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Have you ever heard a colleague working in Primary Care say “the medicine is the easy bit”? Knowledge and skills are essential to good healthcare, but are they only part of the story? This podcast shares wisdom and insights on a range of topics to help people working in Primary Care expand their thinking, be happier at work, and deliver great care. This is The Whole Story. © NHS Education for Scotland 2024. You can copy or reproduce the information in these podcasts for use within NHS Scotland and for non-commercial educational purposes. Use of this resource for commercial purposes is permitted only with the written permission of NHS Education for Scotland.
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Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Part 2: Triggered by her own medically unexplained symptoms and a feeling of helplessness when working with patients experiencing the same Kath sought out a new way of consulting. From this emerged a route back to hope for patients, greater fulfilment and energy from work and a model which is gathering momentum both in her practice and in her business. Kath Jones talks about the concept of Sustainable Healing, as a facet of realistic medicine.
Resources from this episode:
‘From rescuer to coach’ Doctor’s article
Wild Ness Health – Prescribing a New Approach to Health Kath’s website
https://vimeo.com/1065796260 - With thanks to Judith for allowing us to share her experience of the sustainable healing method developed by Kath.
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Dr Kath Jones, NHS GP, Lifestyle Medicine Physician & Founder of Wild-Ness
Kath has a background in general practice and academia. She moved to Highland in 2016 to take up a post as an Associate Medical Director. After returning to clinical work in 2019 she struggled with brain fog and a collapse in confidence, prompting her to consider leaving medicine. Rediscovering a love of exercise and learning after a short period of coaching inspired her to re-train as a coach, lifestyle medicine physician and found Wild-Ness Retreats. She combines this venture with work as a GP at the Alness & Invergordon Medical Practice where she integrates western acupuncture and lifestyle medicine into her NHS consultations. Kath is launching a new movement next year called The Sustainable Healer to promote a shift in practice towards sustainable healing which helps patients, practitioners, and the planet.
Dr Elaine Taylor
Elaine is a GP in Lothian. She is an Associate Adviser with NES, as Module Development lead for PBSGL and lead for the Whole Story Podcast series.
Elaine is passionate about professional development and has held roles in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at both local and national levels with the RCGP and NES. She has a decade of experience as lead for Clinical Communication at Glasgow Medical School.
Elaine is an International Coaching Federation globally accredited Coach. She has a Masters in Clinical Education, whose research focus was professional identity development.