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Celebrating Claire’s success
Claire Thomas, an Emergency and Critical Care Vet Nurse at DWR has just been awarded the Improve International Louise O’Dwyer Legacy Scholarship for 2022, which means that she wins a free place on the Nurses Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing programme. Claire spent over twenty years in general practice and last year took…
Read MoreHow to approach nasal discharge CPD event feedback
In late September our Head of Internal Medicine and Medicine Specialist Ferran Valls Sanchez ran an engaging and informal evening on ‘How to approach nasal discharge’ for primary care vets. Those who attended found the evening stimulating and informative, it exceeded their expectations and gave them tips on spotting signs and diagnosing cases, as well…
Read MoreDWR is now accredited as a veterinary hospital
DWR Veterinary Specialists are so proud to have received official recognition as a fully accredited small animal hospital from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The Practice Standards Scheme accreditation is run by the RCVS who are the regulatory body for the veterinary profession and promote and maintain the highest standards of veterinary care…
Read MoreTerms of Service Update
To improve our client experience and simplify things, we’re making a few changes to our Terms of Service on 2nd May. Click here to view the updated Terms of Service. If you have any questions, please get in touch with customer.service@linnaeusgroup.co.uk or by writing to us at Customer Service, Linnaeus Group, Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road, Shirley, West Midlands, B90…
Read MoreFantastic Cardio evening!
Our first face-to-face CPD event in our new hospital building extension was a session on the treatment of canine and feline Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) with our Head of Cardiology Anne Kurosawa and Laurent Locquet a Specialist in Cardiology. Their interactive sessions in the comfortable new seminar room covered the approach to diagnosing and managing…
Read MoreRachel Hattersley our Head of Theatre volunteers in India for Worldwide Veterinary Service
Rachel, alongside two of her veterinary colleagues spent two weeks volunteering at the Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS) Hicks centre in Goa, India. The centre has three main aims within its ethos; firstly practical surgical training of Indian veterinary surgeons from across the region and wider country centred around animal population control, secondly population control and…
Read MoreNurse CPD events
To learn about more of our CPD events for nurses please click here.
Read MorePet antibiotic resistance – how can we safeguard our future?
What does antibiotic resistance mean? Antibiotics can be effective at treating bacterial infections. However, over time bacteria can evolve to become resistant to some antibiotics, making them less effective. The more we use antibiotics then the more quickly bacteria may adapt. It’s difficult to develop new antibiotics and the process can take many years. This…
Read MoreImportant Information
Over the last year, we have seen our costs increase significantly and we have absorbed the majority of these additional costs to try and support our customers during difficult times. However, with costs continuing to escalate, our prices need to increase to offset at least some of these higher costs. These changes will be implemented…
Read MoreCambridge vet helps rescued orangutan back into the wild
A rescued orangutan called Dias who underwent much-needed dental treatment is now loving life back in the wild in Borneo thanks to a Cambridge vet. Gerhard Putter, small animal dentistry and oral surgery specialist at Linnaeus-owned DWR Veterinary Specialists, had travelled to Asia for a teaching trip and to deliver a much-needed dental unit which…
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