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Vet Record Podcast

Vet Record Podcast

The Vet Record Podcast covers veterinary news, views, careers and clinical issues. Hosted by editor-in-chief, Suzanne Jarvis, and other members of the editorial team, it aims to bring an informal look at what’s going on in the veterinary world.

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Episode 10: Competition in the clinic part 1 -...

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/10/30

In this special two-parter, we speak to vets working at independent and corporate practices about what the CMA's provisional findings could mean for them. What is their understanding of what the CMA has said? Are they concerned about the watchdog's proposed remedies? Is this the end of the world as we know it? This comes after the CMA released a draft report of its final recommendations and launched a consultation. Recommendations include that vet practices should be forced to publish comprehensive

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Episode 9: Careers chat with Nicola Lakeman

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/10/16

In this episode, we sit down with Nicola Lakeman, RVN, a dedicated nutrition manager, international lecturer, and passionate veterinary nurse. Nicola shares her inspiring journey and offers valuable career tips, highlighting why nurse consulting is her favorite aspect of the job. Tune in to hear her insightful advice for vet nurses, including the unexpected importance of always having spare socks at work.

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43:30

Episode 8 - The future of bovine TB control:...

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/10/02

Sir Charles Godfrey's expert panel on bovine TB (bTB) recently updated the government on the latest evidence pertaining to the epidemic. Defra is expected to publish a new strategy next year setting out how it plans to eradicate the disease in England by 2038. Is eradication by 2038 still feasible? What has to change to enable the deadline to be hit? In this episode Godfray, together with vet and Cambridge epidemiologist James Wood, explain why the endemic status of bTB should not lead to a mindset

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Episode 7 - Careers chat with Danielle Gunn-Moore

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/09/18

Danielle Gunn-Moore's passion for feline medicine and all things cat comes through, but also her curiosity and love for people she has encountered in the profession, both as a mentor and mentee. She talks about the challenges of coming from a poor background and of her disability, which is having an increasing effect on her. She discusses the need to maintain feline-specific specialists, and how anatomy and pathology have value in veterinary medicine.

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Episode 6 - Careers chat with Maggie Roberts

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/09/04

Maggie Roberts is probably best known for her work at Cats Protection; however, she has had a hugely varied career. In this episode, she talks to deputy editor Alexandria Lipka about her early days as a student in Edinburgh, working overseas in Australia and Malawi, and how she became fully embedded within the charity sector. She currently runs her own consultancy company offering services to support animal charities.

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30:09

Episode 5: Neutering guidelines and the charity...

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/08/21

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) released guidelines on neutering last year. These promoted controversy and are now being revised. Caroline Allen from the RSPCA, who convened a charity roundtable on neutering, joins the Vet Record Podcast to discuss the issue from the perspective of the rehoming sector.

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Episode 4: Careers chat with Sheila Voas

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/08/07

In this episode, Sheila talks about starting life as a 'traditional' veterinary practitioner in mixed practice and how circumstances led her into switching to the State Veterinary Services after about 20 years. She talks about looking at the consequences of decisions - and how she needs to look wider than solely animal health risks in her role as chief veterinary officer for Scotland.

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24:18

Episode 3: Careers chat with Malcolm Morley

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/07/24

In this episode, Malcolm highlights the value of encouraging and flexible colleagues - at all stages of his career - and how adversity led him into getting interested in representing his profession, both for the British Equine Veterinary Association and the BVA. As BVA president, he found himself promoting 'Great Veterinary Workplaces', thinking more deeply about animal welfare and being involved with the association's campaign around microaggressions, highlighting the value of understanding others’

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Episode 2 - Careers chat with Caroline Scobie

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/07/10

In this episode, Caroline Scobie speaks about her interest in evidence-based veterinary medicine and how that has led to collaborations outside of the traditional practitioner role. Her interest has been furthered by undertaking an MSc in evidence-based medicine and that has led to Caroline taking a closer look at what diagnostics can do and the limitations. She explains how her nosiness is the ideal skill for a vet, both with clients and with colleagues.

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Episode 1: Careers chat with David Charles

Vet Record Podcast ·

2025/06/25

In this episode, David talks about making the change to study veterinary science after initially starting another degree. He discusses how he got into farm vetting despite having no background in the sector, and the value of having skills from other non-veterinary work—in this case, running a bar—and maintaining a flexible attitude. He shares his proud moment of representing Black British veterinary students in the USA, the importance of supportive colleagues and the need to look for opportunities

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