October 2014

Familiarity is the gateway to empathy

In our line of work we not only confront, but make use of death as … more

Twenty years too late?

I recently paused to think about what I was doing (which is always fatal) and … more

September 2014

Preventing the post-antibiotic apocalypse

I think we may soon lose the battle to keep our right to prescribe most antibiotics … more

Thank you

It’s a well-established principle of motivational psychology that “carrots are better than sticks” – that … more

August 2014

Because I say so

This blog entry isn’t a rant. It’s a plea. I got involved in a discussion … more

Teaching old dogs new tricks

Like most vets I do well in excess of my required CPD, and am even … more

July 2014

The dark side

Emergency work I think is one of the hardest, if not THE hardest discipline to … more

Failure

Failure is another taboo subject in the profession, as it is in most walks of life. … more

June 2014

The F word

This is going to be a tough one to write without winding somebody up. It’s … more

Beware the darknet

Electronic security is back in the news: eBay has announced that it was hacked a … more

May 2014

Nay, nay, and thrice nay

Like most people in this profession I have problems with the RCVS Disciplinary Committee’s judgement … more

18 mins
The Register and postnominals

The RCVS is changing the Register of Members so that only qualifications immediately relevant to your … more

April 2014

Do we need diversity of a different kind?

There is an ever-present drum beat in the profession’s media, and that is of ever-improving … more

The wrong trousers

Utilitarian. That’s my ethical outlook, apparently. Participants in the A-FAVP.1 module of the CertAVP have … more

March 2014

Burning out

This is a different blog to usual. It involves mental health, and all I am … more

eCPD is harder than you might think

I am just coming to the end of a six-week course run online by the … more

February 2014

Coincidence

I work in an emergency practice and things come in fits and starts. If I … more

Procrastination as a force for good

The first part of a two/three-year slog started this month – the “A” module part … more

January 2014

Superstition

Derren Brown is a very interesting person to follow and read and watch. He has … more

CPD and “Death by PowerPoint”

Over the next couple of years I have a full plate; the postgraduate degree I’m … more