The project, which is funded by the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative, is designed to find out about current attitudes, beliefs, and alcohol use behaviours of those working in clinical settings within the UK veterinary sector.
Researchers Dr Jennifer Seddon, Olivia Cormier MRCVS, and Dr Emma Davies, from Oxford Brookes University are inviting people aged 18 and over who are working in the UK veterinary sector, including vets, veterinary nurses, practice managers, veterinary care assistants, receptionists, and those undertaking other in-practice roles, who currently drink or have drunk alcohol in the past three months to take part in an online survey which takes no more than 15 minutes.
Olivia said: “Evidence from research conducted in 2009 showed that veterinary professionals may be more likely to drink at risky levels compared to people in the general population.
"There is a vital need for new research in this area, not only so we can better understand what the current situation looks like, but so that we can learn how best to provide tailored support to this group.”
The survey is anonymous and confidential, and no personal data will be gathered or shared with MMI or the RCVS.
After completing the survey, participants can choose to enter a prize draw to win one of three £100 Amazon vouchers.
https://brookeshls.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0pHn8qy4ZIVTTgy
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I agree, data likely to be skewed by not asking the whole profession. Data likely to be skewed anyway I would have thought.There'll likely be a reluctance to fess up to the headmaster, despite the protestations of anyonymity and confidentiality. Especially in the light, admittedly a long time ago, of some uneivdenced comments from Presidents of RCVS at the time - 'the whole profession seems to have a drink problem" "We (that is RCVS officers/staff) know who the bad guys are".
But as gen Y and Z are reported to drink less (not sure of strength of evidence) and there are probably loads more of them now than baby boomers in the profession, , likely a lot of skews. Shame they didn't include everyone, it might have backed that up - or not. Hopefully it makes for an interesting discussion.
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Surely excluding vets that don’t drink alcohol from the survey skews the results.