Tag: appointments
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Dangers of festive gatherings
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Christmas is a great time for family gatherings, but this does not necessarily mean it is a great time for pets. In fact, it can often be the opposite, with veterinary clinics seeing a major increase in patient numbers that come through the door. One common emergency we see at the emergency hospital during the…
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Buying or selling a vet practice, part 3
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Last time, Alan Kelly looked at the due diligence and documenting stages of the buying/selling process with veterinary practices. This next article looks at practical steps to take in the run-up to completion (pre-closing) and completion itself. The pre-closing stage will overlap with the latter period of the documentation stage, during which detailed legal and…
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You don’t fake your appointments… do you?
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Controversial statement alert: I believe every practice I’ve worked in that has an appointments system has had someone working in it who books fake appointments for the final appointment of the day/session/week. Before you all start piling on to agree, disagree or otherwise, let me explain what this is about. I am aware booking false…
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Supporting new grads: are you up to the job?
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As I discussed in my previous blog post, if you are a boss, partner or practice manager, it’s important to consider whether your practice is suitable for a new graduate, before taking one on. Perhaps you’re considering taking on a new grad for the first time, or maybe you’ve employed them before, but are struggling…
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Peace and quiet
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It’s hard to find a lot of love in my heart for out-of-hours work. Maybe, as many of my colleagues are finding, it’s a perfectly acceptable and rewarding job all by itself, but being on call on top of working a normal day job isn’t a barrel of laughs – it’s not even a barrel…
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CPD – why we do it
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The door closes behind the client and you breathe a sigh of relief. The last three appointments are booked off, and even with this extra unexpected cat bite abscess, you’re going to finish in time; you might be there 10 minutes late, but you’ll make it. That’s when your receptionist pops his or her head…
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Social ward rounds
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We’re used to the concept of ward rounds – a way of communicating information about our patients – and know they improve standards and success rates. But is something missing? Do you consider the owner’s situation and the financial aspects of the patient’s care in that ward round? Should the ward round cover these at…
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There’s an app for that…
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I recently stewarded at BEVA congress for the second year (which I would highly recommend to any students considering applying) and between helping set trade stands up and registering delegates, was able to attend some of the talks that made up the academic programme. One series of talks I found particularly thought-provoking was entitled “improving…
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Alternative therapies for pain
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In a previous blog I showed options for nursing care at home for patients in pain. Some clients may wish to do more and some cases may require it. But where can clients go for a holistic approach to their pets’ pain? We must always remember that any referral must abide by RCVS guidelines –…
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The beginning of the end of vet school
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As regular readers of this blog may have noticed, I was a little apprehensive about starting my final year at veterinary school… Having already been in the small animal hospital for two days, we finally received our results – confirming I and many of my fellow classmates had passed our exams and could now wear…