Tag: BVA
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Sustainability: adapting how we work
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As we all know, global warming is a major current crisis, which has been a hard road to tackle. Many companies are doing their part to help overcome this, but within the veterinary industry this can be a very difficult process while also adhering to a high standard of sterility and safety. The BVA, however,…
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Job hunting as a new graduate
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Never mind whether you’re in the middle of cramming for your final exams, or recently graduated, applying for your first job as a veterinary surgeon is a daunting task. There’s definitely a pressure that settles on the final year cohort around the new year to be the first one to find a job, or else…
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From blog to where?
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Following on from my little nostalgia tour, which I started when I hit my 10th anniversary writing for Vet Times, I thought I might give you a look at what happens after my blogs are published… Some blogs created some extra interest or led to other things; others provoked letters to Vet Times, comments on…
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A dog is for life, not just for Christmas… or lockdown
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In the first lockdown in March, we saw a surge in puppy purchases. With vets up and down the country struggling with staffing issues, and trying desperately to heed RCVS and BVA advice to see emergencies only, new owners requesting puppy vaccines just added to that pressure. We waited with trepidation, expecting the craze to…
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Lockdown 2.0 as a vet
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During the last lockdown, I wrote about the struggles of working in a veterinary practice through COVID. And while that has changed slightly, it has still been an extremely tough year for all members of staff throughout the profession. In March, practices up and down the country resorted to emergencies only, and postponed all routine…
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Unintended consequences
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I just wrote a blog about the schools returning and what a relief it was for those home-schooling. Now, I don’t especially want to wade into the debate over the risk to teachers and families versus the risk to education and mental health of those caught up in the lockdown; however, it’s interesting to see…
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Starting to take on students again
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While this year’s new graduates have been dealt a particularly bad hand, students who aren’t as far through the veterinary course are also affected in a number of ways. Those in clinical years have had their clinical EMS requirements reduced by up to half – and while this takes the pressure off individuals to secure…
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How are new grads coping with COVID?
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As we all know, in March 2020 the world came to a grinding halt… and ever since the veterinary profession has been adapting accordingly. For those who have worked throughout, it has been a whirlwind of changing goalposts and new protocols, with advice seemingly changing on a daily basis. For veterinary students who have not…
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Would you like some chlorine with your chicken?
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With the news being dominated by coronavirus over the past few months, other issues are slipping below the radar. With work currently being all-consuming, I am barely keeping up with the ever-changing rules of lockdown (are we still calling it that?), never mind anything else. As a result, news that MPs voted against an amendment…
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What about vets on the front line?
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Our profession is generally pretty good at pulling together in the face of adversity. I’ve always loved the community feel of being able to go to CPD events, and usually know someone, or have connections with someone, who is there. I love being able to send a message to my uni friends at any time…