Working as a government vet: my story
...in quick succession, to Maidstone and then Reigate. Here I completed a certificate in State Veterinary Medicine and took my first steps into management. Promotion to Head Office required me...
Celebrating 100 years of veterinary and scientific collaboration: APHA’s Weybridge laboratory reaches its centenary
The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) central laboratory and headquarters based near Weybridge, Surrey is celebrating its 100th anniversary today, 25 September. The Weybridge site is an internationally recognised...
A vet in a political world
...the understanding that that evidence is often scant. We come to diagnoses using that limited evidence, perhaps pulling in evidence from other species, or situations that best fit. Similarly, we...
How we adapted on the ground to better deal with bird flu
...allow exports Cleansing and disinfection was another example of something heavily influenced by APHA experts, delivering benefits well beyond the individual premises. We can't declare freedom from avian influenza to...
Life is never dull as an APHA vet
...because we work with a team of other vets and have access to specialised veterinary networks at a national level. In fact one of the most satisfying things I have...
The proud history of our Government Veterinary Services
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Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Posted on:
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Government Veterinary Services
Next year, we will celebrate the centenary of the opening of the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Weybridge. It's a great opportunity to reflect on our achievements and look ahead at...