Confidence To Thrive - a podcast for ambitious healthcare practitioners and entrepreneurs

Functional medicine and GMC registration: legal and regulatory risks for doctors In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke Browne speaks with Andrea James, a Keystone Law partner specialising in professional discipline and healthcare regulatory law, about whether functional medicine practitioners should keep GMC registration.  Andrea explains that “medical practi...

Nutrition, Neurodegeneration and Functional Medicine: Raising Standards and Building Multidisciplinary Care In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke Browne speaks with Dr Kirstie Lawton PhD, CNHC-registered nutritional therapy practitioner and founder and director of You Nutrition, a clinic, research hub and educational platform specialising in neurological and...

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 last year. Walking on the floor, both Roger and Christopher highlight how there is a stronger buzz to proceedings and broader mix of exhibitors, from supplements and fu...

When Insurance Fails: A Real-World GMC Case and the Risks of Working Outside Your Competence In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity directors Christopher Cloke Browne and Roger Houston discuss a real case showing how quickly things unravel when medical insurance and scope of practice are misaligned.  This case involved an individuals who was asked to administer a treatment remotely supe...

AI in Private Healthcare: Opportunities, Liability, Insurance and Data Protection Risks In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke-Browne discusses how AI is reshaping private healthcare and the risks practitioners may overlook.  Christopher outlines growth opportunities including AI-driven note-taking, diagnostic support, and treatment planning (including patient...

Mental Health Practice Regulation: ADHD Prescribing, Repeat Prescriptions and Reducing Claims Risk In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke-Browne talks about navigating regulation and risk when building and growing a private mental health practice.  Christopher explains that the private sector, including functional medicine, has led mental health provision whil...

Off-label prescribing in functional medicine: indemnity, informed consent and defensibility In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity directors Christopher Cloke-Browne and Roger Houston discuss off-label prescribing and how functional medicine practitioners can protect themselves.  They define off-label use as prescribing outside British National Formulary licensed indications or doses, a...

The Biggest Mistakes Healthcare Practitioners Make When Handling a Complaint or Claim On this episode of the Confidence To Thrive podcast, Christopher Cloke Browne and Roger Houston reveal the most common mistakes that practitioners and private healthcare business owners make when handling complaints and claims. In most cases, many of these issues are easily avoided with the right processes and ap...

Episode 7 - Improving outcomes from difficult intravenous access through innovation - interview with Airglove Medical Ltd CEO Jason Ram What if there was a technology to simplify difficult IV access and improve patient outcomes?  In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Christopher Cloke Browne of Owlicity speaks with guest Jason Ram, CEO of Airglove Medical, about Airglove, a patented device desi...

Aesthetics, Regulation and Insurance: Managing Complaints, Consent and Cover In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Owlicity director Christopher Cloke Browne talks about what practitioners and entrepreneurs need to know about regulation and insurance when building or growing an aesthetics practice.  Christopher outlines how aesthetics has evolved from anti-wrinkle and filler treatments into bro...

Functional Medicine’s Regulatory Grey Areas: Managing Risk, Claims, and Insurance Cover In this episode of Confidence to Thrive, Christopher Cloke Browne discussing building and growing a functional medicine practice while staying protected in a regulatory grey area.  Christopher defines functional medicine as a personalised, preventative “Medicine 3.0” approach focused on long-term lifestyle and...

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 complaints can be made directly, anonymously, and by third parties, and that regulators focus on patient safety and can restrict, suspend, or ultimately remove a licence. H...

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.  Christopher explains that unresolved “rumbling” complaints can quickly become legal disputes where UK litigation costs can dwarf compensation, driving stress, reputational risk...

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 advisors who talk through the story of the business. They explain the firm began from Chris and Roger’s view that healthcare businesses in areas such as functional me...

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 medicine and mental health - and how to handle issues before they escalate.  Christopher explains how most complaints begin as dissatisfaction driven by expec...

In this preview episode, Christopher Cloke Browne introduces Confidence To Thrive, a podcast for ambitious healthcare practitioners and entrepreneurs. Christopher explains:  What the Confidence To Thrive podcast is? Who Confidence To Thrive is designed for? What to expect over the next few weeks? Who are Owlicity? This podcast was brought to you by Owlicity Insurance Advisors who support your busi...