A “Diagnostic Support” programme is being introduced in April, followed by “Inpatient Care for Exotics” in June and “Laboratory Diagnostic Support” in October.
Event calls on participants to walk, run, swim or cycle as many miles as they can to reach a collective target of 11,232 miles – the length of the UK mainland coastline.
Europe’s largest companion animal veterinary event was one of the first casualties of pandemic when COVID-19 struck in March 2020, but is back as a hybrid event in Manchester.
The aim of the restructure at the Linnaeus-owned small animal hospital is to deliver an even higher quality of care and treatment to pets and referring vets.
While the latest SPVS Salary Survey shows the median annual pay rise for full-time vets was £3,000 in 2021 – a 7% salary increase on the previous year – locum vets saw their rates rise by a staggering 36% to £41 per hour during the same period.
RCVS has set up a working party, and will invite representatives of other bodies, to look at provisions to allow for a more inclusive approach to training and hiring vets and VNs.
Course will outline principles and protocols required for veterinary dispensary management, including: prescribing; supplying; dispensing; sourcing and storing; and the processes to minimise dispensing errors.
Research conducted by VET Festival and Veterinary Management Group shows 76% across professions describe well-being as “reasonable” or “very good”, with progress made on supporting practice staff.
Judges have gone through more than 22,000 nominations to select 15 finalists with the winners to be announced at an awards ceremony in Manchester on 24 March.
“[Vetlife] are a trusted and confidential service to many of our employees, and our donation will help provide support to those they serve so well” – Lisa King, IVC Evidensia.
“The flexibility and concern for staff welfare, along with creating a real work-life balance, has really helped me gain a greater balance between family life and work” – Vicky Fraser.
A second-generation Ukrainian vet is coordinating a massive relief effort to send vital medical supplies to help save lives of civilians injured following brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Vets4Pets Project Listen report shows almost half of veterinary professionals are struggling with work-life balance while 40% described personal well-being as “not that good” or “poor”.
Association makes offer as a “gesture of support” and advises members of the UK profession wanting to support refugees to donate to charities, such as the British Red Cross and UNICEF.
