ISSUES OF TRUST IN VETERINARY PRACTICE1 Mar 2017I HEARD AN INTERESTING FEATURE on the radio the other day concerning trust and how it was becoming increasingly difficult to trust anyone and anything for fear of not getting the best deal. “Gettin…
Are vet charities taking the mick?1 Mar 2017GARETH CROSS asks why it is that veterinary practices can be held to ransom by some charities when they too are struggling to make ends meet
Are digital ringmasters beginning to control our actions?1 Mar 2017I SUPPOSE THE THING ABOUT STATISTICS is that you have to have some idea of the context in which they appear if they are to have any real impact. For instance, it is an almost daily occurrence to hear …
A memorable start to an enjoyable career...1 Dec 2016Dr David Williams reminisces about his first contacts with the profession, his interview, complete with a glass of sherry, at Cambridge, and how things have changed since the early 1980s.
How do vets fit into this brave new world?1 Dec 2016Periscope continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern.
How to move a veterinary practice...1 Dec 2016Gareth Cross describes how, despite delays with the phone systems, his practice's move into new premises took place, and praises the time and effort put in by his wonderful staff.
Will we step up to the challenge and strengthen our local appeal?1 Dec 2016No one reading this will be surprised that a dose of exogenous stress with a couple of weeks of nagging anxiety would elevate blood pressure sufficiently to trigger concern among health professionals …
Am I glad to have bitten the bullet?1 Nov 2016Dt David Williams ruminates on a sign of ageing in his eyes but wonders what the fuss is about, as life is just as much fun now as when he was 12 – or even quite a bit more so...
Sensible selection for an uncertain future1 Nov 2016Periscope continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern.
Are we too thin-skinned about complaining clients?1 Nov 2016Gareth Cross wishes he understood more about human psychology, as he deals with a client who is unhappy about being asked to pay for treatment for a recently acquired trophy dog.
Crossed lines on the network1 Oct 2016Gareth Cross endures a lengthy and frustrating process with BT, and talks to the Vets for Choice group of disgruntled referral practices.
Vive le Roi, est ce que le Roi mort?1 Oct 2016The Mercury Column, in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession - and the world around.
Pondering on the glorious wonders of nature1 Oct 2016Dr David Williams stops to consider the ways in which humans and other species see things and the wealth of information that is instantly available
A blood-chilling tale of survival1 Sep 2016Dr David Williams returns from New York, having witnessed an astonishing sight in Central Park, where terrapins thrive with freezing blood.
Advancing towards a generation of new certification1 Sep 2016Gareth Cross turns his attention to the development of the Advanced Practitioner status and how vets can achieve and maintain it.
Shouldn’t there be a single voice speaking on the profession’s behalf?1 Sep 2016The Mercury Column, in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession - and the world around.
Statistics take the helm in cycles1 Aug 2016Dr David Williams keeps an eye on the safety record of Cambridge’s residents and recalls his own rather lucky escape some years ago.
Frustration leads the ‘have nots’ to revolt1 Aug 2016Periscope continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern.
Vetxit (see what I did there?)1 Aug 2016Gareth Cross examines the Brexit fallout in terms of the world of UK veterinary practice and wonders what may come as a result.
Fostering trust in client relationships1 Aug 2016The Mercury column, in which a columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around.
