May 2021

Scotlandā€™s Rural College announces Ā£500,000 investment to overhaul the interior and exterior, and upgrade the lab facilities and employee spaces at its disease surveillance centre in St Boswells.

5 mins

North Downs Specialist Referralsā€™ pioneering new model ā€“ along with the appointment of a new head of nursing services ā€“ places a real emphasis on the importance of vet nurses and nursing assistants.

8 mins

Company says three key appointments to support its 160 practices will allow it to blaze trail for evidence-based veterinary medicine.

6 mins

Chris Linney has become the only boarded cardiology specialist to practise in the county of Yorkshire after taking a job at Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield.

4 mins

Charter Veterinary Surgeons in Biddulph will get a larger consulting room, new reception and larger cattery, as well as new doorways, windows and air conditioning.

4 mins

The Investors in the Environment award is recognition for the associationā€™s ongoing initiatives to minimise its environmental impacts.

4 mins

April 2021

Successful cataract surgery carried out by team at Eye Vet Referrals on South American Humboldt penguin from Chester Zoo.

5 mins

Sales remain strong for corporate veterinary group as full-year revenue expected to be ā€œcomfortably aheadā€ of management expectations.

3 mins

Andrew Curwen will chair the event on 29 April, which is being hosted by vet comms provider PetsApp.

4 mins

More practices across England are taking the opportunity to add paraprofessional staff to their teams to become approved tuberculin testers since APHA approval.Ā 

10 mins

Practice groupā€™s vets will provide for UKā€™s largest equine charity, which has more than 117,000 members, with articles on health topics for its website.

4 mins

Organisers of the two-day online veterinary business event (13 to 14 May) are offering 10 free tickets to Vet Times readers.

6 mins

Cheshire Petā€™s specially designed practice gains silver award from International Society of Feline Medicine and is headed by a team of cat advocates.

3 mins

Clinical director at Brownlow Veterinary Group in Shropshire announced as group animal welfare advisor.

4 mins

Work had been halted due to COVID-19 restrictions, but builders are back on site creating Northlands Veterinary Hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

4 mins

Jolyon Martin has been named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Science and Healthcare list for 2021.

5 mins

IVC Evidensia and strategic partner MWI Animal Health have announced a scheme to reduce their carbon footprint by cutting the number of wholesale deliveries to practices.

4 mins

Just 16% of practices report ā€œbusiness as normalā€ in RCVSā€™ latest COVID impact survey, but staffing levels and practice cash flow are improving.

9 mins

March 2021

Cockburn Vets in Leicestershire awarded gold in the Best UK Vet Awards 2021.

5 mins

Independent practice in Coventry appoints Alison White and Aidin Walls as directors ahead of another period of expansion.

4 mins