After 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 VBDâs editorial manager since April 2010.
Company believes introduction of new packing machine at its Animed online retail fulfilment centre will save 160,000 single-use plastic bags a year and save four tonnes of cardboard packaging.
Launching the scheme during day one of its BVA Live event, association says it will support well-being and help to boost recruitment and retention within practices.
UK-based Oxford BioDynamics partners with various researchers and departments at University of Minnesota on test that can detect and differentiate between six cancer types.
Female youngster was found dehydrated, unconscious, weak and with a low body temperature in a garden, but team at Goddard Veterinaryâs Groupâs Caterham practice in Surrey were able to save her.
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.
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.
Neck tongue syndrome, previously only described in humans, was diagnosed and treated by team at Wear Referrals, County Durham in a multimodal team approach.
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.
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.
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.
Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield has had two separate RCVS Practice Standards Scheme statuses upheld, and been re-recognised for sustainability and cat care.
Boehringer Ingelheimâs SoundTalks device harnesses technology to âlistenâ to frequency and intensity of coughs to help prevent swine respiratory condition outbreaks on farms.
Maidstone-based clinic first in world to install standing leg MRI scanner and claims to be UKâs number one to install Qalibra CT machine to produce medical-grade images.
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.
Group has rolled out a clinical assessment tool for use by vets or nurses to allow a holistic approach to assessing dogs â rather than historic focus solely on respiratory issues.