Latest articles by Sophie James
Christmas
Christmas is always an exciting time of the year. We share presents with friends and family - but most of us also share the present exchange with our dogs. Dogs get excited too at Christmas, new decorations in the house…
New vet
A veterinary nurse’s day can vary dramatically. Each day can vary depending on what area we have been allocated, but each role has the same aim. Our days can be fast paced and very hands on, but no two days are ever the…
Cats
In case you hadn't already noticed... Autumn is here! It brings storms, but also the nice cold mornings, crisp leaves on the ground and the occasional frost. In the run up to this season vets will have been thinking and…
New vet
Every practice will have a clinical nurse manager, or as we used to call them a head nurse. Interestingly, that name seems to have been largely phased out now - but it all means the same. A clinical nurse manager has an…
New vet
One role that the veterinary nurse can do is home visits. This does not mean that your practice necessarily provides the service of a home visit, you would have to check with them on that one, but some practices do provi…
New vet
One of the many roles of the veterinary nurse is the consulting nurse. This is an important role as the nurse is talking face to face with the owner, giving advice and making their own judgement on the patient. There are…
