Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

RE: Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

Dexter Smith — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:23:40 GMT

Perhaps I'm just paranoid!

RE: Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

Arlo Guthrie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:15:37 GMT

Maybe irked was a bad choice of words. I don't mean she sounded pissed off, or like she was hiding something.

She basically said to me that it was just an initial discussion to find out whether a formal consultation is called for.

Why not include everyone from the outset? Well, I don't want to put words in someone else's mouth, but I would have thought that in some cases, it's worth having a pre-consultation consultation to see whether it's worth going to all the time and expense of a full consultation (and, of course, asking people to give up their time to respond). I mean, if the small initial group all say it's a rubbish idea from the outset, then it will potentially save everyone a lot of time.

But what do I know?!

RE: Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

Dexter Smith — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:01:02 GMT

Maybe so, Arlo, but why irked? Was it a secret? Don't they want a response from the profession? Are the VMD embarrassed about the concept? As an "industry led initiative" the VMD must have been discussing it for some time with other "stakeholders", why not the profession? Why are we the last to know?

RE: Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

Arlo Guthrie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:31:45 GMT

Dexter, I spoke with Jo Cawthorne myself, and I'm convinced that there is nothing so underhand going on. She seemed genuinely irked that matters had 'come out' in this way and I believe that what she said could be taken at face value.

RE: Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

Dexter Smith — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:16:02 GMT

And of course, it would be most unlike any quango to slip major changes to legislation or regulations in through the back door. for instance by deciding that, due to a lack of response to an informal consultation, a formal one was not required? Or is that just the cynic in me trying to get out again?

RE: Discussion about new POM-EA medicine category 'premature'

Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:09:46 GMT

This is a totally crazy idea, and the sooner we all start lobbying the better. I thought the idea was to try to increase veterinary surveillance on farms !!!!!

Wynne