Illness, injury, burnout, or simply wanting a proper holiday — at some point, every practitioner is out of the building longer than planned. The practices that survive that gracefully aren't lucky. They've built for it.
That means documented systems a locum could follow, a team empowered to make real decisions without you, and finances that don't collapse the moment your own billable hours stop.
If the honest answer to "what happens if I disappear tomorrow" is chaos, that's not a reason to feel guilty — it's a clear list of what to build next.
Start with the one system that only exists in your head right now. Write it down this week.
Free first step: the the practice continuity checklist.
With respect,
Annie