The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey swept the board at this year’s Guildford Innovation Awards. The annual awards celebrate inspirational innovation across a broad spectrum of sectors in the local area- building...
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Surrey Vet school tops Innovation Awards
The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey swept the board at this year’s Guildford Innovation Awards. The annual awards celebrate inspirational innovation across a broad spectrum of sectors in the local area- building... -
Last chance to nominate for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020
It’s the last chance to nominate individuals or teams for the prestigious Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020, which celebrate the achievements of welfare heroes from the farming, veterinary and charity industries.
The awards, which are... -
Veterinary professionals estimate that less than 40% of rabbits and guinea pigs are being fed correctly
A recent survey* of UK veterinary professionals, carried out by Supreme Petfoods, found that they believe that less than 40% of all rabbits and guinea pigs are being fed correctly, with lack of owner knowledge on how to feed judged to be the major... -
Laser treatment now offered by Gilmore Vets in Standish
Gilmore Veterinary Surgery in Standish has joined forces with LaserPet to bring the next level of healing and pain relief to pets.
LaserPet, founded by Registered Veterinary Nurse Lauren Keenan, offers low level laser therapy using... -
SRUC vets contribute to antimicrobial report
Ongoing surveillance of animals in Scotland is providing useful insights into antimicrobial resistance.
Work over several years shows that the rate of resistance remains steady and relatively low, according to experts from Scotland’s... -
XLVets raises £60,000 and makes a practical difference with Send A Cow charity
The XLVets community of independent practices has reached the end of a three-year project which was implemented as part of its ten-year anniversary. Over the course of that time, £60,000 has been raised by XLVets, with the help of Boehringer... -
Referral practice publishes TPLO+ client clinical outcome and customer satisfaction questionnaire results
Roundhouse Referrals in Glasgow has become Scotland’s first Referral Practice to publish clinical outcome and client satisfaction results for Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO) surgery.
The Referrals practice based in the Award-winning... -
British Horse Council issues General Election Manifesto
The British Horse Council (BHC) has issued a new manifesto as a timely reminder to parliamentary candidates of why the British horse sector matters for the 2019 election.
The British Horse Council is the collective voice of the equine... -
WSAVA launches a certificate program focusing on companion animals in one health
The One Health Committee of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched the first Certificate Program to focus specifically on the role of companion animals in One Health. While the general concept of One Health is well... -
Illegally imported pets? Guidance and compliance flowchart for vets in England
Veterinary surgeons can often be the first to suspect that an animal may have been illegally imported when a client brings their pet for its first check-up. It is therefore paramount that, where appropriate, vets, Local Authority Animal Health... -
BSAVA adds Behaviour course to Vet Nurse Merit Awards
The BSAVA has added a behaviour course to its popular Veterinary Nurse Merit Awards (VNMA), in response to feedback from vet nurses. The new course equates to 50 CPD hours and is delivered entirely online to give busy vet nurses the flexibility... -
BSAVA adds new Gastroenterology Manual to library
The third edition of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology is now available. Under the direction of the new editorial team of Ed Hall, David Williams and Aarti Kathrani, the Manual has been completely rewritten and reorganised... -
NOAH manifesto for animal health launched
NOAH has released its animal health manifesto ahead of the General Election on 12 December.
The manifesto calls on prospective MPs to pledge their support to safeguard the health and welfare of the UK’s pets and farm animals and highlights... -
Three new cat behaviour courses launch
International Cat Care is pleased to announce the launch of three new distance education courses aimed at cat enthusiasts wanting to learn more about cat behaviour. Each course offers a different intensity of learning, from a 2-month short course... -
Speakers announced for VET Festival 2020
Global experts from all areas of veterinary medicine are on the programme for VET Festival 2020, the two-day learning event for the veterinary team, that uniquely combines world-class continuing professional development (CPD) with an inspiring,... -
PetSavers has provided a Citizen Science research grant to support the development of a novel canine ageing and wellbeing tool
The grant has been awarded to Dr Carri Westgarth, a Lecturer in Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Liverpool, for her project entitled Using citizen science to develop a ‘Canine Ageing and Wellbeing’ tool for use in veterinary... -
Nadis publish bio-security risk tools
NADIS has developed a series of bio-security farm risk assessments for the major endemic diseases of cattle and sheep. The risk assessments have been designed to enable farmers and vets to identify the bio-security risk priorities for a farm.... -
Vets advised to check which diets do contain probiotics
Veterinary professionals are being encouraged to look at the evidence that supports the use of the probiotics they recommend. Studies carried out on diets claiming to contain probiotics have previously found that they generally did not meet the... -
RCVS knowledge release latest neutering complication rates
The latest small animal neutering complication rates have been released, alongside the first ever benchmarks for rabbit neutering, on RCVS Knowledge’s vetAUDIT website.
The baseline figures for spays and castrations in dogs... -
Hard Work Recognised at National SQP Awards
Wherry Veterinary Group, part of IVC Evidensia, are celebrating a double whammy at the National SQP Awards for 2019.
Not only was Dawn Prime, senior animal care assistant, highly commended as Companion Animal SQP of the Year, but... -
New more accurate technique discovered for understanding joint behaviour in world’s most common musculoskeletal condition
A new technique that can determine joint behaviour in health and in conditions such as osteoarthritis with more accuracy than ever before has been created by researchers. A broad coalition of life and physical scientists from the Royal Veterinary... -
Mission Rabies and the WSAVA tackle Rabies prevention together
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with charity Mission Rabies. The organisations, which have worked together informally for several years, will now collaborate on a joint action... -
AMR discussion opens new RCVS Knowledge podcast series
RCVS Knowledge has launched a series of podcasts tackling the big issues facing veterinary medicine, starting with a roundtable chaired by the UK Chief Vet Christine Middlemiss on antimicrobial resistance, to coincide with World Antibiotic Awareness... -
MSD Animal Health Launches VetsDeliver®
MSD Animal Health has launched VetsDeliver, its new service delivering parasite prescriptions direct from the vet to the pet owner’s home. Designed to allow veterinary practices to save clients’ time and improve compliance, VetsDeliver... -
Veterinary institutions come together and commit to evidence-based veterinary medicine
In a first for the profession, 15 of the major UK member organisations, vet schools and policy-making bodies – including the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) – have today come together to affirm their commitment to veterinary medicine...
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Two pretty much identical jobs: same area of the country, similar role responsibilities, similar remuneration, similar business size and structures. Yet, one ad receives 4 quality applicants and the other receives none. Why?
Both veterinary practices have clear plans for the future and are investing in their current teams and business to ensure provision of a quality service for clients. Both practices could be a great place to work. However, one of these practices has a reputation as a good employer, the other has none. We don’t mean a bad reputation, simply no reputation- people haven’t heard of them.
This was something I would encounter on a weekly basis when working in the defence recruitment sector and it is a very real problem within the veterinary profession. When we discuss marketing within the business, the tendency is to focus our efforts on the client and that is important. However, the scarce resource within the vet profession is not clients, it is employees.
The power now lies with the