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The six-month group coaching scheme is for experienced equine vets and vet nurses and is delivered through monthly online group coaching sessions.
Applications for the 2026 cohort are open until Wednesday 27 May 2026, and 25 places are available.
The coaching team includes Lucy Grieve, Claire Goodban, Kate Blakeman and Gemma Dransfield—all veterinary professionals with coaching training—now joined by vet nurse Rosina Lillywhite to give dedicated support for veterinary nurses.
Kate Blakeman, BEVA vice president, programme founder and a Back in the Saddle coach, said: "Coaching is becoming increasingly recognised as a key factor in building professional resilience, restoring confidence and supporting career transitions."
Rosina Lillywhite said: "Back in the Saddle is about creating the time and space for both vets and veterinary nurses to step back, reflect and move forward with renewed confidence."
"Whether someone is navigating a period of change or simply reassessing their direction, the programme offers structured support, practical strategies and the reassurance that they're not alone in the challenges they're facing. It's a really valuable opportunity to reconnect with your career and regain a sense of purpose within the profession."
https://www.beva.org.uk/Career-support/Vets/Back-in-the-Saddle
The clinic sits within the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals’ Nephrology and Urology service and will monitor dogs during the three months after an AKI episode, when ongoing complications such as high blood pressure can emerge.
Access is via referral from the patient’s primary care veterinary practice.
Ahead of each appointment, owners complete a pre-appointment questionnaire about the dog’s wellbeing at home.
Patients then receive a clinical re-examination with the Nephrology and Urology team, with support from Emergency and Critical Care specialists.
Monitoring includes blood and urine testing and blood pressure measurement, with ultrasound considered depending on discussion at the appointment.
Owners attending the clinic can opt into a longitudinal research study looking at longer-term outcomes after AKI.
Professor Rosanne Jepson, Professor in Small Animal Nephrology and Internal Medicine at the RVC, said: “We hope that clients who are keen to attend this clinic will be willing to also participate in a study so that we can keep in touch with owners and dogs that have been treated for AKI, monitoring their clinical response and also quality of life, so that in the future we can better understand and continually give the very best care in this important recovery period.”
https://rvc.uk.com/renal-clinic
Co-hosted by Burgess Excel and the Guinea Pig Welfare UK charity, the event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre.
Confirmed speakers include Mary Coles (University of Liverpool), Alison Wills (Hartpury College) and clinicians and nurses working at the forefront of small animal practice, as well as John Chitty, RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine and chair of Guinea Pig Welfare UK, who will chair the event.
Sessions will cover both clinical insight and practical care challenges: the morning programme will explore key welfare issues affecting guinea pigs in both pet and rescue environments, alongside topics such as reproduction, responsible breeding and the latest research developments. Afternoon sessions will cover sector-wide challenges and opportunities, including discussions on rescue centre operations and evolving licensing proposals, providing an opportunity for delegates to contribute to wider policy conversations around animal welfare.
Tickets are priced at £10, with all proceeds donated to Guinea Pig Welfare UK to support ongoing education, research and advocacy work aimed at improving welfare standards nationwide.
For more information and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guinea-pig-welfare-forum-2026-tickets-1987609178558
Yumivet, says the firm, combines fast, reliable diagnostics with intuitive workflows to enhance clinical decision-making across many animal species, and is simple to operate, consistently reliable, and readily adaptable across species.
The analyser has a touchscreen interface, supports multiple animal species including cats, dogs and horses and uses a set of 57 parameters, including complete blood count (CBC) with a nine-part differential, reticulocyte analysis, and dual platelet measurement methods. It enables open tube or continuous sample loading and delivers results in approximately 30 seconds per test.
Pre-configured species profiles include advanced cell differentiation and reticulocyte counts, along with automatic selection or easy switching between species. The profiles can also be customised. The analyser is also compatible with the company’s automated solutions such as a slide maker and stainer (Yumivet SPS), a track system (Yumizen T6000) and middleware (Yumizen P8000).
Horiba says product availability may vary by country.
The event, titled "Confident Communication in Equine Veterinary Practice", will run from 10am to 4.30pm at the Orida Hotel, Oxford Road, Newbury, RG20 8XY.
