Vet Record Podcast

• Episode 11: Competition in the clinic part 2 - drilling into the latest from the CMA

  In this special two-parter, we speak to the regulator (RCVS) and the BVA to get their take on the CMA's provisional findings. What is their understanding of what the CMA has said? Are they concerned about the watchdog's proposed remedies? Is this the end of the world as we know it? Do they feel the CMA has listened to previous comments? This comes after the CMA released a draft report of its final recommendations and launched a consultation. Recommendations include that vet practices should be forced to publish comprehensive price lists and prescription fees would be capped at £16.

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• Episode 10: Competition in the clinic part 1 - drilling into the latest from the CMA

  In this special two-parter, we speak to vets working at independent and corporate practices about what the CMA's provisional findings could mean for them. What is their understanding of what the CMA has said? Are they concerned about the watchdog's proposed remedies? Is this the end of the world as we know it? This comes after the CMA released a draft report of its final recommendations and launched a consultation. Recommendations include that vet practices should be forced to publish comprehensive price lists and prescription fees would be capped at £16.

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• Episode 9: Careers chat with Nicola Lakeman

  In this episode, we sit down with Nicola Lakeman, RVN, a dedicated nutrition manager, international lecturer, and passionate veterinary nurse. Nicola shares her inspiring journey and offers valuable career tips, highlighting why nurse consulting is her favorite aspect of the job. Tune in to hear her insightful advice for vet nurses, including the unexpected importance of always having spare socks at work. 

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• Episode 8: The future of bovine TB control: vaccination, traceability and eradication?

  Sir Charles Godfrey's expert panel on bovine TB (bTB) recently updated the government on the latest evidence pertaining to the epidemic. Defra is expected to publish a new strategy next year setting out how it plans to eradicate the disease in England by 2038. Is eradication by 2038 still feasible? What has to change to enable the deadline to be hit? In this episode Godfray, together with vet and Cambridge epidemiologist James Wood, explain why the endemic status of bTB should not lead to a mindset of 'living with it' and why there is still cause for hope amid the misery of bTB.

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• Episode 7: Careers chat with Danielle Gunn-Moore

  Danielle Gunn-Moore's passion for feline medicine and all things cat comes through, but also her curiosity and love for people she has encountered in the profession, both as a mentor and mentee. She talks about the challenges of coming from a poor background and of her disability, which is having an increasing effect on her. She discusses the need to maintain feline-specific specialists, and how anatomy and pathology have value in veterinary medicine.

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