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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
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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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What do York and Marrakesh have in common?

Posted by: Dr Christine Middlemiss BVMS MRCVS, Posted on: 5 November 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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UK Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss talks about the important link between animals, humans and the environment in disease control and pathogen resistance.

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Reflecting on my first few months in post

Posted by: Dr Christine Middlemiss BVMS MRCVS, Posted on: 13 August 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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UK CVO Christine Middlemiss talks about what’s been getting her focus and what’s important to her after five months in post.  The 1st March 2018 seems a lifetime in the past - and also just yesterday. It’s the date I …

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Coming home

Posted by: Dr Christine Middlemiss BVMS MRCVS, Posted on: 1 March 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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Dr Christine Middlemiss, UK Chief Vet Despite the current cold snap, very cold for me having left Australia in the height of summer, I’ve had a very warm welcome back...

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What has government service done for me?

Posted by: Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Posted on: 23 February 2018 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
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...the UK Government as a new entrant Veterinary Officer (VO) in Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, where I was inducted, mentored and supported “on the job” by my vet and animal health...

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Christine Middlemiss appointed as the new UK Chief Veterinary Officer

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 4 December 2017 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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Dr Christine Middlemiss Christine Middlemiss is to join Defra as the UK’s next Chief Veterinary Officer, succeeding Professor Nigel Gibbens CBE, who is to retire from the Civil Service at...

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A year of challenges and progress

Posted by: Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Posted on: 31 August 2017 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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...by some challenging animal diseases—most notably the ongoing bird flu outbreak which has swept across the continent. While there are a number of unprecedented challenges on the horizon, I am...

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CVOs supporting the BCVA 50th anniversary Send A Cow appeal

Posted by: Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Posted on: 22 June 2017 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
Chief Veterinary Officers pictured with members from the Send a Cow support team.

...Veterinary Officers. There are differences because there are more factors to consider than just veterinary advice. The latest science and academic papers, there is rarely only one option with some...

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Welcome to the government vets’ blog

Posted by: Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Posted on: 27 March 2017 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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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...

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