Allister Webb

May 2024

Clients can look behind the scenes of the new Wilson Vets site this weekend before it opens next week.

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Officials are encouraging the whole sector to consider whether the paper’s recommendations can be applied to their practice, following the recent review of companion animal services.

6 mins

In a letter responding to the Competition and Markets Authority’s review findings, the college also called for greater public recognition that most front-line clinicians are not responsible for business decisions.

9 mins

Academics in the UK, Europe and Asia have joined forces to urge greater efforts to prevent transmission in live bird markets.

5 mins

April 2024

Latest paper from researchers based in California is thought to be the longest study of its kind into the effects of vegan diets on dogs.

9 mins

More vets voted in this year’s polls than in each of the past two years, though turnout still equated to less than one in five of the electorate.

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Evidence presented to a House of Lords committee suggested the number of drugs at risk of being lost may be lower than previously thought, but ministers are still being urged to seek an early resolve.

8 mins

PDSA veterinary services director Richard Hooker speaks out after his organisation is forced to halt the registration of new clients at some of its sites because of staffing pressures.

9 mins

Analysis – believed to be the first of its kind – of more than 10,000 SAVSNET records by academics at the University of Liverpool identified around 800 individual incidents.

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Around one in five respondents said their dealings with pet owners had been “more negative” following the release of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report last month.

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Less than 24 hours remain for vets and nurses to choose who they want to join the RCVS Council and VN Council this summer.

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Future sector leaders are already in the profession and need encouragement as they continue along their career path, Liz Somerville told congress delegates.

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A group representing independent veterinary practices has responded to criticism of the ongoing examination of companion animal services from within the sector.

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VMG hopes research, which will be discussed at its congress on Thursday, will be a catalyst for renewed efforts by it and other bodies to address what analysis described as “significant opportunities” in the area.

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Candidates for council seats across England are being invited to back the charity’s new manifesto ahead of contests next week.

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RCVS leaders will begin discussions on how artificial intelligence might be regulated in the veterinary sector at an event in London next month.

5 mins

RCVS voices concerns after report by Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee called for ministers to prioritise vet sector legislation with regulation of “unscrupulous” clinics.

9 mins

The new course has opened for enrolment on the annual Earth Day.

3 mins

UK and Ireland chief executive Duncan Phillips outlines group’s fears about the process and urges sector to unite to raise public recognition of importance of its work.

10 mins

Together Through Homelessness project leaders estimate the initiative has now provided more than 30,000 veterinary treatments since its launch.

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Team expects the new Maison Dieu facility to open next month and cater for more patients.

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The company says "below 30" roles are at risk from changes to its management structures and no practices are affected.

4 mins

The Progressive Veterinary Association will hold its first conference in June, but says it needs more members to enhance welfare protections.

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Practising and student nurses are being urged to enter a new chapter of the VN Futures project, which will begin with the first of three workshops in Northern Ireland next month.

9 mins

International Collective on Extreme Conformations in Dogs agrees on what healthy dogs should look like, and publishes position statement it hopes will aid prospective dog owners.

10 mins

Pro-badger campaigners say figures showing minimum cull levels were not reached in several areas show the species is close to being wiped out in those places.

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Veterinary and welfare sector leaders have backed calls for wide-ranging legislative and regulatory change after MPs set out the range of measures they think are needed.

9 mins

Applications are now open for a new BEVA programme starting this summer that aims to extend career support for vets beyond existing schemes for new graduates.

6 mins

Pressure is growing within the veterinary sector against tougher migration rules, which it is feared will drive up both costs and recruitment challenges.

11 mins

A joint response by the BVA, the BSAVA, the BVNA, SPVS and the VMG has been published after a consultation on plans for a full market investigation ended yesterday (11 April).

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