Warning: lack of 24 hour cover may seriously damage your career
Following a meeting between SPVS and the Royal College, SPVS president elect Richard Hillman has issued a warning that vets working in practices which fail to provide 24 hour emergency cover to patients are risking their careers, whether the practice is owned by a vet or a non-vet. The RCVS confirmed that it will retain the requirement for provision of 24 hour cover in its Guide to Professional Conduct, despite the difficulties in conforming to the Working Time Directive. Disciplinary action may be taken against any vet working for a practice which does not provide 24 hour cover, and vets risk...