December 2019

ÂŁ1.8m investment boost for referral practice

Up to six new jobs will be created as referral practice outgrows its old premises and moves to new state-of-the-art site.

3 mins
ÂŁ1m expansion for equine hospital

New purpose-built surgical and intensive care facility to house two new operating theatres, expanding equine hospital’s capacity.

3 mins
North-east is Wear it’s at for Jon

Leading small animal surgery specialist Jon Hall has joined one of the biggest referral practices in the north-east – Wear Referrals.

3 mins
New Era for VetPartners

“We have made this move to allow us to continue to provide the same level of service that we always have, but to enable us to access the resources of a larger group” – John Hamilton of New Era Veterinary Hospital.

4 mins

November 2019

Pets at Home reports sales growth

Chief executive confident for the future after reporting rise in sales across its retail business and veterinary practices.

3 mins
MSD launches home delivery service

Designed to allow veterinary practices to save clients’ time and improve compliance, VetsDeliver provides Bravecto’s flea and tick treatment along with the wormer of the vet's choice.

2 mins
New group to focus on finance

New community set up by veterinary surgeons will help colleagues find financial freedom, and plan more fruitful and fullfilling careers.

4 mins
Simon Innes steps down as CVS chief

“I would like to thank Simon Innes for his commitment to the company and congratulate him for the considerable achievements made by the group during his tenure” – CVS group chairman Richard Connell.

4 mins
Medivet to accelerate partnership plans

Group will be talking partnerships at London Vet Show (14 to 15 November) in a bid to boost branch partner numbers across Medivet.

3 mins
Vet group expands into Europe

VetPartners snaps up three Italian practices – with another three set to be acquired by the end of the year.

5 mins
Practice management workshops confirmed

Events for those taking the Certificate of Veterinary Practice Management will be taking place across the UK in March 2020.

3 mins

October 2019

Last few days for congress early bird discount

Anyone planning to attend SPVS-VMG Congress 2020 will benefit from reduced, members-only ticket fee reduction if they sign up before 31 October.

4 mins
VMG launches online resource hub

New resource from Veterinary Management Group aims to support all veterinary professionals working in leadership and management roles.

5 mins
Dedicated ECC service set to launch

Recruiting process is underway for the new unit, which will be led by an ECC specialist supported by three clinicians and six veterinary nurses.

3 mins
UK firm to switch on Aussie vet students

Onswitch has partnered with the University of Adelaide to provide a unique training tool to help its veterinary students develop better business acumen.

5 mins
Connaught House joins XLVets

Well-established practice has a hospital, two small animal branch sites and an equine clinic that serves four race courses, including Aintree.

6 mins

September 2019

Petplan announces partnership with Linnaeus

“...I believe offering Petplan free veterinary cover to Linnaeus clients nationwide will mean that, together, we can keep pets healthier and their owners happy” – James Barnes, Petplan.

3 mins
Confidence high as CVS reports rising revenues

Revenues at CVS rose to ÂŁ406.5 million for the year, helped in part by the success of the company's referrals division, and increasing take up of its health plans.

5 mins
Vet group’s initiative to tackle mental health

Linnaeus trains almost 100 “mental health first aiders” in a bid to proactively deal with such problems in the veterinary world.

3 mins
Pharmaceutical firm’s €200 million investment

Boehringer Ingelheim plans one of the largest biotechnology production sites for veterinary medicines in Europe, increasing capacity for vital antigens and vaccines.

5 mins