James Westgate graduated from Greenwich University in 1997 and, after testing the water in a number of different jobs, made his first tentative steps into journalism six years later.
After working as a reporter for the Coalville Times, Stamford Mercury and Peterborough Evening Telegraph James found his niche with Veterinary Business Development in 2012. Starting as a reporter on Veterinary Times, he is now the editor of Vet Times VBJ.
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.
New survey shows that 79% of veterinary graduates go straight into full-time employment following their degree programme ā well ahead of medicine, dentistry and teaching.Ā Ā
Flexee provides access to a range of adaptable working tools, including a CPD course, free one-to-one consultation and flexible variable scenario planner.
VetHelpDirect has added price lists for more than 1,600 veterinary practices, with fees for other services, such as prescriptions and out-of-hours, coming soon.
Organisers are hoping for as many responses as possible to the annul review which aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of remuneration across the sector.Ā
College opens short course to help veterinary professionals remain compliant with its code of conduct in situations where it may be necessary to disclose information without a pet ownerās consent.Ā
UK CVO Christine Middlemiss praises colleaguesā āprofessionalism and resilienceā in 2023 and says she is āvery keen that we manage to progress a new Vet Surgeons Actā.
When most people decide to open their own veterinary practice, the plan is usually to start small and build at a steady pace from there. But Laura Keyser has decided to take a rather different approach with Claro Hill Vets near Harrogate, as VBJ discovered when we met last monthā¦
Concerns mount over moral injury toll as almost three quarters of vets and nurses surveyed by Vet Times say they would refuse to perform or assist with the euthanasia of a healthy XL bully.
Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists has been in a state of almost constant evolution since the referral practice opened in 2008. Last year saw the latest phase of an ongoing Ā£10 million investment at the site, so VBJ headed to Hampshire to see if itās been money well spent...
Company already operates more than 400 practices nationwide, and chief executive Chris Cools believes its can add at least 200 more sites in coming years.
The WSAVA Certificate in Pain Management is based on the updated Global Guidelines for the Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain and has been created with Zoetis as a new toolkit.
Although 1,350 individuals in UK have achieved the certificate, Reading branch is first to gain a practice-level accreditation outside the US following an assessment and inspection process.
Most young people struggle to get on the housing ladder these days, let alone self-fund their own veterinary practice. But thatās exactly what Alex Hirst did when he opened River Veterinary Care near Newcastle earlier this yearā¦
James Westgate graduated from Greenwich University in 1997 and, after testing the water in a number of different jobs, made his first tentative steps into journalism six years later.