Category Opinion
Reading Time: 10 minutesBring up the subject of locums and sometime in the next few sentences you’re more or less guaranteed to hear the phrase “HOW much?”, either from the indignation of those that hire locums or employees jealous of the locum’s day… Continue Reading →
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis article looks at burnout from a personal perspective and follows on from Mark Turner’s article in the July 2020 edition of Companion. Unlike other articles I have read on this topic which tend to be fairly high-level overviews, this… Continue Reading →
Reading Time: 9 minutesTrust. We have great difficulty in describing what trust is because it is just too big, complex and vague to understand – breaking it down into smaller parts makes it much more comprehensible. We often lack the skills or language… Continue Reading →
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis article discusses the importance of trust in the workplace, in particular the veterinary profession, and summaries examples of anti-trust.
Reading Time: 10 minutesAt the recent London Vet Show, it was clear there is an overwhelming negativity in the profession regarding recruitment and retainment in particular, and that somehow because of this the profession is broken. How did we get here? What can… Continue Reading →
Reading Time: 9 minutesMoney is a subject we shy away from talking about, whether it is with clients or our own financial situation. This is compounded by the attitude, in the UK at least, that it is not the done thing to talk… Continue Reading →
Reading Time: 16 minutesHow to recognise and avoid or manage the mental health risks of online clickbait and doomscrolling.
Reading Time: 18 minutesRecruitment crisis, or retainment catastrophe, or something else? A Perfect Storm in the veterinary profession.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s always difficult to see the world from somebody else’s perspective as our own internal biases get in the way. But this can become a barrier to both sides.
Reading Time: 12 minutesThis article was written by my husband following many discussions between us about the power of story telling. You might wonder what this has to do with the veterinary profession? It has an awful lot to do with empathy and… Continue Reading →