Opinion

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS continues his series with a discussion on the value of friendship, noting while online interaction can be valuable it’s important to supplement this with plenty of face-to-face conta…

GARETH CROSS checks on who does out-ofhours work these days before continuing his theme of employment and learning about one expanding group’s hub-andspoke system of operation

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

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS has been to Sudan to help with training in ophthalmology and is captivated by the place and its livestock such as camels and cattle – but could have done without the rats

GARETH CROSS has found a system which makes his life easier in sorting out rotas, holidays and other things within the practice – and also carries all the policies and H&S stuff that staff should read…

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

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS continues his series with a discussion of some troublesome events and points out that ‘a temporal relationship between treatment and recovery does not necessarily imply a causative o…

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist this month takes a (slightly jaundiced) look back at the festive season

GARETH CROSS continues his reports on what owners think about various types of practice, this time giving the column over to a group which wants to dispel some myths about ‘joint venturing’

Dr DAVID WILLIAMS continues his series with a discussion of the link between astronomy and ophthalmology and how we can so easily recognise stars and conditions which are common…

PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern

GARETH CROSS follows up his report on trends in employment within the profession by asking owners what they think about their business model – starting with the owner of a Midlands practice

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

Dr David Williams continues his series by commenting on the excitement of being a fresher, the effects of having a gap year, and the job prospects of those now at the beginning of their careers.

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

Gareth Cross has been reading through the findings of the latest RCVS survey of the profession, and finds that despite all the stresses and strains the practice where he is based is ‘surprisingly typi…

The Mercury Column, in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around.

Dr David Williams continues his series with a discussion on ‘pain’ and takes a look at the way we skirt around issues in killing animals and ways of saying goodbye in small animal practice.