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 VBDā€™s editorial manager since April 2010.
Tel: 01733 383554  ā€¢  email: [email protected]

September 2024

A quartet of vets are preparing for an epic 1,200 mile ride from Landā€™s End to John Oā€™Groats in memory of colleague who took her own life.

5 mins

CVS has invested the money to upgrade and move Church Walk Vets to a purpose-built site on a Barrow-in-Furness retail park, which has two new vets.Ā 

4 mins

August 2024

Launched by vet-led Zero Pain Philosophy initiative for Septemberā€™s international Pain Awareness Month, survey will seek to find where knowledge gaps among clinicians still remain.

5 mins

Arundell Vets, near Doncaster, awarded hospital status following an RCVS Practice Standards Scheme inspection.

4 mins

Vet joins company from PDSA to lead team to provide clinical supportĀ across nearly 1,000 practices.

5 mins

Test will support vets in diagnosis and monitoring of chronic inflammatory enteropathy in cats and dogs.

3 mins

July 2024

Japan-based Toray Industries has announced the start of trials for Rapros, an oral treatment for feline chronic kidney disease.

4 mins

Aimed at industry specialists, course brought together expertise from The Pirbright Institute and other bodies after a five-year break.

3 mins

Work carried out by scientists at The Pirbright Institute and the Babraham Institute show changes in immune cells taking place after influenza infection of vaccination.

6 mins

Aura Veterinary in Surrey and Arthrex Vet Systems say they are aiming to transform animal care in veterinary oncology and soft tissue surgery.

4 mins

Key message of a cattle vet conference hosted by Ceva Animal Health was importance of them extolling virtues of pain relief to their farming clients.

6 mins

Veterinary pharmaceutical player to be know as DĆ“mes Pharma from now on.

4 mins

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals in Swindon has added specialist Matt Gurney and clinician Ana Gonzalez.

3 mins

Fund-raising already underway after charity was chosen following nationwide vote of staff.

5 mins

Harrison Family Vets invested Ā£350,000 in the new practice in Tyldesley, Wigan, which follows openings in West Midlands, Reading, Stockton-on-Tees, Manchester and Doncaster.

4 mins

June 2024

The Moredun Research Institute and partners have received the funding to explore mechanism of resistance to macrocyclic lactone injectables in the miteĀ Psoroptes ovis.

5 mins

Hampshire-based animal hospital is latest to be recognised at top level as a cat-friendly clinic.

3 mins

Likes of Dogs Trust and The Kennel Club Charitable Trust are among those leading the way on dog-centred health research, for instance, on breed-specific disease around conformation.

9 mins

Outlawing of the breed this year brought additional pressures to sector, led to disagreements in teams and saw some at the centre of abuse from angry owners ā€“ so having policies in place is key.

9 mins

Eight surgeries acquired from CVS by UKā€™s largest family-owned independent vet group.

4 mins

Collegeā€™s work shows fundamental distinction between reaction in horses when compared with those of humans.

6 mins

Only one-quarter of all pet owners think adding the dog type to the list of banned breeds will be effective in protecting the public.

10 mins

Andrew Foster joins London Vet Specialists, which has just moved from Belsize Park to its new hospital in Hammersmith, as new head of anaesthesia and analgesia.

4 mins

Vet nutraceuticals manufacturer says investment at its site in Lytham near Blackpool will ā€œrevolutionise the businessā€™ production capabilitiesā€.

5 mins

Nominations have now opened for the associationā€™s Young Vet of the Year 2024, which will be presented as part of this Novemberā€™s London Vet Show.

5 mins

Sarah Butterfield and Aoife Ryan taking part in triathlon-style Race the Sun event this weekend to raise as much money as they can for three good causes.

3 mins

School of Veterinary Medicine has been evaluated and praised for its high standards in teaching.

4 mins

Money will go to fund four projects, with focus on sustainable farming of salmon and seaweed.Ā 

5 mins

Vetsure for Vets, a collaborative network of members with its own buying group, held a two-day CPD event where participants were urged to find opportunities in the face of challenges.

4 mins

CVS has launched new guidance ā€“ primarily for its teams, but which can be picked up by others in the profession ā€“ about how contextualised care can be put into practice.

9 mins