GUEST BLOG: Time for change: Defra’s consultation on reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act

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Guest blog by Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux, Senior Vice President, British Veterinary Association As a veterinary graduate of the late 1980s, I’m almost the same age as the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (VSA) and have spent much of my working life …

At the Heart of Global Decisions: My WOAH General Session Experience

The end of May marked the 92nd WOAH General Session, and I had the pleasure of being invited as part of the UK delegation. It was my first time attending, and even for those who go every year, this one …

Beyond the clinic & out of the lab. A vet’s route to life ‘behind the scenes’ at the VMD

Jon Haycock is a Senior Veterinary Assessor at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and shares his career path since graduation. Whilst writing this piece, I’ve come to realise that I clearly enjoy the immense variety that the veterinary profession has …

Changing perceptions of Veterinary Public Health

Written by the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales Natalie Sampson MRCVS Changing societal perceptions is hard, yet that is exactly what we set out to do four years ago when we faced an Official Veterinarian (OV) recruitment crisis that …