June 2017

More than 300 delegates packed the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham for OnSwitch's third Cx Congress, the only veterinary congress dedicated to customer service and those providing it.

4 mins

Group takes on Staffordshire practices Donnachie and Townley Veterinary Surgeons and Shires Vets, its first foray into large animal work.

3 mins

The VetPartners (VP) group is celebrating hitting 30 practices after it added the Tower Veterinary Group in York to its portfolio.

3 mins

Employers are urged to take part in providing “the most robust data on veterinary graduate competencies ever collected in the UK and Ireland”.

5 mins

A £5 million referral practice is set to be created in West Yorkshire.

3 mins

Potential veterinary leaders of the future have been sharpening their skills at a series of seminars to help them advance within practice and the profession.

3 mins

ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists was given the star treatment when TV presenter Louise Minchin and her golden Labrador retriever officially opened its advanced diagnostic imaging suite.

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The UK’s first veterinary cooperative is looking to expand its unique business model that allows self-employed vets to choose how much work they want to do, and when.

5 mins

The future of paperless pet insurance claims is said to have been strengthened with the strategic acquisition of the VetEnvoy eClaim service.

3 mins

The Linnaeus Group has acquired Village Vet, an established first opinion group with more than 20 practices in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire – including a dedicated referral centre.

3 mins

Northwest Veterinary Specialists has appointed three specialists to join the expanding teams at the Cheshire-based specialist referral centre.

3 mins

Unmet welfare needs and growing client expectations mean feline-only clinics will become increasingly common in the UK in the next decade, says a leading cat practitioner.

4 mins

Members of a family-run veterinary group have voted to donate £5,500 they accrued as part of the company’s monthly reward scheme to help support victims of the Manchester terrorist attack.

3 mins

VetShare is hosting a recruitment and retention CPD day after a survey among practices identified finding and retaining good staff was a common concern.

3 mins

May 2017

Company's donation of wormers, skin and joint supplements and NSAIDs is given to the Worldwide Veterinary Service for dispatching to charities and shelters all over the world.

4 mins

MSD Animal Health wants to hear from past winners of its Connect or Intervet Bursaries to find out how the awards have helped direct their veterinary careers.

3 mins

Tickets remain for this year’s Cx Congress at the East Midlands Conference Centre on 17 June.

2 mins

A solid contribution from its vet practices and openings has helped Pets at Home post a significant jump in sales for the year to 30 March.

2 mins

Britain’s largest pet insurance firm is reviewing the registration process for its breeder scheme following allegations in a Sunday newspaper.

5 mins

CarefreeCredit has launched a concierge service that enables vets to offer payment options to owners of uninsured pets in need of medical treatment.

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