https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/members/doubledippy2401Michelle Richmond's recent activityen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/32606/some-of-you-may-remember-george-cooperSun, 08 Jun 2025 17:05:23 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:94f5d0fc-5c83-4110-8c46-ec0474ada4c5Selena Carnell<p>Some you may remember George Cooper a vet who used to post on here in the very early days and was extremely pro veterinary nurses. He travelled a lot doing CDP and roadshows and often talked at BSAVA.</p> <p>George retired after years ago after his practice was taken over by medivet, he was very old school and didn&#39;t agree with a lot of the things medivet were asking him to do.</p> <p>Following retirement he really went down hill, being badly scammed on line financially, health issues and then began drinking heavily,</p> <p>Sadly he had a fall last month resulting in hip replacement number two, he didn&#39;t look after him self well after the procedure and was refusing entry to health care workers etc, he was found collapsed with a severe infection. He has had further extensive surgery and survived but the infection is putting a huge strain on his kidneys, his son Duncan has been advised that full recovery is unlikely, and may just be a matter of time.</p> <p>I&#39;ve known George for many years and is a good friend,, and gave many people help and advice, even raising thousands for charity after his wife died.</p> <p>I believe George lost his identity once he stopped working, he was no longer George the vet, and although he helped out with his sons, book shop he was extremely lonely and got sucked in to some serious online scammers. a huge downhills spiral, no longer the George I once knew.</p> <p>I know there are still some of us who might remember him. he regularly wrote articles for vet and VN times.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/32502/travelling-to-college-fees-paidTue, 09 Apr 2024 20:35:12 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:394a7a78-8e84-4f65-a083-1d5d7620b614Michelle Richmond<p>I&#39;m in a practice that historically has never paid for the petrol/diesel cost for the students attending college one day a week- I really feel this is unfair and I have pushed for a resolution ( This is the only practice that I have worked in not to pay the students travel costs?) The journey is nearly 90miles round trip and on a student&#39;s salary this is a costly trip. ( The student does get paid for being at college)&nbsp; What does your practice do in relation to travel costs?&nbsp; It is a Vets4Pets practice.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>