Our Team

Dr Alison Grimston

Head of Women’s Health & Functional Medical Doctor with a special interest in Long Covid & Lyme Disease 

Dr Alison Grimston MBBS MPhil MRCGP (2020) DRCOG DFSRH IFMCP, known warmly by her patients as “Dr Allie,” is Head of Women’s Health at Dr Finlay’s Private Practice and a leading voice in integrative women’s healthcare in the UK. With over 25 years of experience as a GP, she now has a special interest in supporting women through the challenges of perimenopause, menopause, hormonal imbalance, Long Covid, and complex chronic illness.

Blending conventional medical expertise with the systems-based approach of functional medicine, Alison provides deeply personalised care that addresses the full picture—hormonal, metabolic, emotional, and lifestyle. She is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) and holds additional certifications in nutritional endocrinology, gut health, and insulin resistance.

Alison’s professional path is shaped by her own health journey. After a spinal injury at age 17 left her with chronic pain for decades, and later facing burnout in her late 30s, she brings rare empathy and insight to her clinical work. These experiences, alongside personal and family connections to autoimmunity and metabolic health, have deepened her commitment to whole-person healing.

In her work at Dr Finlay’s Long Covid and Chronic Illness Clinic, Alison supports patients with complex post-viral syndromes, POTS, MCAS, mould toxicity, and persistent fatigue—often informed by in-depth testing, genetics, and functional assessments.

She is also the founder of The Vital Women Collective, a holistic membership community empowering women in midlife to reclaim vitality, build resilience, and thrive.

Dr Alison sees patients online and in person at our London clinic.