Enterprising Suffolk practitioner Emily Nightingale MRCVS has created Pricebook.vet, a new tool which allows practices to create and publish CMA-compliant price lists more quickly, which she is gifting to the profession. 

To create a price list, you need…

Veterinary organisations have broadly welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s final reforms for the sector, with responses from across the profession largely supportive of the package’s focus on transparency, consumer information and Veterinary…

The Competition and Markets Authority has unveiled a package of veterinary transparency reforms that will require practices to publish prices, give written estimates and tighten complaints handling.

Although the regulator says the changes should impose…

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it is investigating eight acquisitions by IVC Evidensia.

16 clinics are affected by the investigation, namely Penrose Veterinary Group Limited, Kevin Castle (Pet Care) Ltd, Swayne & Partners…

The Competition and Markets Authority has opened a review of the veterinary sector after concerns that pet owners are paying too much or not being given enough information to make an informed decision. 

Asked why the CMA had decided to launch the review…

The Competition and Markets Authority has completed its review of the veterinary sector, concluding that there are five main areas of concern and proposing a formal Market Investigation, subject to a 4 week consultation. 

The CMA review generated 11,000…

The Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed that it will now launch a full market investigation into the veterinary sector, following its initial review in September 2023.

The CMA says its main concerns remain the same as it outlined in March,…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an overview of its emerging views about how the veterinary services market is working.

The overview starts with the CMA noting how it has had significant dealings with many vets and nurses from…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that there are competition problems within the veterinary services market and proposed a series of remedial actions. 

However, many of the causes of above-inflation increases in the cost of veterinary…

The British Veterinary Association has responded to the Competition and Markets Authority provisional decision, broadly welcoming measures to improve transparency but denouncing the watchdog's veterinary medicines proposals.

The CMA proposed that…