https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/6065/new-year-s-day This question is aimed at practices that dont usually have surgeries on Bank Holidays or Sundays, but do on Saturdays. Are you planning on opening as usual on New Year&#39;s Day, given that New Year Bank Holiday is actually on the Monday? Alex en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/24173?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:11:30 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f185c548-26dc-4268-8e7b-00f5e397d23eMartin Jones<p>As a locum / occasional assistant, I&#39;ll be wallowing in pickled mussels and port, sparing never a thought for the poor <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">saps</span> valued colleagues on duty.....</p> <p>As a member of the local coastguard team, I&#39;ll be praying not to make it a hat-trick of call-outs on successive New Years Days.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/24161?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:54:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:18674cb4-45d8-4196-b374-f5a8862d017dGillian Mostyn<p>We&#39;ll be shut for 3 days for New Years.&nbsp; Vet practices already work a lot of unsociable hours without working bank holidays! Fortunately our OOH provider will cover whenever we want them to.</p> <p>At xmas we&#39;&#39;ll be shut for 4 days - same as we did last year (when xmas day was on the friday).</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/24159?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:40:54 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d2ce208b-457b-4483-abd2-8c181903e7c7Edward Jones<p>It&#39;s a similar situation for Christmas Day, isn&#39;t it?!</p> <p>Edit to add: We&#39;re shut on both days.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/24152?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:27:32 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0caa583f-632e-4065-8836-44ad32b51bf6Bob Russell<p>Unfortunately yes. Our emergency service does not cover Saturday mornings. If they did,&nbsp; this year would be a dream come true - a decent break!!!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>