Rob Kelly plans to develop a flexible curriculum with a core focus on enabling veterinary professionals to tailor their development for a lifelong career in general first opinion practice.
Leaders of a data collection scheme on antibiotic usage say vets have a âvitalâ role in building on recent progress as they hope to double the number of datasets held this year alone.
Cornerstone Veterinary Clinic, which has a 15-strong team, has transferred into a employee ownership trust, meaning staff are owners and shareholders in the business.
Veterinary professionals urged to focus on âcost-effectiveâ care solutions as more than 200,000 cats and dogs are currently unregistered because of a lack of practice capacity for new clients.
âWe are committed to continuing to make IVC Evidensia a better place to work, which means listening and working with our teams to support positive changeâ â Duncan Phillips, UK chief executive.
A free copy of the final survey results â detailing fees charged for services in the small animal, large animal and equine sectors â will be sent to all those who complete it.
Almost 100 members of the companyâs graduate development programme attended the two-day gala event, which features a broad range of CPD, as well as fun social and sporting events.
Francesca Venier and Harry Warwick, of Northwest Veterinary Specialists, are now European specialists in internal medicine, and colleague Lavra Zajc is a European specialist in small animal oncology.
The warning from Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) followed publication of the initial findings of its fourth major investigation of industry activities in two years.
Overall Pets at Home company revenue, including retail division, rose 6.6% to ÂŁ1.4 billion, with statutory profit before tax down from ÂŁ148.7 million to ÂŁ122.5 million.
The North of Ireland Veterinary Association has called for ideas on how to tackle the questions of recruitment, retention and return at an event in Portadown later this month.
The company has been given five working days to submit proposals to address competition concerns in the latest inquiry affecting one of the UKâs biggest veterinary care providers.
