In Practice Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/in-practice/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:14:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png In Practice Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/category/in-practice/ 32 32 Vet nurse’s ‘cat litter’ cake causes a stink https://nivettoday.com/vet-nurses-cat-litter-cake-causes-a-stink/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:14:53 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6200 A veterinary nurse managed to pose a problem for her colleagues on her last day after cooking a cake that looked just like a used

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]]> Registered veterinary professionals in Republic at all-time high https://nivettoday.com/registered-veterinary-professionals-in-republic-at-all-time-high/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:20:45 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6164 There are now 3,281 vets and 1,189 veterinary nurses on the Veterinary Council of Ireland’s register, it has been revealed. Figures from the Veterinary Council

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]]> Blue Cross Vet Nurse Award nominations open https://nivettoday.com/blue-cross-vet-nurse-award-nominations-open/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:41:08 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6090 Nominations have opened in the search to find the Blue Cross Veterinary Nurse of the Year 2022. The animal welfare charity is calling on vet

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]]> Earlswood Veterinary donates £1,000 to Rosie’s Trust https://nivettoday.com/earlswood-veterinary-donates-1000-to-rosies-trust/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:25:01 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6056 The teams at Earlswood Veterinary in Belfast and Hollygate Veterinary Clinic in Carryduff  have thrown their support behind the Rosie’s Trust charity after applying for

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]]> Garden Lodge bids sad farewell to head nurse Emma https://nivettoday.com/garden-lodge-bids-sad-farewell-to-head-nurse-emma/ Tue, 31 May 2022 12:49:21 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6049 Garden Lodge Veterinary Clinic, based in Holywood, Co Down, is saying a sad goodbye to their head nurse Emma Freeman after more than a decade

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]]> Equine rehab qualification an Irish first for Esther https://nivettoday.com/equine-rehab-qualification-an-irish-first-for-esther/ Tue, 24 May 2022 15:09:36 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6021 Dr Esther Skelly-Smith has qualified as a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner through the University of Tennessee, the only veterinarian in Ireland to achieve the qualification.

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]]> Vet nurses and students urged to have say in UK-wide survey https://nivettoday.com/vet-nurses-and-students-urged-to-have-say-in-uk-wide-survey/ Wed, 11 May 2022 13:08:38 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5956 VetX International has urged veterinary nurses and students to take part in a new study into career happiness, stress and mental wellbeing amongst the veterinary workforce. The

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]]> Four in 10 vets and nurses feared for safety in pandemic https://nivettoday.com/four-in-10-vets-and-nurses-feared-for-safety-in-pandemic/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:43:35 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5574 Four in 10 veterinary surgeons and nurses had concerns for their personal safety during the Covid pandemic, the RCVS has found. Surveys of both professions

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]]> Staffing woes and a journey from East to West and East again https://nivettoday.com/staffing-woes-and-a-journey-from-east-to-west-and-east-again/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:37:51 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5547 The founder of an East Belfast practice has told the NI Vet Yearbook the biggest issue facing his industry remains staffing. Peter Herold, who opened

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]]> Earlswood ‘busier than ever’ because of pandemic https://nivettoday.com/earlswood-busier-than-ever-because-of-pandemic/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:08:35 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5424 The clinical director of one of Northern Ireland’s largest veterinary hospitals has told how the pandemic has meant they are busier than ever. Rachel Dunlop

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