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EMERGENCY VETS OPENS
IN DUNDEE
The new out-of-hours practice treated 56 cases in its first week
V
ets Now, private providers of pet
emergency care in the UK, has opened
a brand new out-of-hours pet emergency
service in Dundee this week (19 November).
Based within Parkside Vets, the out-
of-hours clinic treated 56 cases in its
first week. The clinic is expected to treat
thousands of sick or injured pets during its
first year of opening.
Vets Now new business director, Tricia
Colville, said: “Time is often of the essence
when daytime practices are closed. Our
new out-of-hours pet emergency clinic in
Dundee will mean our team of dedicated
emergency vets and nurses can continue
to provide pets and their owners quick
and easy service when they need it most,
whether it’s at 3am or in the middle of a
Sunday afternoon.
“Not only is it a good option for the pet
owner in Dundee, but we also hope to help
other Dundee daytime practices alleviate the
challenges of having to provide their own
out-of-hours cover. An out-of-hours service
like Vets Now can employ one out-of-hours
service and clinical team to cover many
practices in the Dundee and Tayside region.”
Stuart Ashworth, director at Parkside
Vets on Kings Cross Road added: “We’re
delighted to have Vets Now open in
Dundee and to have the emergency service
operate from within our clinic. We have
always been proud to provide overnight
care for our patients but now there will be
a full emergency veterinary team on-site
during the night. The partnership between
Vets Now and a local veterinary practice
like ours will ensure that together we can
provide an unparalleled 24/7 service for pet
owners in the area.”
VET PRACTICE SET FOR £650,000 REVAMP
Work is underway for two separate extensions to Severn Veterinary Centre’s Berkeley House in
Berkeley Way, that will allow to the practice to provide on-site 24/7 emergency care at the premises
A
Worcester veterinary practice has been
boosted by a £650,000 investment to
expand one of its sites in the city.
Work is underway for two separate extensions
to Severn Veterinary Centre’s Berkeley House
in Berkeley Way, that will allow to the practice
to provide on-site 24/7 emergency care at the
premises.
This remodeling of the building will
provide two additional consulting rooms, two
dedicated operating theatres, an extended
waiting room with segregation for dogs and
cats, air conditioning throughout the clinical
areas of the practice, and improved isolation
facilities for pets.
The investment will also mean the practice
has new state-of-the-art equipment including
a CT scanner. Severn Veterinary Centre was
set up by husband and wife team Jock and
Caroline Queen, and joined veterinary group,
VetPartners, in 2018.
Pet emergency care provider Vets
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Now will also be taking advantage of the
improved facilities and additional space by
opening an out-of-hours pet emergency
service at the practice meaning there will be
a full emergency veterinary team on-site 24
hours a day.
The work at Berkeley House is expected
to be complete in early spring 2019, with
Vets Now operating from April 2019. Once
complete, the extension to the practice
will complement the existing facilities
including a rehabilitation centre complete
with a hydrotherapy pool and underwater
treadmill.
SCARSDALE VETS HOSTS
FREE TRAINING FOR
VETERINARY NURSES
PRIOR TO OSCE EXAMS
The quarterly event will take place at Pride
Veterinary Centre on Monday 26 November
between 6-8pm
S
carsdale Vets in Derby has announced it
is to hold free training courses in order to
help vet nurses successfully complete their
Objectively Structured Clinical Examinations
(OSCEs).
The quarterly event will take place at
Pride Veterinary Centre on Monday 26
November between 6-8pm. The event will
feature six different tasks set up for each
nurse to practise, with an extra station for
CPR techniques. At each station trainees will
be given the chance to see the task being
completed by a vet before being offered to
have a go themselves.
Michelle Staniforth-Trengove a Veterinary
Nurse at Scarsdale Vets said: “Here at
Pride Veterinary Centre we are extremely
enthusiastic about helping the next
generation of vet nurses in their professional
development, and one of the ways we try
to accomplish this goal is by hosting these
OSCE events.
“We recognise how important it is to
practice key techniques prior to taking OSCE
exams, so we look forward to welcoming
lots of vet nurses to Pride for an evening of
education and fun.”
OSCEs are practical exams which test
several clinical skills all veterinary nurses
need to master before qualifying. Upon
arrival all attendees will receive a ‘goodie
bag’ which will contain tips to accompany
the tasks demonstrated at each station.
Attendees will also be offered a tour of Pride
Veterinary Centre, which opened in 2011
and is one of the largest veterinary hospitals
in Europe. The tour will show prospective
employees the facilities, including operating
theatres, CT, MRI and X-ray imaging suites,
an on-site dispensary, hydrotherapy pool
and water treadmill.
December 2018