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 …
...developing the future UK ‘look’. I’ve returned to Defra from working in Australia as Chief Veterinary Officer and Group Director of Animal Health and Welfare for New South Wales (NSW)...
...who I won’t attempt to list as the scope of what we vets do in government is so wide. Then the impact. We mainly work for whole populations – everyone...
...in New South Wales since August 2016. During her time there, she led major improvements to biosecurity across many farming sectors. She comes from a farming family in the south...
...for action on antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic use in animals Most importantly, we saw real progress across the industry in implementing new practices to reduce the need for antibiotics. Defra’s latest...
...CVOs of the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Strangely, we all agreed! Robert Heuy and inflatable cow on cairn top of Slieve Donard. Send A Cow...
...outbreak such as this offers an opportunity to be at the front line protecting animal health and GB’s economy, as well as enabling our vets to use diagnostic and epidemiology...