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Posts about or by members of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). There are also blogs by APHA staff on the Civil Service blog.
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How can you have a career plan when the job is so varied and challenging?
How often does someone’s career turn out as they plan? Animal and Plant Health Veterinary Adviser Iain Bell looks back at how his career has been shaped by the opportunities that life throws up.
Veterinary adventures: from Madrid to the Midlands
From FMD to PhD. APHA veterinary officer, Gabriel Freiria reflects on his veterinary career in the UK.
My life as a vet in Carmarthen
Bev Hopkins, Veterinary Investigation Officer, talks about her first government veterinary job in field services and other interesting opportunities she's had.
Outward facing and inclusive: our future ambitions for the profession
Frank Busch, head of the Veterinary Professional Services Team, Defra, provides an overview and an EU perspective of his work areas.
How are you feeling? Association of Government Vets wellbeing survey launched!
Rebeca Garcia, President of the Association of Government Veterinarians, on why all government veterinarians, including official veterinarians, should complete the Government Veterinarian’s Wellbeing Survey.
My time as a student vet at the heart of government
As part of her studies at the Royal Veterinary College, Helena Diffey reveals what she learned from her 2 week extra-mural study at APHA's Westminster office.
An (accidental) career in veterinary politics… well mostly in State Veterinary Medicine
Jane Clark talks about how she moved into veterinary politics with a small "p", and why it's important for the voices of vets to be heard at a political level.
What it's like working on the ground during a bird flu outbreak
Between December 2016 and June 2017 the Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) England and Wales dealt with 13 avian influenza infected premises. Of the 13 confirmed cases, 12 were in England and one in Wales. APHA vet Alexandra Tocu talks about her experiences with two of the cases.
Antimicrobial resistance: “Chance favours the prepared mind”
From colistin resistance to bacteria found in seals, Chris Teale looks at the range of working being done by the Animal & Plant Health Agency around antimicrobial resistance.