The Veterinary Business Model 18/02/2010

This is an article about the reality of veterinary profits, although, to be fair, it’s not that hard to explain. In fact, it’s so simple I think I’ll let Oli Viner sum it up:

“The great irony of our profession is that we need animals to be unwell to make a living…sick animals make vets money…therefore, if more animals are sick then vets make more money…” – Oli Viner, BVetMed, MRCVS, Veterinary Times.

He vehemently denies that anybody takes advantage of this clear conflict of interest of course: 

“…we do rely on our clients’ empathy for our bread and butter. But do we take advantage of that? There are bad apples, but generally, no, I don’t think we do, and I can sleep easily night – content about the job we perform.”

more:

http://fishsnorkel.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/the-veterinary-business-model/#comment-723

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Negligence in the veterinary profession 17/02/2010

Posted by fishsnorkel in Veterinary Medicine.
Tags: misconduct, negligence, profession, professional, RCVS, veterinary, vets
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Everybody in the veterinary profession knows that you can’t be struck off for making a mess of things, even if there’s no way you should have attempted the procedure in the first place (see: Should’ vs ‘must’ and the relevance of clinical competence), but I, and I suspect most vets, had no idea that the RCVS has completely washed it’s hands of negligence altogether:

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