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]

November 2020

Researchers are seeking pet owner experiences of buying puppies, both before and during COVID-19, to help drive future vet guidance.

6 mins

Sarah Ramsey, clinical director at Alder Veterinary Practice in Surrey, has vowed to undertake challenges each month for a year in memory of Ariana Jahangir and charity Cardiac Risk in the Young.

7 mins

Veterinary group is trialling zero-waste boxes for personal protective equipment at 130 of its largest sites in the UK.

6 mins

Jenny Campbell, previously lined up for cancelled live event in 2020, is first of three keynotes confirmed for online-only offering in 2021.

6 mins

BSAVA working with European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology after latter became aware of a permanent change in the antibody used for specific cortisol test.

6 mins

Molly Varga ā€“ RCVS-recognised specialist in zoo and wildlife medicine, and veterinary advisor to Supreme Petfoods ā€“ to give online talk tomorrow (11 November).

5 mins

Katie Preston, who works at Milbourn Equine Vets in Kent and East Sussex, is in line for the Amateur Rider of the Decade award from leading equestrian publication Horse and Hound.

5 mins

Scotlandā€™s Rural College launches website to aid farm vets in coping with daily challenges after receiving a Ā£20,000 grant from the RCVSā€™ Mind Matters Initiative.

5 mins

Advice includes vets working near country borders to use the BCVAā€™s travel certificate to prove they are working for animal health or food supply reasons.

5 mins

Surgeons at Eastcott Veterinary Referrals in Swindon carried out painstaking repairs on puppy after it suffered double fracture.

7 mins

Course sponsored by Royal Canin equates to 30 CPD hours and combines online lectures, a practical teaching day, and resources and quizzes.

3 mins

College consults on wide-ranging plans including regulating paraprofessionals, protecting the VN title and introducing a ā€œFitness to Practiseā€ regime.

6 mins

IVC Evidensia launches OV export information portal for UK producers wanting to export, and that require OV health certification or vet certificates.

3 mins

Differences highlighted between epilepsy classification in clinical records and those assigned by researchers based on formal guidelines.

8 mins

Members of the community of independent practices are involved in a two-week online festival inspired by its Thriving in Practice initiative, including sessions on building resilience and confidence.

4 mins

Latest clinical findings to be discussed at online Equine Arthritis: Diagnosis and New Technology conference on 26 and 27 November.

7 mins

Vets advising beef farmers should encourage them to act on liver fluke as study shows average lifetime losses of more than Ā£60 per animal.

5 mins

October 2020

Mischievous moggie uses up two of his nine lives after being run over twice in six months.

5 mins

In this sponsored podcast, brought to you in association with MSD Animal Health, makers of Bravecto, we speak to Richard Wall and Ian Wright about flea prevalence, and new data that offers vets fresh information about how to prevent it.

3 mins

ā€œItā€™s a great honour for me to be welcoming these newly trained veterinary nurses into our great profession, and sharing with them my hopes and wishes for veterinary nursesā€ ā€“ RCVS VN council chairman Matthew Rendle.

7 mins

Research bursaries being introduced in poultry, pigs and aquaculture to add to existing ones for companion animal and ruminant research.

3 mins

Dechra Veterinary Products unveils new presentation of Equipalazone, which is indicated for a variety of musculoskeletal disorders in horses and ponies.

4 mins

Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire invests Ā£1.5 million in veterinary diagnostic imaging systems.

4 mins

Three-quarters of veterinarians rank well-being concerns top in a new survey out today from the BVA.

9 mins

Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Essex appoints Sophie Wyatt to its specialist-led veterinary team.

3 mins

Latest CPD on offer from farm animal association will encourage vets to expand their orthopaedic service provision.

2 mins

Virbac offering three complimentary interactive online CPD modules following launch of Stelfonta, its new solution to treat mast cell tumours in dogs.

3 mins

Available as an easy-to-use plug-in diffuser, new product helps cats ā€œwith more signs of stress, in more situations, and calms cats better than everā€.

4 mins

Cats Protectionā€™s hopes of bringing in mandatory chipping of cats attracts support of more than 50 politicians.

3 mins

RCVS updates its guidance in light of new restrictions, including tier 1, 2 and 3 measures in England, and Wales' two-week 'firebreak' lockdown.

9 mins