Confidence To Thrive - a podcast for ambitious healthcare practitioners and entrepreneurs
Confidence to Thrive is a podcast built for practitioners and healthcare entrepreneurs who are doing something that matters - building innovative practices in functional medicine, aesthetics, integrative healthcare and mental health, while navigating the regulatory complexity that comes with it.
Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 14 - Neurodegeneration and functional medicine - an interview with Dr Kirstie Lawton, founder and director of You Nutrition Clinic
Nutrition, Neurodegeneration and Functional Medicine: Raising Standards and Building Multidisciplinary CareIn this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke Browne speaks with Dr Kirstie Lawton PhD, CNHC-regist...
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IPM26: Functional medicine goes mainstream - Insights from the Integrative Personalised Medicine Congress 2026
This episode is recorded on the exhibition floor at the Integrative Personalised Medicine Congress 2026 at the QEII Centre in London, With more than 3,000 registered attendee - and many more walk ins - IPM26 is a third bigger than l...
Episode 12 - Struck off and not insured? The risk of working outside your scope of practice - a real-world GMC case
When Insurance Fails: A Real-World GMC Case and the Risks of Working Outside Your CompetenceIn this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity directors Christopher Cloke Browne and Roger Houston discuss a real case showing how quickly th...
Episode 11 - AI in private healthcare - assessing the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence many practitioners overlook
AI in Private Healthcare: Opportunities, Liability, Insurance and Data Protection RisksIn this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke-Browne discusses how AI is reshaping private healthcare and the ri...
Episode 10 - Growing a mental health practice - the challenges, claim risks and debate on potential ADHD prescribing class action
Mental Health Practice Regulation: ADHD Prescribing, Repeat Prescriptions and Reducing Claims RiskIn this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke-Browne talks about navigating regulation and risk when buildi...
Episode 9 - Off-label prescribing in functional medicine: why informed consent and defensibility are key
Off-label prescribing in functional medicine: indemnity, informed consent and defensibilityIn this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity directors Christopher Cloke-Browne and Roger Houston discuss off-label prescribing and how func...
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Episode 8 - Revealed! The biggest mistakes healthcare practitioners make when handling a complaint or claim
The Biggest Mistakes Healthcare Practitioners Make When Handling a Complaint or ClaimOn this episode of the Confidence To Thrive podcast, Christopher Cloke Browne and Roger Houston reveal the most common mistakes that practitioners and ...
Episode 7 - Improving outcomes from difficult intravenous access through innovation - interview with Airglove CEO Jason Ram
Episode 7 - Improving outcomes from difficult intravenous access through innovation - interview with Airglove Medical Ltd CEO Jason RamWhat if there was a technology to simplify difficult IV access and improve patient outcomes...
Episode 6 - What growing aesthetics businesses need to know about managing complaints, consent and cover
Aesthetics, Regulation and Insurance: Managing Complaints, Consent and CoverIn this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke Browne talks about what practitioners and entrepreneurs need to know about regulati...
Episode 5 - How to manage risk, claims and insurance cover when growing a functional medicine practice
Functional Medicine’s Regulatory Grey Areas: Managing Risk, Claims, and Insurance CoverIn this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Christopher Cloke Browne discussing building and growing a functional medicine practice while staying protec...
Episode 4 - What a GMC complaint looks like (and how to deal with one)
In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Christopher Cloke Browne of Owlicity explains what a GMC (or GDC) complaint is, how it starts, and how to navigate the process without derailing your practice. Christopher explains that compl...
Episode 3 - Why most private healthcare practices are only one complaint away from a crisis (and how to avoid claims escalating)
In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Christopher Cloke Browne, director of Owlicity, discusses why many healthcare practitioners and private practices are one complaint away from a crisis and how to prevent escalation. Christoph...
Episode 2 - Why the private healthcare sector deserves better and why we founded Owlicity
In this episode of Confidence To Thrive, we discover how Owlicity was founded as a solution to the challenges in the private healthcare market.Hannah Walker interviews Christopher Cloke Browne and Roger Houston of Owlicity insurance advi...
Episode 1 - Why fear of claims or complaints should never hold back your healthcare business
In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Christopher Cloke Browne, director of Owlicity, reveals why fear of claims and complaints can stall private healthcare practitioners - in leading edge sectors, such as aesthetics, wellness, functional me...