.

DR OLIVIA GONCALVES

Female

(Salaried) MBBCh BSc RCGP

Olivia joined our team in 2025, covering the maternity leave of Dr Jansz. Olivia has worked at Witterings Medical Centre since qualifying in 2024.

FY2

These are doctors who have been qualified as a doctor for at least one year and are spending 4 months in general practice gaining some experience before deciding on which area they would like to specialise in. It is hoped that they will enjoy their placement in general practice although not all Foundation Doctors will become GPs.

DR ZACH BRIGDEN

Male

ST2

These are fully qualified doctors who have decided that they want to do further training to become GPs. They are in their first two years of GP speciality training and generally spend 4 months at the practice.

DR YAZ AL-JAMAL

Male

Practice Management

The practice managers are involved in managing all of the business aspects of the practice such as making sure that the right systems are in place to provide a high quality of patient care, human resources, finance, patient safety, premises and equipment and information technology. The practice managers support the GPs and other medical professionals with delivering patient services and also help to develop extended services to enhance patient care.

MICHELLE WRIGHT

Female

Practice Manager

Michelle joined our team in 2024 and has an extensive background within the NHS.

EMMA SZEPESI

Female

Operations Manager

Emma joined our team 2009 as a receptionist and has worked her way up to Operations Manager. Emma will be able to help you with any administrative or non-medical matters. She is happy to discuss any suggestions about our service or to help with any complaints. Emma is has completed a 2-year level 3 Assistant Practice Manager course to support this role.

Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Prescribers (also known as Independent Prescribers) can prescribe medication.

NORMA BUSHBY

Female

Nurse Practitioner - RGN Post Grad Cert Respiratory Medicine Dip HSW Dip COPD Independent Nurse Prescriber

Norma joined our team in 2002. Norma had an extensive carer in Primary Care, before joining the Witterings Medical Centre. Norma is due to retire at the end of August.

AMBER POPLE

Female

Adult Nursing BSC (Hons)

Amber joined our team in 2022.

MARK WIGGINS

Male

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - RGN BsC (Hon), Adult Nursing Bsc (Hon), CSP DN Pathway, Independent Prescriber and Accredited with RCN for Advanced level Nursing. Queen's Nurse

Mark joined our team in 2017 and leads the Nursing Team. Mark specialty is frailty and dementia. Mark leads with the care for those in the local care homes.

Nurses

Our Nursing Team can dress wounds, remove stitches and immunise. They also look after our patients with long term conditions such as Mental Health, Asthma, COPD and Diabetes.

JO MILLER

Female

Practice Nurse - Adult Nursing BSc Hons

Jo joined are team in 2021. Starting her nursing career in 1987 and working in paediatrics for 5 years. In 1995 she took a break from nursing to travel and raise a family. In 2014, to restart her nursing career, Jo took a BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing at the University of Surrey and worked locally as a Community Staff Nurse before becoming a Community Sister. Jo has particular interest in diabetes.

HELEN WHITHAM

Female

Practice Nurse

Helen joined our team in 2019. Helen trained as a General Nurse in Dorset in 1985 before moving to take up a position at St Richards Hospital in 1990. It is there that she developed a keen interest in Respiratory medicine and helped set up the first nurse led Asthma clinic.

DEBBIE WIGZELL

Female

Lead Practice Nurse - RGN Dip Adult Nursing

Debbie joined our team in 2018. Debbie studied at the University of Surrey and once qualified started in Frimley Park Hospital in the MAU department and then went on to work in A & E. Debbie’s interests include Diabetes and Women’s Health.

Paramedic Practitioner

Paramedic Practitioners can assess minor illness and rashes / skin complaints.

SEAN FRANCE

Male

MCPara, MSc (Paramedic Practitioner), BSc (Hons) CSP DN, RGN, Independent Prescriber

Sean joined our team in 2022, joining us from the Royal Navy. Sean also works as an emergency service paramedic.

Nursing Assistants & Phlebotomists

Our Nursing Assistants and Phlebotomists take blood samples, check blood pressure and ECGs. Our nursing assistants can also offer stop smoking services and NHS health checks.

