James Russell, on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning (Thursday 19 August), spoke of “triple whammy of Brexit, COVID and the boom in pet ownership putting unprecedented pressure on veterinary services”.
Vet and MP Neil Hudson is latest voice to join growing calls for vet staff working with Nowzad and Mayhew charities to be given safe passage to, and employment in, the UK.
Animal Courses Direct is the first learning provider to launch a degree-level qualification that allows trainee animal therapists to offer physiotherapy and hydrotherapy treatments for animals.
Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield, West Yorkshire used its newly expanded cardiology service to save lives of spaniels Merlin, Poppy and Amelia.
Veterinary professionals can pre-register for the mental health and well-being app being produced by the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative ahead of autumn launch.
RCVS, BVA and BVNA presidents have written to prime minister Boris Johnson urging vets and paraprofessionals working with UK charities and NGOs – plus their families – are added to emergency evacuation list.
Bella has made a full recovery after requiring two surgeries at Veterinary Specialists Scotland, where staff worked around the clock to keep her alive.
Nowzad, Mayhew and campaigners are calling for members of the veterinary profession to support attempts to add a number of Afghan nationals to the emergency evacuation list.
So far 2021 has been the worst year on record for EU-qualified vets registering in the UK, with emergency care group Vets Now urging pet owners to avoid coming into clinics in non-emergency situations.
The co-founder of Vets4Pets, Tim Harrison, has launched Harrison Family Vets in Reading, with ambitious plans to open as many as 75 practices across the country by the end of the decade.
Andrew Michael Dobson has been removed from the RCVS register after carrying out a pre-purchase exam on a horse, despite his membership having lapsed due to non payment of annual renewal fees.
VET Festival – in partnership with MWI Animal Health and Vet Times – host awards to acknowledge vets, nurses and admin staff for contributions to the industry during the past year of lockdowns.
