Opinion

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

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 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 puts the arguments, as an objectively interested observer, for and against the plans of a national charity to expand its services into more areas of veterinary service provision.

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.

Dr David Williams, having experienced some sharp pain recently explains that much of the joy of practice is dealing with different species, recognising what is wrong and then responding to it.

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