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Current Trends in the Veterinary Market Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The world is changing at a pace faster than ever and the COVID-19 pandemic is propelling this. For those of us living outside the UK but wanting to travel to the UK, the world is about to change even more. This article is an opinion article based on observations and...
How to improve your English language skills
“My English is not very good”. This is one of the most common worries that I hear when speaking to vets from all over the world. In many cases, this is not true at all, but there are a few reasons why we experience this: Comparing to our own native language, we know...
Five traits in overseas vets that we can use to impress UK employers
You have probably realised by now that overseas vets have to prove themselves twice as hard as native vets, regardless of the country we are talking about! But there are also some specific traits we have as overseas vets that we can use to our advantage, particularly...
How to deal with cats that aren’t eating
One of the most common situations you find in feline practice is the cat that is not eating. And sometimes that’s it.. It’s also very frustrating for clients, who sometimes feel really distressed when their beloved cat is refusing food. So how can you help these cats...
Fiammetta Baccetti: From Europe to Australia
“Real Life Journeys” This week we talk to Fiammetta, a fellow Italian Vet who’s been using her veterinary skills to travel the world. Starting in Europe and flying down to “Oz” Fiammetta Baccetti is an Italian vet that has lived in the UK for 2 years, from 2017 to...
8 steps to improve client communication
Today, our guest contributor, Dr. Amanda Chin from VetCheck, highlights 8 important tools to help master client communication in the veterinary practice. Take a look:
Arbutus Medical and the Vets for Safe Surgery Campaign
One company’s commitment to treat vulnerable animals Tell me a bit about Arbutus Medical Arbutus Medical makes surgical tools to break down barriers to safe surgery and supports surgeons or GPs learning new surgical techniques. Using patented DrillCover technology,...
Top challenges of clinical practice for an overseas vet
As you can guess, although there are many benefits of working in the UK and life can be really good, there will be particular challenges that you may face as an overseas vet, and actually not all of them exclusively related to being an overseas vet – even UK vets may...
Understanding your UK Veterinary Work Contract
SynergyVets is a dedicated veterinary recruitment agency, with almost 30 years of collective experience supporting the profession with locum and permanent personnel. They have a great blog which includes advice for veterinary candidates and students. They have...