“We are committed to continuing to make IVC Evidensia a better place to work, which means listening and working with our teams to support positive change” – Duncan Phillips, UK chief executive.
A free copy of the final survey results – detailing fees charged for services in the small animal, large animal and equine sectors – will be sent to all those who complete it.
Almost 100 members of the company’s graduate development programme attended the two-day gala event, which features a broad range of CPD, as well as fun social and sporting events.
Francesca Venier and Harry Warwick, of Northwest Veterinary Specialists, are now European specialists in internal medicine, and colleague Lavra Zajc is a European specialist in small animal oncology.
The warning from Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) followed publication of the initial findings of its fourth major investigation of industry activities in two years.
Overall Pets at Home company revenue, including retail division, rose 6.6% to £1.4 billion, with statutory profit before tax down from £148.7 million to £122.5 million.
The North of Ireland Veterinary Association has called for ideas on how to tackle the questions of recruitment, retention and return at an event in Portadown later this month.
The company has been given five working days to submit proposals to address competition concerns in the latest inquiry affecting one of the UK’s biggest veterinary care providers.
IVC Evidensia has insisted it needs to change the way its finance operations are carried out, potentially putting hundreds of jobs at risk, despite claims it ignored long-term problems in a push for expansion.
Report – compiled by PDSA – offers one of the first significant indications of how current economic pressures are seen to be affecting veterinary businesses.
