She worked as a Consultant Physician in General Internal Medicine and Elderly Medicine at Northampton General Hospital from 2004 to 2020. She now runs weekly private clinics at Three Shires Hospital and St Andrew’s Healthcare, providing specialist assessment and support for older adults with frailty, multiple long-term conditions, and age-related health concerns.

Throughout her NHS career, Dr Shah held several leadership roles. As Lead Clinician for Falls, she played a key role in developing the Orthogeriatric Service for patients with hip fractures and community falls services across South Northamptonshire. She also served as Lead for Elderly Medicine, Co-Chair of the Falls Prevention Steering Group, and Lead Clinician for the Trust’s Tilt Table Service.

Clinical approach and patient care

Dr Shah is committed to delivering holistic, patient-centred care for older adults. She has extensive experience caring for patients in both acute and rehabilitation settings and supports individuals with a wide range of general geriatric concerns.

Her approach focuses on understanding the whole person rather than managing individual conditions in isolation. She works closely with patients and their families to develop personalised care plans that support independence, improve quality of life, and promote shared decision-making.

Drawing on her many years of experience in elderly medicine, Dr Shah is particularly interested in improving the management of frailty and multi-morbidity within the community.

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

A key focus of Dr Shah’s practice is the use of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) for older people living with mild, moderate, or severe frailty.
This holistic assessment considers a person's:

• Physical health
• Functional abilities
• Medication use
• Mobility and balance
• Cognitive wellbeing
• Social and support needs

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment helps identify factors that may be affecting health and wellbeing while supporting personalised care planning.
The aim is to:

• Improve quality of life
• Reduce the risk of falls
• Prevent deconditioning
• Minimise unnecessary polypharmacy
• Support independent living wherever possible

Frailty, falls and surgical assessment

Dr Shah has particular expertise in assessing older people who experience falls, dizziness, collapses, or declining mobility.

She also provides expert assessment of the suitability of surgical interventions in older adults living with frailty. Where appropriate, she works alongside physiotherapists to help optimise physical fitness before surgery or oncology treatment through tailored prehabilitation programmes.

This approach aims to support recovery and improve outcomes for older patients undergoing treatment.

Teaching and professional development

Alongside her clinical work, Dr Shah has been actively involved in medical education and training.

She enjoys teaching undergraduate medical students and junior doctors and achieved accreditation as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2013.

She has also worked as an Appraiser for consultant colleagues and staff grade doctors at Northampton General Hospital, reflecting her commitment to maintaining high standards of clinical practice and professional development.

Why patients choose Dr Shah

Patients choose Dr Shah for her extensive experience in elderly medicine, her holistic approach to care, and her expertise in managing frailty, falls, and complex health needs in older adults.

Her focus on comprehensive assessment, personalised treatment planning, and collaborative decision-making helps patients and their families feel informed, supported, and involved in their care.

• General Geriatrics
• Fatigue
• Chronic pain
• Thinning of bones (osteoporosis)
• Anaemia
• Weight loss
• General decline in health and frailty.
• Comprehensive assessment of older patients
• Falls
• Collapses
• Dizziness
• Poor balance

• Consultant Geriatrician at St Andrew’s health care since February 2021
• Consultant Physician General Internal Medicine and Elderly Medicine at Northampton general hospital 2004 to 2020
• Consultant Physician General Internal Medicine and Elderly Medicine at George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton 2003 to 2004

• Fellow of Royal College of Physician (FRCP)
• Member of the British Medical Association (BMA)
• Member of the Medical Protection Society (MPS)
• Member of The British Geriatric Society
• Member of the Falls and Bone Health Special Interest Group
• Member of the UK Hospital at Home Society