Sometimes, doctors must put their needs above everyone else’s

Dr Ashlea Broomfield
Dr Ashlea Broomfield.

Doctors are not good with boundaries.

Let me be clearer about this: I’m not talking about professional or ethical boundaries. All health professionals are required to maintain professional and ethical boundaries as per our code of conduct.

It is my belief and understanding that the majority of health professionals uphold this code of conduct and do this significantly well.

When I say doctors are not good with boundaries, I am talking about the boundaries that are broken when we disregard our own needs in the service of something or someone else.