ABOUT – Castle Gate Medical Practice

Practice Type: Dispensing
Practice Manager: Joe Robson
Senior Partner: Dr Spencer Goodwin
Health Board: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

The practice ethos has always been to provide continuity of care and a holistic, individualised approach to patient management. This can be difficult at times due to appointment pressure but we work hard to accommodate patient needs to the best of our ability.

The Team

Castle Gate is proud to be a practice which provides lots of different services, we therefore have a diverse body of clinicians to support these.

When you make an appointment, the receptionist will direct you to the best person to care for your needs:

Health Care Assistants take blood, perform diabetic foot checks and ECGs.

Nurses provide treatment room care including changing dressings and providing vaccinations as well as running chronic disease clinics.

Advanced Nurse Practitioners manage acute presentations as well as chronic disease management, they can also prescribe.

A Physicians Associate is someone who is medically trained to investigate, diagnose and manage a wide range of acute and chronic clinical problems in both adults and children. They are also able to make onward referrals to hospital-based clinics.

Castle Gate is a training practice, meaning we have GP Registrars working alongside us. GP registrars are fully qualified doctors who have completed their training in hospital and have chosen to work as GPs.

All our team have full support and guidance from the Partners.

GP PARTNERS

Dr Spencer Goodwin

MBChB, MRCGP

Dr Spencer Goodwin went to medical schools in St. Andrews and Manchester completing his degree in 1997. He spent several years doing basic surgical training before seeing the light and changing to a career in general practice. He joined Castle Gate in 2006 on the same day as Dr Phillips.

He currently uses his surgical experience to help the local dermatology unit with the removal of skin lesions. In additional to his interests in dermatology he also has interests in orthopaedics and joint injections and also addiction disorder. He enjoys walks with his family and 4 dogs and is happiest when enjoying the outdoors.

Dr Alison Phillips

MBChB (Cardiff, 2000), MRCGP, DRCOG, Dip PallMed

Dr Phillips graduated from Cardiff Medical School in 2000 and spent her junior doctor years training in general adult medicine before moving to Castle Gate in 2006.

She has a postgraduate qualification in Palliative Care, is the joint clinical director for Monnow Vale Hospital and enjoys being both a GP Registrar Trainer and mentor of the practice Physician Associate.

Outside of work, Dr Phillips can be found trail running within the Wye valley countryside with her 3 collies.

Dr Louise Heath

Dr Louise Heath has been a partner since 2007, having graduated from Bristol Medical School in 2002. Her qualifications include MRCGP (Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners), MRCPCH (Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health), DRCOG (Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists), DFFP (Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning), SDI (Subdermal implant ), and IUD (Intrauterine Device).

Alongside special interests in women’s and children’s health, Dr Heath is also a GP Trainer.

Dr Jamie Knowles

MRCGP, DFSRH, LOC SDI, Postgraduate Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine

Originally from Newport, Dr Knowles graduated from the University of Wales in 2001.

He joined Castle Gate Medical Practice as a partner in 2009. His clinical interests include family planning, minor surgical procedures, and joint injections. He is also a GP trainer and enjoys supporting the development of future GPs. Alongside his role in general practice, he works as a staff grade doctor in emergency medicine within the NHS.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family (including his three children, dogs, and cat), walking in the countryside, and travelling. He is also a tenor in a mixed choir and loves attending music events whenever he can.

Dr Rebecca Fox

MBChB , MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, Loc Implant Loc IUD

Dr Fox graduated from Sheffield medical school in 2001, she then worked in the South Yorkshire area until she became a GP Partner in Barnsley. In 2008 Dr Fox relocated to Monmouthshire to live closer to family, she started working at Castle Gate Practice ( formally Chippenham surgery) as a locum that year and is still here!

When she’s not working, Dr Fox likes to be outside whether that’s in the garden or enjoying the beautiful countryside we are so lucky to have on our doorstep.

Dr Elizabeth Masters

MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFFP, SDI, IUD.

Dr Masters graduated from Birmingham Medical School in 2002 and completed her GP training there after a year working abroad in Australia. She and her family moved to Monmouth in 2012 and she has worked at the practice since, becoming a partner in 2017.

As a mother of two teenage boys she juggles GP surgeries along with cooking, washing and the family dog! When Dr Masters is not with patients she loves being outdoors, going for a run, walk or swim. Staying active is a vital part of her own wellbeing and she loves to support patients to do the same.

Dr Jamie Watson

BMedSci MBBS MRCGP (2015)

Dr Watson trained at St Bartholomews & The Royal London School of Medicine, graduating in 2008. He moved to Wales to train in General Practice, joining the surgery as a Registrar in 2014.

He liked Monmouth so much he never left! When not at work he enjoys spending his time with his dogs, chickens, sheep and alpacas.

Dr Nhamo Mudadi-Benhura

MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG

Dr Nhamo Mudadi-Benhura completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Zimbabwe in 2003. Following this he took on roles in various healthcare settings, including in sub-Saharan Africa and later South East Wales.

Following completion of GP training in Castle Gate Surgery in 2019, Nhamo was employed as a salaried GP in a Powys Medical Practice. A couple of years later the prodigal son, returned to picturesque Monmouth to serve as a GP partner in 2022.

Nhamo enjoys all aspects of General Practice as well as provision specific services e.g. joint injections. Outside work, he occasionally volunteers to support community health education programmes in Newport and enjoys cycling, doing DIY and, most of all, spending time with his family.

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