Provet Cloud, which provides veterinary practice management software, has announced a new support package for start-up practices in the UK and Ireland. 

The package includes pre-built templates, dedicated support during implementation, comprehensive training…

Vetster, which bills itself as the world's fastest growing veterinary telehealth service, has launched in the UK offering pet owners consultations about non-urgent conditions. 

The Canadian company highlights research which showed that the biggest challenge…

The Veterinary Management Group (VMG), the professional association for people in leadership and management roles in the veterinary sector, is inviting applications for a number of places on its board.

In particular, the association says it is looking…

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has launched ‘Relax, it’s a Puppy Thing’, a new initiative designed to bond new puppy owners to their veterinary practice and encourage them to develop good preventative healthcare habits.

The company…

IVC Evidensia has bought PawSquad, the veterinary telemedicine provider.

PawSquad, which was founded in 2015 by Diwaker Singh and Radu Georgescu, offers veterinary consultations by video and live text chat in the United Kingdom. IVC says it continue to operate…

Bristol-based Invatech Health has joined forces with MWI to establish a new distribution service whereby prescriptions are sent directly to the client from the wholesaler. 

The new distribution service uses Invatech's Patient Medication Record (PMR) system…

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has launched a series of new guides and videos to help practices engage with clients on social media.

The company says the series will help practices set-up, post content and measure the effectiveness of their social…

Premier Vet Alliance (PVA) has launched a new online platform for practice clients to sign up for pet health care plans safely during the pandemic.

The platform, which is available to Premier Pet Care Plan and Animal Healthcare clinics, is designed to help…

Central CPD has launched 'On-Demand', an CPD delivery platform which will give independent practices access to the same sort of bespoke online team-training technology used by the corporates.

Sophia Salmon MRCVS from Central CPD said: "All of…

MSD Animal Health has expanded on the benefits of its move to deal direct with veterinary practices in the UK.

The company announced last month that from 1st January next year, practices will have to order companion animal and ruminant products via either…

Premier Vet Alliance, a provider of pet health care plans, has announced that having completed its acquisition of Simplyhealth’s animal health business, it is now migrating 2000 practices over to its pet health plan portal. 

The company says that practices…

Linnaeus, the Mars-owned veterinary group of 44 primary care and 12 referral veterinary practices in the UK, has launched a dedicated central team to help support and develop its nurses. 

Linnaeus says the team will focus on three priorities: student and…

Veterinary Insights, a business intelligence provider, says it calculates that revenue in UK companion animal practices has now recovered to 82% of pre-lockdown levels.

Veterinary Insights gets its data from over 400 practices using Vet Viewer, its benchmarking…

Nockolds, the solicitors which administer the The Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS) funded by the RCVS, has reported a 100% increase in the number of 'concerns' from pet owners about remote prescriptions since the start of the pandemic.…

A new company called ReCoVa-19 has launched a coronavirus testing and wellness programme designed to help veterinary professionals back into the workplace.

The programme offers employers a variety of options, including antigen and antibody testing, environmental…

As of today, VetNurse.co.uk Jobs costs £25 +VAT for advertising a job vacancy ... reduced from £99 + VAT before the coronavirus pandemic to support the veterinary profession in these economically challenging times. 

The service has been free…

Zoetis has acquired Virtual Recall, a software business that helps veterinary practices improve their service offering and communication with pet owners.

Virtual Recall's products include vaccination, neutering, appointment and healthcheck reminders…

The BVA is urging veterinary professionals to continue working in small teams and support neighbouring practices to mitigate against coronavirus contact tracing programmes and ensure full geographical cover for veterinary services.

BVA’s advice comes as…

Hertfordshire-based Davies Veterinary Specialists reports that the coronavirus pandemic has forced it to implement various procedural changes which it now thinks may make the hospital more efficient in the future. 

One of the most significant changes has…

Virtual Recall has announced the launch of OurVet.Shop, a new service through which practices can give clients a way to reorder and pay for medications and services from their vets, and have them delivered to their door or made ready for (contactless) collection…

The British Veterinary Association and the Association of Student Vets are asking veterinary practices not to exploit recruitment fears caused by the coronavirus pandemic by offering unpaid or voluntary work to final year students and new graduates. 

According…

MSD Animal Health has added a telemedicine system to its VetsDeliver platform which allows practices to set up online consultation rooms, hold online appointments on Zoom and charge owners in advance.

To use the service, practices have to register for VetsDeliver…

The Veterinary Management Group (VMG) has published a Business Re-emergence Manual to help its members prepare for the relaxation of lockdown restrictions and for the challenges of rebuilding their businesses in a ‘new normal’ environment.…

VisioCare has announced it will launch Linkyvet, a new telemedicine app, in the UK on 6th April.

In common with the various other telemedicine platforms which have come to market in recent months, the app will allow veterinary professionals to give help…

Veterinary Insights is highlighting VetViewer, its free practice performance benchmarking service, as a way for veterinary practices to simulate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and plan for the future.

VetViewer is currently used by over 400 small…