Life Stories | Ep.231 | Dr Bevin McCartan

In this episode of Life Stories, Andy Thomas sits down withDr Bevin McCartan, a Sport & Exercise Medicine consultant whose career hastaken her from surgical training and A&E to elite rugby, League Onefootball, and ultimately the Premier League. Bevin shares a powerful message about what truly makes agreat clinician - not just technical skill, but the ability to communicate,connect and reassure the person sitting in front of you. “Skill matters - but connection matters more.” Together, Andy and Bevin dive into:-        Her unconventional journey through medicine-        The realities of elite sport and first-team football-        The barriers women still face in professional sport-       The pressures young clinicians experience today-        Why communication and trust are at the heart of great care-        Life inside one of the world’s biggestfootball clubs-        How she approaches wellbeing, strengthtraining and switching off