ROZ COURT

Female

Nursing Assistant

Roz joined our team in 2024, after 14 years working within the community.

SARAH FRANCE

Female

Nursing Assistant

Sarah joined our team in 2014.

RACHEL JONES

Female

Phlebotomist

Rachel joined our team in 2015 as a receptionist, she then moved over to the medicine management team and is now a much loved phlebotomist.

ANNE LEVEY

Female

Phlebotamist

Anne joined our team in 2007. Anne will be hanging up her tourniquet for good, as she retires at the end of this month.

Medicine's Management

Our medicines management team have acquired pharmaceutical knowledge in tasks such as audits, discharge management and prescription issuing.

TRACEY LEWIS

Female

Medicines Manager

Tracey joined our team in 2017. Tracey has an extensive background working in our local pharmacies, before moving to Primary Care.

SJ WELLER

Female

Pharmacy Technician

SJ officially joined our team in 2024, working within the Medicines Management Team.

Reception Team

Our fully trained reception team are your first point of contact with the practice, either in person or over the telephone. The reception team at Witterings Medical Centre have training to signpost to make sure that our patients receive the most appropriate appointment or are directed to the most appropriate service. Because of this, they will 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. The reception team also perform other important tasks such as issuing repeat prescriptions and dealing with prescription enquiries, dealing with financial claims and dealing with patient records and. We aim to provide a warm welcome to patients and aim to be as helpful as possible.

CAROLINE CORNISH

Female

Reception Manager

Caroline joined our team in 2022. Caroline has an extensive background in Mental Health, having worked for the Crisis Team and more recently Criminal Justice.

CLARE REECE

Female

Senior Receptionist

Clare joined our team in 2021, from British Airways, Clare has an extensive background in customer services.

BECKY BLAKE

Female

Receptionist

Becky joined our reception team in 2023. Becky has worked in the NHS, as an administrator for over 20 years.

TERESA KNELLER

Female

Receptionist

Teresa joined our team in 2023.

LIZ SYMPSON

Female

Receptionist

Liz joined our team in 2025.

GILL WILSON

Female

Receptionist

Gill joined our team in 2005 and is affectionally known by patients, as "the one with the flower in her hair".

Care Coordinators

Our care coordinators help to coordinate and navigate care across the health and care system, helping people make the right connections, with the right teams at the right time. They can support people to become more active in their own health and care and are skilled in assessing people’s changing needs. Care coordinators are effective in bringing together multidisciplinary teams to support people’s complex health and care needs.

ANN BROMLEY

Female

Care Coordinator

Ann joined our team in 2021, from being one of our community PCSO's for 5 years. Ann supports new mothers booking in postnatal checks and childhood immunisations. Ann also support's patients with Asthma and COPD and monitors our cervical screening and PSA registers.

TAYLA JOY

Female

Care Coordinator

Tayla joined our team in 2023, supporting patients with diabetes. Tayla had 3 years experience in care previous to this role.

KATIE MARDELL

Female

Care Coordinator

Katie joined our team in 2018 as a receptionist. Katie moved departments and now is a Care Coordinator supporting the local nursing homes and housebound patients. Katie is Carer's Lead for the practice.

AMANDA WHEELER

Female

Care Coordinator

Amanda joined our team in 2023. Amanda worked in the care sector for 14 years, previous to this role. Amanda supports patients with their mental health, learning disabilities, blood pressure and those that wish to stop smoking.

Administration

Our administration team carry out audits, patient searches, send referrals and make sure all incoming information is documented on patient records.

GINA BRIFFA

Female

Secretary

Gina joined our team in 2016.

KATE CROSS

Female

Secretary

Kate joined our team in 2013.

JACKIE HARDING

Female

Administrator

Jackie joined our team in 2013 as a receptionist, moving departments where she is now an administrator and prescription clerk.

OLIVIA TRUSLER

Female

Audit Manager

Olivia joined our team in 1990 and since then has had many roles within the non-clinical team.

MIKE WAY

Male

Administration Manager

Mike joined our team in 2021.

Page last reviewed: 18 July 2025
Page created: 15 July 2025