Talking about mental health is becoming more mainstream and I’m all here for it. There are no end of initiatives in vet practices now to improve vet and RVN wellbeing and mental health. Yet despite all this, where you probably wouldn’t hesitate to take a day off if you were stuck in bed with the … Continue reading How to Ask for a Mental Health Day
The UK gender pay gap currently stands at a shocking (or not?) 18.4% for full time and part time workers according to the UK’s Office for National Statistics. Sadly, I’m not surprised by this. In the year long mandatory exercise in 2020 for all employers with at least 250 staff to report the difference between male … Continue reading Does The Veterinary Profession Have a Gender Pay Gap Problem?
RVNs (registered veterinary nurses) and Vet Technicians do not get enough of the spotlight or credit for the work that vet practices do in my opinion. They are the pins holding all the cogs together, and much of our work as vets would not be possible without them. An appreciation for vet nurses though doesn’t … Continue reading Veterinary Nurses – Underpaid and Underutilised?
No one likes being called a snowflake anymore than the next person. The new generation of veterinary new grads seem to be coming under a lot of flack for wanting to work more sociable hours and creating better boundaries. But on the flip side, the industrious older generation are also being tagged as ‘workaholics’ with … Continue reading Is The Generational Divide Making or Breaking Veterinary?
During most clinical placements in vet school, there seemed to be an unspoken rule that as a student, you could go, get some lunch and have a sit down. But rarely would the vet you were shadowing also do this. Over 5 years of seeing practice, the culture of no or extremely quick breaks became … Continue reading Time for Lunch! Break Culture & Vets
Burnout is one of the most significant negative factors impacting the veterinary profession. If you’re worried you might be burning out, read on to find out common signs and how you can help set yourself back on track! Continue reading 6 Signs of Burnout in Vets & How to Fix It
As an equine vet myself, my colleagues and I come across a fair few near misses on a day-to-day basis with a smattering of actual injuries amongst them. When you’re surrounded by a certain type of risk expectation and bravado associated with the job, it’s hard to step back and look at it from outside … Continue reading Riskiest Job in the UK – Are You Protected?
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