The importance of the team should be paramount... 1 Mar 2016 The Mercury Column, in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession - and the world around.
Looking to the BVU's role and future 1 Feb 2016 Periscope continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern
Seeing practice: are we seeing enough? 1 Feb 2016 Dr David Williams wonders if the veterinary profession has lost some of its gumption – the resourcefulness and initiative that animal owners might expect, by outsourcing emergency work.
Will financial constraints influence choice of referral practices? 1 Feb 2016 Gareth Cross talks to the principal of a referral practice not currently on the “RSA approved” list about the issues raised by this development and how it might affect both practices and patients.
How have you got on with your New Year's resolutions? 1 Feb 2016 The Mercury Column, in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around.
looking into the future: an impossible dream... 1 Jan 2016 Periscope continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern
Reflections on our duty of care 1 Jan 2016 Dr David Williams ponders the philosophical elements of balancing the need or desire to use expensive equipment and drugs against doing what is best for the patient, and the owner...
A country boy in the big city 1 Jan 2016 Gareth Cross heads out of the middle of nowhere for a run around some of London’s best tourist spots, experiencing a culture shock with the busy, voluminous and diverse offerings at London Vet Show.
Time to re-establish trust in a rapidly changing world 1 Jan 2016 The Mercury Column, in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around.
Battling the whims of a short-sighted government 1 Dec 2015 PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern
Why are we letting others do what we should be doing? 1 Dec 2015 THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around
Need to put an end to sloppy biosecurity 1 Nov 2015 PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern
The life of the single-handed practitioner 1 Nov 2015 GARETH CROSS talks to an old university friend who has set up on his own about the positives and negatives of going solo and how he manages to find any time to sleep between working all day and doing …
Over-medicalisation: dealing with a modern problem 1 Nov 2015 THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around
A philosophy lesson from Dr Seuss 1 Oct 2015 Dr DAVID WILLIAMS receives some sage advice from the man behind the Cat in the Hat in light of the Vet Futures survey results, which show almost half of veterinarians are not happy with their lot
Survey gives us a wake-up call for what? 1 Oct 2015 PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern
On-call: making the best of a not-so-bad situation 1 Oct 2015 GARETH CROSS ponders the results of the latest survey of the profession and in particular the provision of out-ofhours care, something that seems to keep veterinary surgeons on edge and yearning for t…
What lurks behind the seemingly harmless exterior? 1 Oct 2015 THE MERCURY COLUMN in which a guest columnist takes the temperature of the profession – and the world around
What's in a name? 1 Sep 2015 PERISCOPE continues the series of reflections on issues of current concern
I think therefore I am, or do I? 1 Sep 2015 Dr DAVID WILLIAMS ponders a selection of Latin (and French) phrases and wonders how we know what we know, and more importantly how veterinary clients put their faith in trusting we do
