A joint response by the BVA, the BSAVA, the BVNA, SPVS and the VMG has been published after a consultation on plans for a full market investigation ended yesterday (11 April).
Veterinary tech new business that raised ÂŁ10 million in seed capital last year says its mission is to dramatically improve the working lives of its teams.
Officials say the incident has caused âconsiderable operational disruptionâ to its UK business and appropriate regulators have been informed because of the risk of malicious activity.
Tim Richardson, previously chief operating officer at Linnaeus and with two decades of experience, joins Village Vets, which has 18 practices across Meath and Dublin.
Medivet, which employs around 4,000 staff at 400-plus UK sites, has revealed a plan it says will put it at the forefront of efforts to improve conditions for staff and increase retention rates.
VSC chairperson Stuart Reid laid out the scale of the challenge faced by universities when he gave evidence to the Commons EFRA select committee on 12 March.
New survey shows that 79% of veterinary graduates go straight into full-time employment following their degree programme â well ahead of medicine, dentistry and teaching. Â
Competition and Markets Authority finds that, out of 2,831 postcode districts across the UK, 1,134 â or 40.06% of the total â could have competition issues.
Several organisations and companies have raised concerns about the potential impact of the proposed investigation, though one senior figure argued it could eventually help to stem the tide of departures.Â
Plans to assess the veterinary sectorâs current legislation as part of the investigation of household pet services have been widely supported within the professions.
Despite inflationary pressures likely continuing for the foreseeable future, plus regulatory scrutiny of the wider sector, deputy chief executive Ben Jacklin remains confident of further growth.
