...health threats. By positioning the UK as world-leader in animal health and welfare standards, we continue to progress market access and veterinary trade facilitation and promote a joined-up One Health...
Welcome to part 2 of my reflections on my activities as UK CVO over the latest 6 months. This instalment has an international flavour covering aspects that have required me...
...representative body and collective voice of veterinary nurses, the BVNA strive for positive changes that benefit veterinary nursing through promoting the shared interests of its members and supporting them through...
Talking to the press in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2019 after giving a presentation on African Swine Fever at an International Conference. One of the most common questions we are asked...
Nigel Gibbens, Government Chief Veterinary Officer Welcome to the government vets’ blog. This blog has been created to allow government vets to share their experiences and raise awareness of the...
...in Pathology during my third year was a welcome opportunity to focus on the dynamics of infectious disease and served to highlight the importance of epidemiology in orchestrating effective disease...
After two years with HMRC I was promoted to the Senior Civil Service as Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland. I managed the Private Office, commissioning...
...I firmly believe that the strength of One Health is its recognition of our world’s deep interconnections and was personally very pleased to welcome UNEP and all its expertise as...
...standards and how the OIE code interacts with EU Directives. This was a challenging process as each case is different and each raised questions unforeseen when the policy was written....
...Health Agency and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), revised the Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Cattle and visited Holland to learn lessons from their H7N7 avian...
