I always find it tricky helping out family and friends. The NHS says its best not to treat them as it will cause some sort of bias and it will lead to over-diagnosis or over-treatment. There seems to be some sort of shame attached to asking a doctor friend about medical advice or taking up too much of their time.

I actually find myself almost forcing my family and friends to cough up whatever medical insecurities have been running in their minds. I know that maybe this is closely linked to British culture - and I know if I was in the US or India, people would be very different.

Regardless, I think it's interesting to think why we want to have our healthcare providers removed from being any sort of close relation to us. I was always taught to think "What would I suggest to this person, if they were my uncle or my parent or sister?" So why not actually practice that? Maybe there is comfort in knowing that this random doctor won't judge you?

Anyway, health access thought fart.