Who We Are

Partners Who Help You Heal

Specialists who are passionate in their fields, supporting and encouraging you to be the best you.

Meet your Care Team

Our dedicated team together has a wealth of experience both in conventional medicine and the functional approach.

We believe that the team approach to understanding your health gives the best possible chance for transformation. Our team members support each of those specialist areas that make up health and wellbeing.

Areas of Imbalances
and Practitioners' Roles

Together supporting chronic conditions to get to the root of your problem.

See How We Work

Dr Indra Barathan

MBBS, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP, IFM (2018)

Dr Indra Barathan

Mum, wife, businesswoman, doctor and coach.

“Listen to your gut and do what brings you joy”.

Moving from the National Health Service after 17 years as a GP, I started my practice with the goal of offering an alternative way to support patients with chronic health conditions. I love being a supergeneralist and thrive on figuring out the root causes of patients’ symptoms.

I believe in “Who is the patient who is experiencing the disease, not what is the disease the patient is experiencing”.

Recently, I took a week out to sit and do nothing! This has opened my eyes to realising that sometimes in your healing journey, you just need a space to be.

Shakela Shan

BA (Hons), PGDip, BANT, CNHC, AFMCP

Shakela Shan

I am a fully qualified nutritional therapist with a specialist focus on applying functional medicine to best support patient health. The body has an innate capacity to heal itself when presented with personalised nutrition, which has always inspired me. I am constantly learning through research about the food we put in our body and I feel it is my purpose to share this knowledge in a friendly and informative way.

As a natural foodie, I love experimenting in the kitchen, trying out recipes with wholesome ingredients. I am keen to impart my passion to help our patients make nutritionally balanced food choices and plate up simple and tasty meals. As a busy mum of three growing children, I understand the demands and challenges faced when juggling work and family life, and how nutrition support can prove beneficial.

Dr Ailsa Care

MBChB, MRCGP, AFMCP

Dr Ailsa Care

I qualified from Leeds University in 1989. Following GP training, I have been working as an NHS GP in Huddersfield for over 20 years.

Following some personal health problems, which conventional medicine failed to solve, I sought some medical advice from a practitioner who used a root-cause approach, similar to functional medicine. The resolution of my health issues led me to seek training in this approach. Since then I have completed training with both the Institute of Functional Medicine and the British Society of Ecological Medicine.

When you learn about functional medicine, it makes so much sense to search for the root causes of a patient’s illness. I love having so much more time to spend with patients and to be able to offer a truly holistic, personalised approach.

Dr Meeta Tanna

BM, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP, AFMCP

Dr Meeta Tanna

I graduated in Medicine from Southampton University in 1997. I have been a General Practitioner for 14 years and continue to work in the NHS with an interest in all aspects of healthcare.

I became a functional medicine practitioner because I believe that conventional medicine treats long-term health problems by treating symptoms and not the root cause. This way of practising medicine is not enough to help most people get better.

This led me to train further with the Institute of Functional Medicine studying the underlying cause of long-term conditions.

I believe that good health is possible by focusing our attention not just on the body but also the mind. I have practised yoga and meditation all of my life. In 2017 I became a Kundalini yoga teacher and mindfulness coach teaching adults and children.

Kim Adams

BA (Hons), MSc, rBANT, rCNHC, AFMCP

Kim Adams

As a lifelong foodie I always gravitated towards a career in nutrition. I don’t believe one size fits all diets work and love that in functional medicine we look at everything that is going on in your life to find a way of eating that works for you.

My MSc in Nutritional Therapy provided me with the skills I needed to practice personalised nutrition whilst the focus on evidence-based practice fuelled my inner science nerd.

I’m particularly passionate about the relationship between what we eat and how we feel – our mental health is connected to our physical health. When I work with you, I look at how you can nourish both your body and mind.

Dr Pratima Singh

Psychiatrist

Dr Pratima Singh

Dr Pratima Singh is an experienced psychiatrist with vast clinical experience in the UK since 2004. She completed her training from Maudsley training scheme and also worked as a consultant psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS trust among other roles. She obtained her membership form the Royal College of Psychiatrists in January 2008 and has been on the GMCs Specialist Register as a specialist in treating adults with a variety of mental health conditions since 2013.

Dr Singh’s clinical interests lie in exploration of root causes of mental health conditions and in designing psychological and biomedical protocols that consider the individual, their unique circumstances and needs. She is an advocate of judicious use of psychotropic medications, in line with best evidence and for shortest periods they might be indicated. She has also trained under Institute of Functional medicine and strives to integrate the best of conventional psychiatry with in-depth exploration of nutritional, hormonal, stress or trauma related, toxic and infectious underlying causes of chronic mental health symptoms. She works as an adult and community psychiatrist for Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Foundation trust and has also set up UKs first functional medicine psychiatry clinic.

She is a sought-after speaker in the field of nutrition in mental health in the UK, being one of the foremost psychiatrists to advocate role of intensive lifestyle-based interventions to improve outcomes in mental health.

Elaine McAnuff

Practice Administration

Elaine McAnuff

I have worked closely with management boards and figures for over 30 years to deliver a high-quality service in demanding environments. I’m delighted to be a part of the Dr Indra team, helping to regularly review and improve our patients’ experience and ensure efficiency and excellence in the business.

Sarah Hatfield

Patient Manager

Sarah Hatfield

I have spent most of my career in administrative roles in the NHS and know how important patient care is. I am always here to help, to deal with any enquiries our patients may have and to support them on their journey to better health.

Fiona Coleman

Practice Administration

Fiona Coleman

I’ve been passionate about caring for those with health conditions since my teens. Having been helped through my own health journey by a holistic and functional medicine approach I went on to train as a nutritional therapist. Using this skill together with my background in health care administration, I now look forward to providing an excellent and efficient service to both our patients and the Dr Indra team.

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Who We Are

Meet your Care Team

Areas of Imbalances and Practitioners' Roles

Dr Indra Barathan

Shakela Shan

Dr Ailsa Care

Dr Meeta Tanna

Kim Adams

Dr Pratima Singh

Elaine McAnuff

Sarah Hatfield

Fiona Coleman

Areas of Imbalances
and Practitioners' Roles