ops on a sataday??

Re: ops on a sataday??

Lucy-lu — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:02:24 GMT

Hi Maisy

Which practice was this at? We are thinking about routines, so would like to speak to the C.C that do it.

Thanks

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I locumed at a CC practice and they did routine ops on a Saturday but they limited them to 2-4 depending on the op. Another practice which had lots of staff also did routine ops however there was two vets to do the consults and another to operate and plenty of nursing staff so this worked well. Sundays was just for emergencies though.

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Re: ops on a sataday??

SmegSlayer — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:24:53 GMT

We have clients ask to do ops on a saturday and we say we don't operate at the weekends unless its an emergency. we offer to have the animal in the night before if 8am is too late in the morning for them to be dropped off

Re: ops on a sataday??

Vicky RVN — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:36:23 GMT

We do routine only...to be honest i don't think a client has ever asked me if they can do sat.

Re: ops on a sataday??

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:19:52 GMT

i do think as a client routine ops on sat would be great but as a nurse i just dont see it. we do at least 1 stitch up a weekend as well as all those animals that have been ill for 6 days that then need work ups with no money to spend on them!

we will wait and see if they offer her the job and if she takes it.

Re: ops on a sataday??

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:00:16 GMT

I think there is a lot of demand for routine ops at weekends from clients, lots of people ask to book things like spays/castrates on saturdays, but like everyone else we are down to skeleton staff at the weekend. We do have two vets, but both consult through the morning, then only one in the afternoon so the first vet is free to do any 'emergency' ops we have admitted through the day e.g. cat bite abscesses etc

Re: ops on a sataday??

Stella Skelton RVN — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:36:55 GMT

We have 1 vet, 1 nurse, 1 receptionist on a weekend. We don't book in routine ops but will do one or two small ops if necessary and possible. It's really only one of our vets that likes to book lots in for a weekend and the other hates it. If it can wait it will wait, if it's only small and better done sooner than later we'll do it, if it's too huge but not a critical emergency we'll send it to emergency vets.

Re: ops on a sataday??

loobylou — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:10:47 GMT

We only have routine ops in monday to friday and emergencies only at the weekend. We are shorter staffed on a weekend and so would be leaving ourselves open to disaster should an emergency come in.

I know of one place which opened for routines (appt's and ops) all weekend too but they had a much higher number of staff in.

Re: ops on a sataday??

SmegSlayer — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:47:42 GMT

we did a dental once on a saturday but that had come in late to the open surgery on friday evening and the cat's mouth was seriously rancid- could probably classify as an 'emergency dental'. cat went of ivft overnight as she was about a million years old and was done between the vet coming back from the branch and starting consults at the main surgery.

Otherwise it's emergencies only (and the odd cite test/cat castrate from the local cat charity who ring and tell us the cats on the way, whether we're busy or not)

Re: ops on a sataday??

Rachel Jayne — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:35:06 GMT

Have only ever seen emergency ones, or once or twice at my first practice, there was one vet that would arrange to do ops, very occasionally, for particular clients on a saturday morning, but it was quite rare.

Re: ops on a sataday??

Claire Lawrence — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:29:42 GMT

I imagine if they maybe stayed closed for appointments and walk ins it may be doable then be open before or after surgery for consultations. Brave though really! We only do emergencies on weekends although we do have appointment only consults saturday morning.

Re: ops on a sataday??

Steph Tanser — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:51:17 GMT

We are like most who have posted-no routine ops and one vet. I only time we how done ops on a Sat was emergencies.. So if there is only one vet, dont they have consultations? or is it only one going on at a time eg only surgery or only consultations? odd

Re: ops on a sataday??

Shelly vn — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:25:15 GMT

We occassionally do routine ops in a saturday, but just very quick things like cat castrates and only if the client really can't do in the week. It can be tough as we only have 1 vet and 1 nurse, but so far its been ok

Re: ops on a sataday??

Maisy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:23:52 GMT

Re: ops on a sataday??

Nicola Oliver — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:04:14 GMT

We don't book ops in on Saturdays as we have consults all day and there is a limited number of staff (sometimes there isn't even a nurse in on a weekend!!). We are a Companion Care practice and I've heard that other CC practices do book routine ops in over the weekend, not sure if they do on Sundays though.

I don't think routine ops should be booked in for weekends because you just never know what is going to happen, and a lot of people use us for emergencies, especially on Sundays, to avoid paying OOH fees at their own vets.

Re: ops on a sataday??

Steph Phillips — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:25:49 GMT

We don't book in routine ops on saturdays.. we have 1 vet , 1 nurse.. it's open surgery too (first come, first serve) that nurse will do reception and help vet where needed.. only ops we do on a sat are emergencies, then clients are asked to wait or re-book if they can't wait.. our clients are always understanding if we have to go into an emergency,

.. actually - I remember one client came in with a dog that had been attacked, - told clients that we'd have to see this dog asap - (they could see for themselfs the mess he was in) and they were all fine, except this one man who ranted "I was here first - I should be seen next" - I turned to him and said "if this was your dog, would YOU be happy to wait?" he just sat back down quietly