Women's health,
without the hush.
Fibroids. Endometriosis. PCOS. Heavy periods. Fertility. Menopause. Making room for the questions, experiences and symptoms women too often keep to themselves.
Explore on Instagram ↗NHS GP · Women's health educator · Girl mum
10 minutes
isn't enough.
To answer every question. To understand your body. To talk about the things you've been told to just live with.
I'm Doctor Barbara. Let's keep the conversation going.
Doctor. Woman. Mother.Medicine meets real life.
Women's healthPreventative medicineHonest conversationsMotherhood & real life
Hello, I'm Barbara
The doctor.
The woman.
The girl mum.
Doctor Barbara
I'm an NHS GP, a women's health educator, and a proud mum of two beautiful girls.
I also live with fibroids and endometriosis. So when I talk about women's health, I bring both my medical knowledge and the experience of being a woman navigating it herself.
As a Black woman doctor, I care about who feels heard, whose symptoms are taken seriously, and who gets access to clear information.
I also visit schools to educate the younger generation about their bodies and help them feel confident in their own skin. My work extends to panel talks, community outreach and health education in the workplace. As a girl mum, helping the next generation feel informed and confident is close to my heart.
My approach? Straight-talking medicine, a little big-sister energy, and space for the questions a short appointment can't always hold. I want women and girls to understand their bodies, feel confident asking questions, and make their health a priority.
The conversations we need
Know your body.
Own your health.
From periods to prevention, these are the subjects I bring into everyday conversation.
Women's health,
Prevention is
personal.
Conversations about blood pressure, iron, metabolic health, screening, sleep and everyday habits. Understanding your health before a problem becomes a crisis.
Explore on TikTok ↗Motherhood.
With a woman's voice.
Life as a mum of two girls, postpartum conversations, breastfeeding, boundaries and raising daughters who know their bodies and their worth.
Meet the community ↓Why beyond 10 minutes?
Your health deserves
more of the
conversation.
A consultation can start a conversation. Education helps you keep asking questions long after you leave the room.
This is a space to make medical information understandable, connect it to real life, and help you feel better prepared for your next appointment.
- 01Understand what you're experiencing.
- 02Find the words to ask for help.
- 03Make prevention part of everyday life.
Free health guides · No sign-up needed
More clarity.
A better next appointment.
Take the conversation beyond a post. Simple guides to help you understand your results and know what to discuss with your GP.
Low iron: your next steps
Understand your results, investigate the cause and make a treatment and follow-up plan.
Hair loss: blood tests to discuss
Which tests may help with shedding, and why a scalp assessment matters.
Tiredness: blood tests to discuss
A guide to discussing persistent fatigue, useful tests and your next steps.
PCOS: blood tests and health checks
Understand diagnosis, metabolic checks and symptom-led tests.
General adult health education. Tests depend on your symptoms and history; each guide includes sources, appointment questions and when to seek help.
School visits · The next generation
Body knowledge.
Confidence for life.
I go into schools to help young people understand their bodies, ask questions without embarrassment, and feel confident in their own skin.
As a doctor and mum of two girls, I want the next generation to grow up with the language to talk about their health and the confidence to speak up for themselves.
Beyond the consulting room
A little tough love.
A lot of care.
The Doctor Barbara conversations you know, in one place.
Advice I'd give you as a doctor…
The everyday health conversations we need to stop putting off.
Let's talk about your body.
Periods, intimate health, knowing your normal and speaking up for yourself.
Raising girls who know their worth.
Motherhood, boundaries, culture and the things I want my daughters to grow up knowing.
Before you reach out
A few things
to know.
Is this a place to book a medical appointment?
This website is an education and professional enquiries space. It doesn't currently offer appointment booking or individual medical consultations.
Can I send a personal medical question?
For individual symptoms, diagnoses or treatment decisions, please contact your own healthcare professional. Please don't send private medical information by social media DM or to the collaboration email.
What can we work on together?
School visits, speaking events, educational brand partnerships, women's health campaigns and media contributions. Use the school or speaking enquiry buttons to tell me about your event.
Book Doctor Barbara
Bring the conversation
to your audience.
Looking for a doctor who makes health feel understandable, relatable and personal? Let's talk about your next event.
My work includes school visits, panel talks, community outreach and health education in the workplace.
School visitsPanel talksCommunity outreachWorkplace health
I bring my perspective as an NHS GP, women's health educator, mum of two girls, and woman living with fibroids and endometriosis. My aim is to leave people informed, confident and ready to take their health seriously.
The conversations
we need to have.
Fibroids, endometriosis, everyday women's health and the importance of feeling heard.
Making health
a priority.
Health awareness, everyday habits and building confidence to ask the right questions.
Knowledge that
crosses generations.
Understanding our bodies, navigating womanhood and raising girls who know their worth.
Book me for your school, panel, community or workplace event.
Tell me about your audience, your event and the conversation you want to start.
Email doctorbarbarao@gmail.com with the date, location, audience, format and budget. Bookings are confirmed by email.
Partnerships · Speaking · Media
Let's make better health
conversations happen.
Have a campaign, event or collaboration that puts women's health and wellbeing at its heart? I'd love to hear about it.
doctorbarbarao@gmail.com · Professional enquiries only