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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to humans, animals and the environment. Veterinary professionals can hold an antibiotic amnesty to raise public awareness of this critical One Health issue and demonstrate commitment to addressing this issue.
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Personal financial planning: key points
06/10/2023
Financial planning for individuals can often be a daunting and stressful subject. Here Mark Laverty, director at BPS Group and a chartered accountant, gives a broad overview of the topic and simplifies the core elements to provide a good foundation for personal financial planning. -
Getting a Leg Up: BEVA's coaching scheme
03/10/2023
BEVA launched the BEVA Leg Up mentoring scheme four years ago. Here Cat McKenzie, an experienced equine vet, and Heather Frenkiel, an early career vet, discuss their experiences of the Leg Up mentoring scheme. -
Allyship is being discussed more and more frequently in the veterinary profession with mixed reactions. Tobias Hunter explains what being an ally means and how vets can begin their allyship journey towards a more inclusive profession
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Rebecca Hampson left small animal practice to volunteer abroad and pursue her interest in animal and human welfare – and then started a charity, Veterinary Education Malawi, with her partner
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Successful recruitment and retention of overseas vets will strengthen the practice team. Rob Williams, Head of Talent at VetPartners, sets out how to get the best out of overseas veterinary recruitment and retain staff hired in this best-practice article.
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Understanding compassion satisfaction and how to promote it in ourselves and teams in veterinary practice will help improve everyday wellbeing. Beckie Mossor, president-elect of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, provides an introduction to improving compassion satisfa...
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Vet and owner of Unicorn Trails Wendy Hofstee explains how she developed a horse-riding holiday business alongside a successful career in emergency veterinary work
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Prepare for locum life
15/03/2023
Molly Fiander, registered veterinary nurse and owner of a consultancy business, offers advice on how to transition to being a successful veterinary locum -
Locuming in Scandinavia
18/01/2023
After locuming in veterinary clinics across London, Hugo Richardson took the leap to locuming in Norway. He describes the similarities and differences between working environments in the UK and Scandinavia, and how he now helps other vets to do the same -
From her first job helping with the practice books, to chairing the Veterinary Management Group board, Ruth Mckay has focused her career around leadership and management skills
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Fascinated by how things worked and mending anything broken, Matthew Hibberd naturally gravitated to a career in orthopaedics, now owning peripatetic referral practice Rata Vet Surgery
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Why choose an internship, or two?
25/11/2022
Rodrigo Paulino, a senior surgical intern, explains why he chose two internships and the benefits of an internship to any future veterinary career. -
Lucy Blount and Rosanna Moss have chosen to begin their veterinary careers working as novice official veterinarians in veterinary public health alongside a role in clinical practice
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Transferrable skills and One Health
20/10/2022
Vil Hoferica explains how understanding the transferrable nature of veterinary skills led him to join the NHS national Covid-19 vaccination campaign and journey to Africa on a One Health study trip -
Working for a global animal health company, poultry vet Pippa Abbey is able to assist vets and industry to influence the health of whole flocks
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Mental health struggles put a premature end to her first time at university, but Arabella White describes how working in local government gave her the confidence to try again
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Vet student Legend Thurman describes how she struggled with imposter syndrome and how success coaching, her faith and yoga helped her improve all aspects of her life
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With a plan to become a farm animal vet, Isabella Aimee Hannay was surprised to find that an extramural studies placement took her career ambitions in a new direction
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As Lord Trees’ fifth intern, Harriet Davenport works in veterinary policy and parliamentary process – a varied role that involves animal welfare and the veterinary professions’ contribution to society