I hope this continues to find you well in these difficult times. We appreciate your cooperation in working with us at both surgeries, following our advice and guidelines to keep everyone safe. We acknowledge that the way we are working is very different to what you are used to but this is also a much changed world we are now living in.

We recently cancelled our planned 30-year college reunion (for the second year!) because of the changing international Covid-19 situation. This made me reflect on the changes in our profession and the continuing progress in our practice.

Like many people, I’m struggling to keep up with the pace of time over the past few months. Glen’s reminders of the copy deadline for each edition of the Times seem to appear with less and less time between them, even though I know this not to be true.  Summer just slips through our fingers whereas winter sticks like mud.

Peter has taken a well deserved break this week, giving me the opportunity to write about our new visiting Cardiology Referral Service from HeartVets.

We are continuously assessing and enhancing the service we offer to both you and your pets,  ensuring that the standards you have come to expect are continually improved upon. This has prompted us to review our emergency care outside of normal hours and we have recognised that our own on-call service has become outdated.