Opinion - Page 7 of 28 - Veterinary Practice

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Memory is a weird thing, isn’t it?

white brain with books and stethoscope

“This situation started me thinking about how we need to have an open practice culture in all practices, which can permit criticism”

Doctors discussion

“All I can do is continue to do my best, following the best evidence-based practice within the limitations of life”

“Maybe ‘exotic pet’ actually means ‘animals we were not taught much about at vet school’!”

“Maybe we should make our downtime so stressful that when we come back to work, we are, relatively speaking, much more relaxed”

vet holding head stressed

“One thing [students] often remark on at the end of a week is how often I do nothing”

vet talking to client

“No one would want an RCVS inspector interrogating a vet or nurse in their practice on their clinical competence, or watching ops and anaesthesia”

Vet doing paperwork

Putting my head above the parapet: the challenges of designing a conference CPD programme

“For him, the whole of life is a grand failure, which, I must say, isn’t my view of the world at all”

woman holding horse

“Most practices will likely regularly lose people for 10-day stretches this winter”

Women talking with horse

“When asked why they hadn’t chosen veterinary medicine, my three boys said in unison that I worked far too hard”

Vet examining dog

“One can imagine that Mr Bond may have an approach to risk such that he is more likely to ‘take a chance’”

Women talking with horse

“United we stand, divided we will fall”

teamwork hiking

“Education is really a four-letter word spelt L-O-V-E”

Man teaching giving speech

Transformational leadership in action

Man teaching giving speech