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Responsible antibiotic use under the cascade
4 May 2020 - 87KB PDF
This document sets out the VMD position statement and proposals for veterinary surgeons when balancing the considerations for meeting legislative requirements with responsible use of antibiotics.
Clinical benefits of corporatisation podcast transcript
3 May 2020 - 447KB PDF
Dr Rachel Dean of VetPartners and Professor Ulrika Gronlund of AniCura discuss the clinical benefits of corporatisation, in a Knowledge Sessions podcast.
Quality improvement in practice: expert panel session transcript
1 May 2020 - 295KB PDF
Transcript of a presentation on quality improvement in practice chaired by Dan Tipney, featuring Louise Northway, Alison Thomas, Pam Mosedale and Richard Byrne at SPVS-VMG Congress January 2020, as part of the Quality Improvement stream.
Setting up and running a journal club in practice
1 May 2020 - 2401KB PDF
Guide to setting up and running a journal club in practice
Vets Now Flowcharts for Social Distancing during COVID-19
28 April 2020 - 1428KB PDF
Following input and feedback from clinic and hospital teams, Vets Now have developed two flowcharts to assist their clinic and hospital teams in the practical aspects of seeing cases whilst maintain social distancing.
One flowchart is designed to aid in seeing cases when they are arriving at a steady rate and can be examined by the duty vet soon after arrival at the clinic or hospital.
The other flowchart is for use during busier periods when there is a build-up of cases waiting to see the duty vet following nurse triage.
The flowcharts aid the Vets Now Contact Centre teams in communicating with clients as to what they can expect when they arrive at the clinic or hospital.
One flowchart is designed to aid in seeing cases when they are arriving at a steady rate and can be examined by the duty vet soon after arrival at the clinic or hospital.
The other flowchart is for use during busier periods when there is a build-up of cases waiting to see the duty vet following nurse triage.
The flowcharts aid the Vets Now Contact Centre teams in communicating with clients as to what they can expect when they arrive at the clinic or hospital.
SEA case example: An escapee patient
27 April 2020 - 516KB PDF
This case example details how a practice team reacted after a patient escaped while trying to maintain social distancing during COVID-19.
Animal Health Trust Surgical Safety Checklists
24 April 2020 - 973KB PDF
Surgical safety checklists from Animal Health Trust, including an opthalmic surgery safety checklist
Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic patient safety checklists
24 April 2020 - 1280KB PDF
A series of checklist examples from Bell Equine, including a catheter care checklist, pre-surgery checklist and a nurse theatre checklist (PDF Doc)
Bright Side Vets checklists
24 April 2020 - 1355KB PDF
End of day checklist and in-patient checklist from Bright Side Vets.
Newnham Court Veterinary Hospital IV Checklist
24 April 2020 - 666KB PDF
IV checklist from Newnham Court Veterinary Hospital