Vet Times

Tag: Finance

  • Social ward rounds

    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…

  • Lectures, laughs and looking ahead in Lancaster

    Lectures, laughs and looking ahead in Lancaster

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    I recently attended the infamous Lancaster weekend, which many final-year veterinary students and graduates will have heard much about. The theme being “Your first job”, it is an annual weekend of lectures, seminars and group activities based around finding your feet as a graduated vet when pushed out into the big wide world – for…

  • EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

    EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

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    The scrapping of the maintenance grant is only the beginning of upcoming UK financial changes that promise to affect students in the near future. The removal of the cap on tuition fees is soon to come under scrutiny, with the possibility of universities being free to charge more for tuition fees than they currently do.…