Paul Imrie

Paul ImrieAfter leaving school following A-levels, Paul Imrie became a junior reporter on the weekly paper serving his hometown of Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. He spent four years on the district and city desks of the Derby Evening Telegraph, and during this stint studied for, and achieved, the Diploma in Journalism from the now PA-owned Editorial Centre in Hastings.
Following a further four years with the Leicester Mercury, Paul joined VBD in 2004, and has been deputy editor of Veterinary Times, editor of VBJ, and editor of Veterinary Times since 2009. He has also been VBD’s editorial manager since April 2010.
Tel: 01733 383554  â€ą  email: [email protected]

June 2024

Divestment to Pets Choice will allow company to concentrate on its Vet’s Klinic veterinary practices.

3 mins

Neurology expert Camilla Cooper and internal medicine clinician Leonel Frutuoso join Runcorn clinic.

4 mins

Female youngster was found dehydrated, unconscious, weak and with a low body temperature in a garden, but team at Goddard Veterinary’s Group’s Caterham practice in Surrey were able to save her.

7 mins

City-based VetPartners group was one of the businesses sponsoring the celebration on Saturday 1 June.

5 mins

Association reveals new guidelines and highlights need for move away from routine neutering.

5 mins

May 2024

Ceva warns vets and farmers that a vaccine batch failure in the manufacturing process will mean a gap in supply of Cevac Chlamydia from June to August.

6 mins

Not-for-profit social enterprise was established by volunteers in 2019 with a mission to support professions to improve health and well-being of animals, people and environment.

5 mins

Neck tongue syndrome, previously only described in humans, was diagnosed and treated by team at Wear Referrals, County Durham in a multimodal team approach.

3 mins

Linnaeus-owned London Vet Specialists says it will soon open a ÂŁ8 million, 12,000 sq ft cutting-edge facility, which will have a focus on sustainability throughout.

4 mins

Team at Aura Veterinary and a consultant from Royal Surrey County Hospital perform treatment typically used for people on 14-year-old dog.

4 mins

Poultry Health Services named Employer of the Year at the first National Women in Agriculture Awards.

4 mins

Kentdale Referrals in Cumbria is among the first practices in the world to be accredited by Zero Pain Philosophy, joining a handful of others in the UK.

5 mins

RCVS and ECVS specialist in small animal surgery Toby Gemmill has been clinical director and managing director at West Midlands hospital, but wanted to switch focus back to clinical orthopaedics.

4 mins

Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield has had two separate RCVS Practice Standards Scheme statuses upheld, and been re-recognised for sustainability and cat care.

5 mins

Boehringer Ingelheim’s SoundTalks device harnesses technology to “listen” to frequency and intensity of coughs to help prevent swine respiratory condition outbreaks on farms.

5 mins

Mark Goodfellow at Davies Veterinary Specialists organises collection and delivery of “goodwill” publications to the Baltic state.

3 mins

London Vet Specialists performed the pioneering examination on a pair of the rare birds from London Zoo.

5 mins

The company has signed a five-year collaboration with the charity.

4 mins

Company says ECCelerate aims to help staff improve outcomes for both day and night emergency cases.

3 mins

Maidstone-based clinic first in world to install standing leg MRI scanner and claims to be UK’s number one to install Qalibra CT machine to produce medical-grade images.

4 mins

Team at the University of Liverpool finds vets and owners disagree on how many times an older dog should visit a practice and whether senior dogs still need vaccinations.

9 mins

Group has rolled out a clinical assessment tool for use by vets or nurses to allow a holistic approach to assessing dogs – rather than historic focus solely on respiratory issues.

5 mins

The University of Bristol’s Feline Centre is internationally renowned for its excellence and education in cat care, and is marking its half century with a full-day of CPD on 15 May.

6 mins

According to University of Glasgow research, given the choice, the birds prefer live interaction with others of their kind.

5 mins

VetPartners is rolling out its funded course for the second year running, in Cornwall in July.

5 mins

However, in results released by Boehringer Ingelheim, most said important work carried out by their profession was not valued.

5 mins

April 2024

Overall theme covering appropriate and proportionate care being tailored to needs of animals and clients will run through each stream at the event in Birmingham.

6 mins

Simon Doherty, senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, has been named World Vet of the Year at the Global Veterinary Awards for focus on one health in tackling global health challenges.

5 mins

Team at University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine gains patent pending status for device that could revolutionise treatment for animals with end-stage temporomandibular joint disorders.

6 mins

After 10 years in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, Bright Side Vets has expanded into Staffordshire.

6 mins