“Success can come in different ways. I wasn’t successful as a head nurse, but it didn’t stop me being successful somewhere else. It's not a measure of who you are – that’s not your top potential – it’s just where you are right there. It’s not a reason to quit!”

“It's taken me a long time to get where I want to be – because you don’t just fall into it; it's not that easy. But all my experiences along the way have set me up, ready for this, and I can now go to work and enjoy my job, I can just love it, and it’s my place and it’s my time to just be me!”

“We had so many interesting conversations; I questioned why, in this day and age, animals are neglected as much as they are. And when we looked at it, religion factors massively – and also, education! ”

“The first thing I would say is, don’t be put off by how much of an enormous and complicated a topic it seems, because so many people are – you don't need to know the ins and outs of every single body system to be able to give good care to your patients…”

“It’s absolutely fair to say that, historically, nutrition hasn’t been one of those ‘sexy’ topics within veterinary medicine, but atually we've had advances coming through thick and fast for years now. But what I do think is catching up is the owners’ awareness… ”

“I would say to all nurses: practice on your patients that don’t have heart failure, so that then when it comes to doing a blood pressure on a patient that is in heart failure, you know exactly what you’re doing.”

“I’m really passionate about working with teams and supporting them to develop. It’s about the team culture, the positive interactions, the pace and the environment for me – and I'm just lucky to be given that opportunity.”

“A lot of the concepts we bring to bear in the book […] are concepts that were first discovered, debated and discussed by what we refer to as ‘human nurses’, because the concept of nursing is the same, irrespective of the nature of the patient.”

VN Happy Hour welcomed three of the biggest names in UK veterinary nursing when the hugely successful live event returned on 23 February 2023.

VN Times talks to RVN Rachel Pilling – AKA The Veterinary Coach – who wants to help others discover their own potential and to show that anything is achievable with the right mindset.

As fireworks season approaches, RVN Nikki McLeod joins VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel to advise on how practices can support pet owners and their pets through this unsettling time and why vet nurses are perfectly placed to do this.

Given the current cost-of-living crisis, this timely edition is definitely not just for the vet nurses among you – there are financial tips relevant to all, no matter what your job title may be…

Jack Pye joins Rachael to discuss his love for ultrasonography; from the lightbulb moment to speaking at BVNA Congress and now offering CPD in practices all around the country.

Congress Times editor Tom Jackson talks to Alex Taylor and Charlotte Pace about all things RVN, including their presidential aspirations, the upcoming BVNA congress and the launch of two new BVNA toolkits.

RVN Nicola Lakeman talks to Congress Times editor Tom Jackson about her career and previews her BVNA Congress keynote speech on the topic of “Building Resilience”.

How can developing a nursing specialism enhance your clinical career? The VN Times VN Happy Hour panel returned in April to discuss this very topic and offer their advice.

RVN Lacey Pitcher describes herself as "a vet nurse following her bliss wherever it may lead” and a “campaigner of brachycephalic welfare and of wellness in practice".

VN Happy Hour returned in February for a discussion on dog breeding and good breed health.

Laura Edwards discusses the Veterinary Critical Care Nurses region of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses, which offers a unique opportunity for RVNs to become part of the one health approach to education and research.

VN Happy Hour returned on 25 November for a look at obesity and nutrition in companion animals.

To celebrate the first anniversary of VN Happy Hour, we were joined by BVNA stalwarts Alex Taylor, Jo Oakden and Lyndsay Hughes, to discuss the future of veterinary nursing.

This month we were joined by RVNs Lacey Pitcher, Jane Davidson and Polly May Mewse, who answered delegates’ questions on the tricky topic of brachycephalic breed health.

This month we were joined by RVNs Linda Ryan, Elle Boden and Zoe Blake, who expertly answered delegates’ behaviour-related questions.

Congress Times editor Tom Jackson talks to BVNA president Jo Oakden about the theme of her year at the association’s helm: sustainability.

Congress Times editor Tom Jackson talks to BVNA junior vice-president Alex Taylor about the association’s chronic illness campaign.

July 2021’s VN Happy Hour, sponsored by Bought by Many, was a dentistry special.

Where can your veterinary nursing skills take you?

VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel is joined by RVN and manager of the Linnaeus Veterinary Nursing Post Registration Programme, Sophie Venables.

VN Times Happy Hour returned for its fifth outing, with May’s event focusing on senior pets and sponsored by Animalcare.

VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel sits down with RVN and university lecturer Amanda Curtis to discuss wound care, management and the VN’s role in this complicated process.

VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel is joined by RVN Molly Fiander to chat about life as a locum, coping through COVID-19, and her love for helping VNs find/rediscover their passion and get the most out of their qualification.

VN Times’ feel-good “power hour” returned for a spring well-being special to celebrate “The magic of veterinary nursing“, as well as the usual mix of cash giveaways, live challenges and kitchen mayhem.

Following on from the monster success of our first two events, we were delighted to lift the winter blues and blow away the cobwebs by hosting Vet Nurse Happy Hour version 3 on 28 January.

Following the monster success of our first VN Happy Hour event, we decided to do it all over again... our second event took place on 26 November 2020.

VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel is joined by RVN and veterinary manager at Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBUK) Caroline Peacock.

VN Times sits down with Linnaeus chief nursing officer Andrea Jeffery to talk Schedule Three and what it means for the future of the veterinary nursing profession.

A huge advocate for the VN role, Helen takes some time during Vet Nurse Awareness Month to tell VN Times how her nursing team has helped take the drama out of the corona crisis.

This month, RVN John Redbond joins VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel to discuss dermatology, what piqued his interest in this speciality, and how VNs who share this passion can get involved.

RVN Helen Tottey joins VN Times editor Rachael Buzzel for a chat about what inspired her article on the topic of charging for nurse consults and to offer advice to VN colleagues who may be considering broaching the subject with their practice.

Former editor Holly Kernot catches up with Jane Davidson, who chats about her career journey so far, becoming an author and embarking on a PhD looking at the history of the veterinary profession.

Ellie West of Davies Veterinary Specialists discusses why sustainability is critical to global health care and how the veterinary profession can play its part.

Listen in to hear how Matt Rendle forged a career as an RVN, worked in one of the UK’s most iconic zoos, developed an interest in wildlife and exotics and went on to care for everything, from ants to elephants.

Veterinary Business Development unveils three groundbreaking podcast channels for veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and veterinary business professionals.