29/08/2025
‘Yeah but you know, you’re not “real” healthcare’ words of a fellow healthcare colleague ( I called them a colleague, obvs I’m less). 🥵
Words I’ve stewed on for the past 24 hours, the anger hasn’t quite left me.
Not one to hang on people’s words and really take them on, in particularly the mindset of this external praccie and their business, but got me thinking how horrific this hierarchy exists in the healthcare and medical world.
One thing that has lost its way is patient choice. Their choice of modality, their choice of practitioner, their choice of what happens to their own body.
Why is it that if a modality that is younger, less recognised and hasn’t hit its stride in its advocacy is now just less?
I’ve always felt if that works for you right now then great, it’s not up to me to make that decision for you. You live in your body 24/7, you know your limit and I work within mine. I will always tell you what my scope is and when we need to look outside that.
Why does one practitioner think they can be your everything? It’s absolutely impossible!
When did we get uncomfortable hearing our patients questions or what isn’t working for them?
This particular person wasn’t just having a say about me personally, it was about almost everyone modality we have in our clinic. I wish we could share more patient stories and how often we pick up the slack of external practitioners failed care and we do it each and every time with grace and kindness with everyone involved.
All practitioners out there that turn up for their patients to provide them with care for their health deserve a seat at the healthcare table- all modalities great and small.
I’m not moving so make space!
