brexit Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/brexit/ The journal for the veterinary profession in Northern Ireland Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:11:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://nivettoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-vet-favicon-32x32.png brexit Archives - Northern Ireland Veterinary Today https://nivettoday.com/tag/brexit/ 32 32 NI vets ‘very concerned’ about supply of medicines https://nivettoday.com/ni-vets-very-concerned-about-supply-of-medicines/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 13:11:06 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6549 Treatment of large and small animals by vets here could be seriously impacted by a shortage of pharmaceuticals in the new year, the junior Vice

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]]> Veterinary deal ‘could ease NI food import issues’ https://nivettoday.com/veterinary-deal-could-ease-ni-food-import-issues/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:12:34 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6143 Many of the problems faced when it comes to sending food and agri products to Northern Ireland from Great Britain could be removed with a

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]]> New African Swine Flu outbreak sparks fresh warnings https://nivettoday.com/new-african-swine-flu-outbreak-sparks-fresh-warnings/ Mon, 30 May 2022 15:17:10 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=6044 Vets and farmers have been put on high alert after African Swine Fever was detected in a small herd of pigs near Baden-Wuerttemberg, near Germany’s

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]]> Vet chief’s warning on swine flu threat after import checks scrapped https://nivettoday.com/vet-chiefs-warning-on-swine-flu-threat-after-import-checks-scrapped/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:12:51 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5931 The British Veterinary Association has hit out at the government’s decision to scrap new import checks on animals and animal products coming into the UK,

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]]> Pressure mounts for post-Brexit veterinary deal https://nivettoday.com/pressure-mounts-for-post-brexit-veterinary-deal/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:23:38 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5717 Leading food and agriculture organisations have again called for the EU and UK to strike a veterinary deal to reduce the “financial and human cost

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]]> UFU warning on lack of labour for pig processing https://nivettoday.com/ufu-warning-on-lack-of-labour-for-pig-processing/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:38:00 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5446 The Ulster Farmers’ Union has warned reduced labour availability in local pig processing plants has been hitting Northern Ireland pig producers for some time and

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]]> MPs warned over ‘dangerous’ shortage of vets https://nivettoday.com/mps-warned-over-dangerous-shortage-of-vets/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:09:59 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5402 Former BVA president James Russel has warned MPs that Britain faces a shortage of vets and is at increased risk from dangerous animal diseases. Speaking

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]]> Practice hired nurse without looking at resume, claims recruiter https://nivettoday.com/practice-hired-nurse-without-looking-at-resume-claims-recruiter/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:19:18 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5359 A veterinary surgery was so desperate for staff that it booked a nurse without looking at the person’s resume, a recruiter has claimed. Justin Powlesland,

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]]> RCVS eases English language testing in bid to address veterinary shortage https://nivettoday.com/rcvs-eases-english-language-testing-ion-bid-to-address-veterinary-shortage/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:33:43 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5294 The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ council has moved to address the UK-wide shortage of vets by introducing more flexibility into the requirements for English

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]]> Vets at breaking point as crisis looms, warns NIVA president https://nivettoday.com/vets-at-breaking-point-as-crisis-looms-warns-niva-president-5265-2/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:15:01 +0000 https://nivettoday.com/?p=5265 The workload faced by vets in Northern Ireland has left many at breaking point and coupled with the recruitment situation the profession is “almost in

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