The programme is split into two sessions, with the morning covering "Pursuing Compliance With Your Recommendation" and the afternoon focusing on "The Psychology of Confidence".
Morning topics include: "The four outcomes of successful visits/consultations", "Articulating clinical strategies succinctly", "Discussing the 'pros, cons and costs' of options succinctly" and "Helping clients understand options and reach an informed decision".
Delegates will also hear from Dr Wendy Talbot, National Equine Veterinary Manager at Zoetis, who will present findings from the Equine Herpes Virus Horse Owner Survey Results 2025.
In the afternoon, the session will cover: "Definitions of confidence", "Understanding the link between self-doubt and confidence", "The difference between doubt and self-doubt", "Mindsets that enable or undermine confidence" and "The surprising impact of language on facilitating/undermining confidence".
https://cloud.mc.zoetis.com/UKEquineConfidentCommunication2026
Susan graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1992 and spent most of her career in small animal general practice.
In 2000, she founded her own practice and grew it into a three-site operation.
After two decades, the practice became part of a larger mixed group and then a corporate organisation, where Susan held senior roles including Managing Director and Business Development Director, supporting multiple practices across Scotland and the Scottish Borders.
Within BSAVA, Susan began as a regional volunteer, later became Regions Coordinator and then served a three-year term as Chair of the BSAVA PetSavers Management Committee.
Following a short break, she returned to the association in 2024 as a Trustee and joined the Presidential ladder as Junior Vice President.
Susan also volunteers with Vetlife and has contributed to the RCVS university accreditation panel.
She said: "I am very much looking forward to working closely with our Executive Leadership Team, Board, Volunteers, Staff and most importantly, our members, to keep rolling out the support, opportunities and products that our members value.
"It has been both interesting and a privilege to have served my first two years as a trustee, where as a team we see lots of opportunity for representation, innovation, collaboration, growth and strengthening of our BSAVA community."
Susan takes over from Dr Julian Hoad, who moves to Senior Vice President after two years as BSAVA President.
Niall Connell has moved into the role of Vice President, and Matt Erskine has joined the Presidential ladder as Junior Vice President.
Awards are presented across three categories:
Five shortlisted practices in each category will receive a book of their choice provided by 5m Books; the three category winners will win full-day and evening tickets to SPVS Congress 2027 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole (three team members per practice), where the overall winner will be announced, plus overnight accommodation. Pet People Vets of East Sheen was the overall winner in the 2025 awards.
The awards are supported by health and safety and employment law consultancy Citation. See spvs.org.uk/business-excellence-awards. The deadline for submissions is Friday 9th October.
Vetlife reports that this year is shaping up to be one of the busiest in its history, with record numbers of people contacting its confidential helpline and applying for financial assistance.
The event formed part of the Vetlife Day initiative, supported by education platform Risr/, which has also donated £7,500 to the charity. Michelle Gratton, donor relations manager at Vetlife, said: “Taking part in or holding your own Vetlife Day raises vital funds for our profession and can help spread awareness of our services. Thank you to everyone who took part and donated and a special thank you to Risr/ for their generous support of the event and continued support of Vetlife.”
Donations to support the Alexandra Palace fundraiser can still be made at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/vetlife-alexandra-palace; Vetlife intends to return to Alexandra Palace in 2027 – email info@vetlife.org.uk if you’re interested.
The new agents are natively built into the Provet PMS with full context on the clinic’s records, performance, operations, customer communications, inventory and permissions: “they understand what is happening within a clinic, surfacing important information and – with a human's approval – can take action” so that teams spend less time managing software, says the firm.
Operational questions are answered “in plain language – the way a practice manager might ask a colleague” – using live practice data about invoices, payments, debt, items and health plans. More data sources are set to follow.
Clinical Agent, using Provet’s AI Scribe, captures spoken measurements, diagnoses, medications and charges during the consultation; the chart and invoice can then be confirmed in one click.
Provet MCP (coming soon) will connect the practice to external AI agents, including tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini which can securely access Provet data.
See provet.com/next for more information.