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  •  email: [email protected]

August 2021

Three groups – Scarsdale Vets, McMurtry and Harding, and Glenthorne Vets – come together for new service, Midlands Advanced Breeding Service (MABS).

4 mins

Complaints to the Veterinary Client Mediation Service were up during the pandemic, with necessary social distancing and other restrictions having an impact on all-important vet-client relations. Paul Imrie found out from head of service Jennie Jones about some of the key learnings.

25 mins

Mr Farthing says he and members of his charity’s veterinary team – along with truck filled with rescue animals – were inside the airport, but ejected into Kabul after deadly terror explosions.

4 mins

Findings unveil how high demand in the past 16 months has increased the risk to puppy health and welfare, with many sourced from poor environments, or bred or raised on puppy farms.

6 mins

VetPartners is inviting anyone who wants to assist to complete a short questionnaire before 31 August.

4 mins

BVA in Northern Ireland had fed into the earlier consultations, and says it is “disappointing” launch document “makes no mention of the role of the veterinary profession” in future policy plans.

5 mins

Service had previously been available in high-risk and edge areas, but from autumn will be available to any farm in England keeping livestock susceptible to TB.

7 mins

Study discovers “lockdown-associated factors had the potential to compromise the welfare of horses and ponies at risk of obesity and laminitis”.

6 mins

SQP regulator Vetpol says its veterinary pharmacy manager course has been a hit with its first graduates, who say it has helped them manage their pharmacies more effectively.

6 mins

To coincide with human health campaign, Ceva Animal Health is urging practices around the country to offer blood pressure checks to feline patients.

6 mins

Company behind calming product range has launched a partnership programme to help increase success of adoptions and offer rescue sector chance to boost revenue.

6 mins

“The findings of this study add to the evidence base for the use of masitinib in treating neoplasia in small animal patients” – Margaux Kuijlaars, corresponding author for the paper.

6 mins

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.

5 mins

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.

7 mins

Directorate issues warnings after continued reports of adverse events occurring in cats involving Osurnia, which is licensed for treatment of otitis externa in dogs.

4 mins

July 2021

Owen Atkinson rejoins the podcast to offer insight into communicating with farm clients – and explains the Magic Question game.

PetMedix says successful performance of first fully canine antibodies in dog trial paves the way for next-generation technology to meet therapeutic needs in fast-growing pet health market.

6 mins

RCVS standards detail professional values, knowledge, skills and behaviours that need to be met by any body responsible for training SVNs.

4 mins

Programme led by the college awarded cash as part of ongoing efforts to commercialise research and bring products to market to tackle infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance.

9 mins

Level of complaints to profession’s mediation service highest since its launch – with announcement coming the same week BVA reveals extent of client abuse against veterinary teams.

10 mins

North-east referral practice carries out second ankle replacement on a Labrador retriever using an innovative system – two years after first procedure with same system on another ankle.

5 mins

Close to 6 in 10 vets in clinical practice felt intimidated by clients’ language or behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic – a rise of 10 percentage points on 2019.

5 mins

RCVS is embarking on a six-week consultation on a proposed set of new standards and methodology for accrediting UK and international vet degrees.

6 mins

Association commits to providing face-to-face event from 5 to 7 September, back at the ICC in Birmingham.

4 mins

Results from a survey carried out as part of Ceva Animal Health’s Mercury Challenge showed 40% of cats were hypertensive – with blood pressure about 30% higher than the norm.

8 mins

Royal college is looking for applications from undergraduate veterinary students for its RCVS Fellows of the Future competition.

6 mins

MSD Animal Health has launched the Poultry Sense solution, which will allow poultry producers to predict flock health, enhance performance and boost sustainability.

4 mins

In this podcast on epilepsy – sponsored by Vetbromide, the latest addition to TVM’s epilepsy range of product – we talk about when to treat epilepsy in dogs, what with, and how to monitor patients effectively.

RCVS Knowledge launches free-to-access series including webinars, podcasts and video interviews on how concept can be introduced in practices.

4 mins

Independent livestock industry body Ruminant Health and Welfare sets ambitious goals to eradicate both bovine viral diarrhoea and sheep scab by 2031.

5 mins