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  • Millennium baby

    Millennium baby

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    I qualified in 1999 and, because I drew the short straw and was a new graduate, I saw in the millennium with a friendly little Yorkshire terrier as it recovered from a seizure. I’ve spent New Years’ in worse company. Although the idea seems almost inconceivable to me, 1999 was actually a long time ago…

  • Mr Management

    Mr Management

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    There’s a scene in one of my favourite TV shows of all time, The Wire, in which soon-to-be mayor Tommy Carcetti is talking to one of Baltimore’s past mayors about what to expect in the job. Being a mayor, the older veteran explains to Carcetti, involves eating “bowls of sh*t”, one after another, day after…

  • Corporate vet school

    Corporate vet school

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    The announcement of a corporate veterinary group’s collaboration with the new Keele University/Harper Adams veterinary school struck a few chords, and seemingly opened a figurative can of worms that (like their literal parasitic counterparts) just doesn’t sit well in my gut. A few points to consider here, the first of which I have written about…

  • Learning communities for vets and nurses

    Learning communities for vets and nurses

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    Following on from my previous blog on new vet and vet nurse schools I wanted to write an almost parallel piece about the learning communities we create and the importance of these to our future vets and VNs. What is a learning community? In the strictest sense, a learning community is a group that meets to…

  • Being a millennial vet

    Being a millennial vet

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    Millennials are stereotypically considered lazy, entitled and always wanting something for nothing. And having previously discussed the many advantages of employing new graduates (and, therefore, millennials), this sort of labelling angers me. The choices our generation makes are not due to lack of work ethic and naiveté about the future, but rather a reflection on…

  • Terms and conditions – are salaries the only bottom line?

    Terms and conditions – are salaries the only bottom line?

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    January can be a busy time in the job market as the new year makes people evaluate their lives and consider making changes, and when it comes to resolutions that actually stick, the plan to change jobs is up there. Whatever the reason may be for moving roles, there is a phrase often peddled to…

  • Schedule 3 – evidence of our role secured

    Schedule 3 – evidence of our role secured

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    As well as traditional Halloween high jinks, 31 October 2017 marked a truly happy day for veterinary nurses, as the RCVS published results of its survey into VNs and vets‘ knowledge and use of – as well as future wishes for – the VN role under Schedule 3. As the full document is more than…

  • The gender pay gap – don’t put up with it

    The gender pay gap – don’t put up with it

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    I used to consider myself a bit of an anti-feminist – but before the majority of the profession tear strips off me, let me explain… There are a number of very strongly opinionated feminists around – on your Facebook feed, in the news and also friends or colleagues – you know the type; those who…

  • Don’t fear tuition fees

    Don’t fear tuition fees

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    With the upcoming general election, the question of changing tuition fees has cropped up again. People obsess over the fact rising tuition fees are putting poorer families off from sending their children to university. But I think they’ve got it wrong – tuition fees aren’t the problem. Tuition fees are only paid back once you…

  • How to find a veterinary nurse

    How to find a veterinary nurse

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    I often get asked how do I find a vet nurse? Yes, a shortage of veterinary nurses exists. Yes, we are hard to find – but we do exist, and we may just be looking to get a new job. Yet many people report they can’t find any vet nurses to employ. Well, I just may have…