December 2013

Social mobility and the vet profession

I can’t help thinking that efforts to improve “social mobility” and help people from all … more

Pretend pedigrees

On a weekly basis my wife peruses the local newspaper. In the back – after … more

November 2013

Sliding down the slope of negativity

Communication in our profession interests me. Histories I receive as part of the referrals process … more

Paging Doctor Google

Something I have noticed in the past few years (and mentioned in my last post) … more

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Exotics and the last-gasp presentation

For the first part of my career my “special interest”, and something I became gradually … more

October 2013

Chocolate, tea and respect

I’m getting old. I can see that. People greet me not by saying “you look … more

September 2013

Recruitment and retention

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) recently commissioned a study to counter the arguments … more

Prejudice

Prejudice is a funny thing. The word itself provokes a prejudiced response: either “I’m not … more

August 2013

Chips with everything

So here in Wales all dogs are going to have to be microchipped by 2015. … more

Thoughts on the prescribing cascade

When I graduated the cascade was new and few people had even heard of it … more

July 2013

FMD and confidence

I have been qualified for 16 years now, and all bar five months of that … more

How safe is your client data?

The current news of the American NSA and British GCHQ indiscriminately stealing and using citizen … more

May 2013

David and Goliath

Like many of us I take an interest in the happenings of the RCVS and … more

The fanatical pursuit of canine appearance

Crufts was on telly recently. My wife made me watch it (or so I’ll assert to … more

April 2013

Pseudoscientific fluff

Attitudes and opinions change gradually as we get older. I don’t normally subscribe to the … more

A waste of potential

My phone (a Galaxy Note) is a wonderful device when I think about it. I … more

March 2013

The subtle art of appropriate charging

Pricing of our services is an odd issue and one I have unresolved and conflicting … more

It pays to be nice

When I was at vet school in the nineties I reached fourth year, the last … more

February 2013

Suicide: a compound problem

The perennial topic of comparative suicide rates in different professions came up this weekend at … more

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The shadow that stalks

As I finished looking at the somewhat dishevelled six-year-old Westie I reviewed my findings; TPR … more