March 2022

Ruminant Health and Welfare has sent the survey to students on lambing placements to better understand the impact of Schmallenberg virus on the 2022 lambing season.

5 mins

Volunteers from the firm’s headquarters in York joined forces on 29 March to take part in Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean, which is taking place from 25 March to 10 April.

4 mins

“The new hospital will give us the opportunity to continue to progress and provide the best possible facilities for patients, and a great service for clients” – Chantry Vets surgical director Lisa Flood.

6 mins

“Thank you to NOAH for helping us raise awareness and vital funds“ – Jade Statt, StreetVet co-founder.

5 mins

The aim of the restructure at the Linnaeus-owned small animal hospital is to deliver an even higher quality of care and treatment to pets and referring vets.

6 mins

Practice group is investing £90,000 into a fund to help support 10 students at the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. 

6 mins

The Veterinary Academy Series will see specialists from the vet school deliver evidence-based knowledge through new semester-based CPD series. 

6 mins

Hertfordshire practice donates more than £2,000 – equivalent to almost a third of its carbon emissions – to a tree planting project in the country.

5 mins

Group will provide financial support to academics, institutions and researchers who seek to better understand pancytopenia, identify causes and improve treatment options. 

5 mins

Sandhole Veterinary Centre in Kent has been recognised by Investors in the Environment after turning a former dog walking area into a haven for local wildlife.

6 mins

VN Georgina Hills takes over as president from Richard Casey, who becomes senior vice-president, with Stuart Saunders becoming junior vice-president.

5 mins

Link-up between Orthomed and Osso VR will bring hands-on, virtual reality training to allow veterinary surgeons to practise procedures anytime, anywhere.

3 mins

Course will outline principles and protocols required for veterinary dispensary management, including: prescribing; supplying; dispensing; sourcing and storing; and the processes to minimise dispensing errors. 

7 mins

Group says money, which paid for monitors to make capnography available to all practices performing anaesthesia, will help it reduce greenhouse gases.

5 mins

Vets4Pets Project Listen report shows almost half of veterinary professionals are struggling with work-life balance while 40% described personal well-being as “not that good” or “poor”.

8 mins

February 2022

Vets must renew their registration; declare any convictions, cautions or adverse findings; and confirm they have complied with CPD requirements in 2021 before the deadline.

5 mins

Hamilton Specialist Referrals in High Wycombe is guaranteeing the procedure for a year in what it describes as an industry-leading first.

5 mins

Practice group issues statement after Competition and Markets Authority reports “serious competition concerns” following investigation into CVS merger with The Vet.

7 mins

The CVS Group’s completed purchase of The Vet could now be referred for an in-depth investigation after regulator found that the deal raised competition concerns.

6 mins

“This promotes the sharing of knowledge and a wider application of clinically relevant findings that can contribute to making a better world for pets” – Luisa De Risio, Linnaeus.

5 mins