CVS unique Knowledge Hub now has over 760 courses for all roles & species. 8,973 colleagues accessed our Knowledge Hub last year. So, hop on and check out what you can learn today!

Our @EquineVeterinaryCentre is improving owner follow-ups after out-of-hours visits by CVS @Equicall. The project aims to provide better aftercare to patients, improve the continuity of care & increase support to clients. Since June 2023 they have achieved a 82% follow up rate!

2025 New Grad Programme interviews are taking place! Grads are offered a position in one of our practices based on geographical & clinical interests, then enrolled on our programme - providing excellent structure & support during your first years. Apply zurl.co/tlH5

Happy New Year everyone! #CVSGroup

To all CVS group colleagues and colleagues across the profession, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope that you get some rest and time with your families. Thank you for all of your hard work in 2024.

Our @Axiomvetlab can report that Santa's little elf has been up to some mischief...! Thank you @St Davids Veterinarygroup in Exeter! 🤣 #happychristmas

!Stop press! @RosemullionVetsFalmouth has achieved 7 outstanding accreditations from @thercvs Practice Standards Awards. It’s unusual to apply for so many awards & few attain all 7 awards. So we’re exceptionally proud of our 75 colleagues for this achievement! #congratulations

Teamwork! 30 representatives attended CVS Equine Antimicrobial Stewardship Workshop in Banbury. Research & QI to date were reviewed & the team worked together on next steps. Actions will include client education, veterinary training, reviewing guidelines & conducting research.

Good news! Receptionist colleagues undertaking our Level 4 Client Care Certificate will be eligible for Associate Veterinary Receptionist status by @BVRA. It’s the first time they've recognised an external group’s own training programme as adequate enough to award AVR status.

A huge shout out to all apprentices on our @ChesterVeterinaryTrainingCentre Level 2 Certificate in Veterinary Care Support. Their pass rate for the end point assessment has been 100% and 83% of students have achieved distinctions so far. We commend you for your hard work!

Rufio recently underwent life-saving surgery @ChesterGatesVeterinarySpecialists after a diagnosis of rare Conn’s syndrome. The Internal Medicine team surgically removed his affected adrenal gland, requiring meticulous planning, high-level anaesthesia & expert post-surgical care.

We wouldn’t want to be without our animals this Xmas. And all our colleagues work tirelessly to save lives. Harvey was diagnosed with multicentric lymphoma in April '22 by Kasia Purzycka @LumbryParkVeterinarySpecialists. He's now one of the hospital’s longest lymphoma survivors🐶

Happy Saturday 😀. Did you know, last week our @Beaumont Veterinary Group was on BBC Radio 2 for an animal-themed 'pick your own playlist'? We thought you may like to listen in over your morning coffee ☕️!

Our Regional Clinical Lead Deb Komianos is working with @UniversityofBristol on new antimicrobial stewardship research. They’ll collect practice data on antimicrobial prescriptions to assess the impact of AMS programmes in otitis externa, acute diarrhoea & cat bite abscess.

48 of our practices are running a clinical improvement project to improve the use of cardiac ultrasound scans in first opinion diagnosis & treatment. Cardiac disease is common affecting 10% dogs & 15% cats. Echocardiography is a key tool to diagnose & stage cardiac disease.

Check out our new small animal practice in Crown Point Shopping Centre, Denton. We’ve fitted it with the latest facilities & equipment – including 3 consulting rooms, an operating theatre, specialist dental suite, in-house lab & digital x-ray facilities to care for local pets.

We’ve established the UK’s first Equine Nursing Committee to help develop clinical governance & support decision-making on issues affecting our 22 equine sites! It's formed of CVS Equine practice nursing team members from across the country. They have a broad base of experience.

It’s here! Welcome to our 1,125 veterinary leaders attending our CVS Conference & Awards in ICC Birmingham today on our 25th anniversary. We've a packed agenda focusing on Client Care, our Client Journey & Clinical Improvement. We hope it will be an inspiring & energising day!

Our @FinnPathologists is introducing an innovative AI-assisted Ki-67 scoring system to help predict the behaviour of canine mast cell tumours, offering more accurate, efficient and reliable prognostic evaluation. finnpathologists.com/

Alex Wood @B&WEquine is equine vet & behaviourist. She’s helped mare Beta with extreme fear of vet settings. Training included day before admission, anti-anxiety medications prior to handling & positive reinforcement clicker training. Beta now receives the vet care she needs.