The Veterinary Hospital in Plymouth, UK
Care bundle — group of evidence-based best practices related to a disease or set of symptoms, that, when executed together, result in better outcomes than when implemented individually (Norman,...
How and where you place items on the shelves might seem an easy and logical thing to do, but placement is really important in preventing errors. Many practices will put their items on the shelf with...
Veterinary practices may stock a number of different ear preparations and cleaners based on first- and second-line preferences, which may be set out by a practice protocol or guidelines. In many...
The use of feeding tubes in the delivery of nutrition (calories and nutrients) is an important aspect to consider as part of the nutritional assessment. Consideration should be given to calorific...
In first opinion veterinary practice veterinary professionals are often told not to feed high fat diets to dogs with, or predisposed to, pancreatitis. This includes those with hyperlipidaemia, even...
Having a set practice protocol for the treatment of diabetic patients is an important first step. The ISFM consensus guidelines for diabetes protocol (Sparkes et al, 2015) and the MSD/UK-Vet...
