Tom: I talk about the conventional doctors (not a whole heap) and multidisciplinary team to illustrate how medicine is ACTUALLY PRACTICED, TODAY - that is, it i

Tom: I talk about the conventional doctors (not a whole heap) and multidisciplinary team to illustrate how medicine is ACTUALLY PRACTICED, TODAY - that is, it is not doctors in isolation but conferences of nurses, doctors, radiologists, physiotherapists and others all discussing, with informed consent from the patient, what is going to achieve the best outcome for the patient. I apologise if that was not clear. I am not dogmatically advocating that the only people that can be involved and making decisions are doctors, or that we should only listen to conventional therapy recommendations, or that all other therapists press-ganged into agreeing with the convening doctors. But the contributions of alternative practitioners (the bit I believe you have issue with) needs to be evaluated with regard to its effectiveness.