Tag: Clients
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Patient checks: OOH by another name
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My blog posts are generally written in an attempt to provide a balanced view on VN and industry issues or to get your opinions on certain subjects. Well, let’s forget that for today – I’m getting off the fence… I loathe the subtly titled “patient checks” I see on some job adverts, particularly when those…
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RCVS VN council election manifesto: Wendy Nevins RVN
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WENDY NEVINS RVN Operations manager, The Webinar Vet T: 07809 702074 E: wendy@wendynevins.com Wendy began her VN career in 1991 as a trainee at a small animal practice in Surrey. On qualifying, she moved to Yorkshire and started work in mixed practice, and after becoming head nurse, left to relocate to Germany with her forces…
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Semi-detached: the pros and cons of life as a locum
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Towards the end of 2015 I made a few changes in my life; I decided to try to exercise a little more, drink a little less, and finally give up the evils of celery once and for all. I also left my long-term job of 13 years and started working as a locum. For the…
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Proscription medicine
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There’s a bit of a trend for blog titles at the moment – not mine, I generally go for puns. Everyone likes a good pun. Except… well, everyone except me. Anyway, for normal people’s blogs, the trend a few years ago used to be “The five best reasons why you should change your oven colour…
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The changing structure of veterinary practice
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With vet nurses currently fighting to protect their title, now seems a good time to reflect on the changes that have taken place in veterinary care. Gone are the days of a vet being supported by staff who fulfil some part of all of the roles required to run a practice – a modern practice…
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Lost and found: why microchipping is a must
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One of our cats – Doogle, a home-loving feline who rarely sets foot outside the garden – recently got himself caught under my mum’s car, only to drop out when she’d driven along a few streets and run, startled, across the fields toward the next village. Posters, local press coverage and Facebook shares resulted in…
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Barking up the right tree – with Trusty Paws
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Originally a charity set up by veterinary students for the homeless hounds of Glasgow in October 2014, Trusty Paws has become incredibly successful and has received a huge amount of public support. This success has allowed the charity to run monthly clinics at the Simon Community Scotland drop-in centre, providing free health checks, vaccinations, microchipping,…
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We will get there – dog by dog
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Last month I had the honour of attending a film premiere. It wasn’t a standard red carpet affair; it was held in the Houses of Parliament and the film has the backing of a number of MPs. This all sounds serious – and it is. The film was Dog by Dog, a documentary about puppy…
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Festive threats to four-legged family members
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Now well into December, and getting ever closer to Christmas, there will be an abundance of “goodies” around the house that are not so good for the four-legged family members. Most owners are aware of the dangers of chocolate and so are likely to rush down to the vet on Boxing Day when their Labrador…
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If only it was all about the science
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“I just don’t want him messed around with.” In the phrases that make our heart sink in the consult room, this one is up there with “Well, he’s never done that before” and “He’s been nibbling at his back end a lot. Could it be his glands?” There are lots of things we learn very quickly…