Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

loopylou711 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:06:52 GMT

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We have a few display boards which we try and update every month, we also try and decide in advance what we will advertise, so that if it's quiet we can start working o the following display.

I think the one that the clients most prefer is 'Pet of the Month', this is an animal that we have had in that has been through a lot. We try and have a mixture of surgical and medical cases and a range of species. For example we have had a dog that had an end to end anastomosis (2/3's of intestine removed and was touch and go), a cat with a pyothorax, a dog TTA, a dog that had to have its only remaining eye enucleated etc, etc...

We have just voted in the practice for pet of the year and gave the client a voucher for a free booster, a dog toy and a bottle of wine.

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Aw i like this idea!!

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Jenny Anderson — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:32:50 GMT

Rabbits can often get forgotten about on display boards. We have just done one especially for rabbits on housing / feeding/ fly strike/ vaccinations/ worming.

Also if you have any trainees in your practice, they usually love doing this sort of thing (mine do!) and they learn alot from it too. Inc lots of pictures to attract attention.

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Vicky Murphy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:06:23 GMT

Hi,

we have about 4 boards in the waiting room which we have different topics displayed on. Some of the things we have done displays on include:

- insurance, fleas, lungworm, heat wave ( keeping animals cool, no dogs in cars etc), fireworks, christmas hazards, vaccines, royal canin diets, pet smile month (dental), weight clinics.

we try to keep the displays informative but not too detailed so that people can get the jist of them by reading as they are standing at the desk or briefly before they go into their appointment. Pictures and photos are great. also ask reps for display material, alot of the companies produce specific display stuff for you to use.

hope this helps.

vicky

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Saskia Quinn — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:58:18 GMT

I done a display once with a photograph of everyone in the practice team, what their job title/role was within the practice along with a few lines about each one.

It went down very well with the clients and the bosses loved it as it was so good for pr!!

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Deemus — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:27:40 GMT

We recently had the Dechra rep in and she had loads of support material about hyperthyroidism.

Great client booklets, posters and flip charts for staff. Not to mention THE cutest pens!

Currently we have lungworm, weight issues and microchipping up,

It's def worth chatting up your reps to see what they can offer.

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Vickie Boswell — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:48:05 GMT

We have a few display boards which we try and update every month, we also try and decide in advance what we will advertise, so that if it's quiet we can start working o the following display.

We have just voted in the practice for pet of the year and gave the client a voucher for a free booster, a dog toy and a bottle of wine.

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

starbucks — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:30:20 GMT

We have a "meet the nurses" poster, a poster about all the things we do in practice, complete with photos! and a few seasonal posters - flystrike and a poster about not leaving ur animals in cars when its hot at the moment. We rotate the seasonal posters depending on the month and whats happening, clients always look them in reception.

we were thinking about doing a "pet of the month" poster if we can find space!!!

We try to keep posters informative, but not in too much depth, colourful and include photos or pictures to catch clients eyes and get them interested!

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:14:58 GMT

If you can do something with humour it will get a lot more viewers than just an info board it can still be serious but given in a different way.

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

loopylou711 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:34:49 GMT

a display on what is poisonous to cats, dogs, rabbits and all ur small furrys is always good, the amount of ppl who dnt realise that choc is poinsonnous to dogs lol!

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

A Little TLC — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:27:38 GMT

Animal Facinating facts is a good one..... i always sit reading them....

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

loopylou711 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:11:38 GMT

we had 1 on the true cost of having a kitten or puppy, :D its amasing how much it really costs lol:D

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

dinkyd — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:07:01 GMT

I did one on insurance just before i keft my old job - i was quite proud of it!

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

samantha morgan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:49:41 GMT

The display which have promoted the most attention at our practice was dog hydrotherapy, slug bait poisoning and meet the nursing team

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

rachel w — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:25:47 GMT

we try to do a new board every month, at the begining of the year sit down and try to work out what we're going to do, this yr have done weight, fleas, waterfountains, nurseclinic promotion microchip month, flystrikes and this month done heat problems.

Contact some of ur reps they tend to have a lot of promotional displays they can send you.

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Vicky RVN — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:29:18 GMT

GDV, flystrike and fireworks are a ones i've done so far.

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Maisy — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:33:22 GMT

Seasonal topics tend to work well-fireworks/DAP, summer and heatstroke/baby birds etc. The nursing theme is good, as often clients don't realise nurses to a lot more than standing meekly behind the vet for their every beck and call or answer the telephone! If you run nurse clinics you can promote them here too and build up a good client list.

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

gemma83 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:45:09 GMT

Thanks. We run nurse clinic for nail clips, worming, weight e.t.c. I'm thinking of poss a display of nurses i.e. clinics and ALL the other thing that we do (cleaning, ga, reception, caring for impatients. e.t.c)

I have got room for about 3 displays - all currently have random poster up (foods mostly)

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

louiseRVN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:15:55 GMT

What about pet smile month in september I am trying to sort a display out for that xxx

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

sazzle — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:03:28 GMT

Firework and bonfire season will be approaching soon...thats always a good one

....dont forget to put a bit up on the poster about checking unlit bonfires for sleepy hedge-pigs!

sarah xxx

Re: Ideas for displays in the waiting room

Jo RVN — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:03:03 GMT

Do you offer any particular clinics, e.g senior clinics successful nurse clinics, puppy parties? I have two display boards and do one on information fleas/worms/microchipping and the other on clinics senior/weight/puppy parties. Showing what you offer is always good, as clients aren't always aware of what the nurse can do, and it really helped build up our nurse clinics.