Opinion

GARETH CROSS takes a lighthearted look at the different types of record-keeping one might encounter in practice, from helpful to terrible

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS investigates the apparent increase in stress that veterinary students – and in some cases their patients – have to deal with these days

THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around

Veterinary Practice talks to Richard Nap, a Dutch vet who runs VetCoach, in advance of his presentation at this year’s VET Festival

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS examines the concepts behind how we view the world around us and asks: are we discovering knowledge or constructing it ourselves?

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

GARETH CROSS concludes his series on the expectations of charities and finds a groundswell of opinion from vets who dislike or avoid the work entirely

THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around

GARETH CROSS follows up his investigation into the practices of animal charities and receives some revealing responses to his leading letter

WHAT IS IT THAT ATTRACTS us to a certain brand or company? It may be the latest advertisement, some revitalised packaging or maybe an unusual style of communication to its customers.  Whatever it may …

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS recalls a mistranslation which accidentally implied a product was causing eye disease and wonders how much of what we say to clients needs its own translation

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS seeks help for his swollen feet and finds himself on a journey of discovery, where his own attempts at diagnosis meet those of his medical colleagues, with a little natural help

I 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…

GARETH 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

I 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 …

Dr 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.

Periscope continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern.

Gareth 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.

No 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 …