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World Vet Day 2021: A Year of Avian Flu, Brexit and COVID-19

Posted by: Dr Christine Middlemiss BVMS MRCVS and Anna La Rocca, Posted on: 24 April 2021 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services
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Today is world vet day and to celebrate, Anna La Rocca and the UK CVO Christine Middlemiss have written a blog giving an outline of what government vets have been doing in this extremely busy year.

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Graduate, Government Vet, Global Pandemic

Posted by: Grace Hodgkinson, Posted on: 12 February 2021 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work
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In her blog, Grace talks about her first job as Deputy States Veterinary Officer in Guernsey and starting her veterinary career in the midst of Brexit and COVID-19!

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Job Vacancy: Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Deadline Extended to 26th April

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 18 March 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
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Find out more about the new advert for the role as UK Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer.

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Chief Veterinary Officer, Christine Middlemiss – ‘Out of Office’ message 2019 (Part 1)!

Posted by: Dr Christine Middlemiss BVMS MRCVS, Posted on: 18 October 2019 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work

The UK Chief Veterinary Officer, Christine Middlemiss, reflects on an exciting year so far. Look out for part 2 coming soon!

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How Did I End Up Here? My Journey to Become CVO Scotland - Part 2

Posted by: Sheila Voas, Posted on: 4 October 2019 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work, Professional development
Sheila Voas sitting on a rock in a field

In the second part of Sheila's blog, she talks about her fascinating work as CVO Scotland.

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A Day With The Chief Veterinary Officer

Posted by: Emma Simpson, Posted on: 9 August 2019 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work, Professional development
Emma Simpson standing in front on some green plants

Emma, a student from the University of Cambridge Veterinary School talks about her time with Christine Middlemiss, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer, and the wonderful skills she has collected.

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The Wonderful Alternatives to Clinical Practice

Posted by: Deborah Murcott, Posted on: 22 March 2019 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work, Professional development
A reindeer eating out of Deborah's hands with another looking at the camera.

Deborah, a vet advisor for APHA, discusses her non-traditional veterinary work as a veterinary advisor for APHA.

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Secondment Roles - My Experience So Far

Posted by: Mary Thomson, Posted on: 30 November 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
Mary Thomson with a horse

Mary Thomson discusses some of the opportunities and achievements she gained from her secondment working as the veterinary co-ordinator with the Chief Veterinary Officer.

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Outward facing and inclusive: our future ambitions for the profession

Posted by: Frank Busch, Posted on: 4 May 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
Infographic of the changes to profession with 6 sections: Exceptional Leadership, A leading force for animal health and welfare, valued for our wider roles in society, confident, resilient and well-supported, a broad range of diverse and rewarding career paths, thriving, innovative, user-focused business.

Frank Busch, head of the Veterinary Professional Services Team, Defra, provides an overview and an EU perspective of his work areas.

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