This makes for interesting reading and highlights the challenges facing the future of veterinary practice in Ireland.  Key areas noted to be a challenge by respondents included keeping accounts in order, succession planning, incorporation, compliance and maintaining a healthy work/life balance. (more…)

Traditionally, we’re a reactive profession.  In a modern era moving at an exponentially rapid rate, we need to start being PROACTIVE and future-proofing.  Join the debate and get involved… before the change happens and you wish you’d had your say earlier. We’re summarising the RCVS/BVA joint initiative to encourage the veterinary profession to take control of its […]

This is not a well researched subject in our profession, but work is currently underway to research how individuals are affected.  I would encourage you to take part in the Vetsurgeon.org survey (more…)

Finally, mainstream media organisations are picking up on the mental health crisis facing the veterinary profession, with newspaper articles, local radio interviews and features (more…)

The house of Lords concluded i n a report published 25th July 2017 that “Veterinarians play a key role in ensuring and inspecting farm animal health and welfare in the UK from farm to abattoir… We note the overwhelming reliance on non-UK EU citizens to fill crucial official veterinary positions in the UK (more…)