It’s clear that the cost-of-living crisis is affecting us all. Fifty-two percent of American adults say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago, according to a survey conducted for The New York Times. That was up from 41 percent in April and was by far the highest share in the survey’s ...
The sharp rise in the number of corporate practices is no secret. While most veterinarians work in independent and privately owned practices, corporatisation continues to grow. Data from our 2020 VetsSurvey identified that in the last five years, the number of corporate practices in the UK has more than doubled to 48%, nearly making up ...
Here is the second release of the long awaited VetsSurvey 2020 data. Where the first release was focused on the impact of the pandemic, this report covers other aspects of veterinary life (because it’s not all about Covid-19!). In this data deck you can find: What veterinary professionals and practices look like across the world What ...
The coronavirus pandemic has not only attributed to a long-lasting backlog for veterinarians but has forced the industry to evolve its methods to meet client demand as capacity in practices needed to be reduced. Virtually all veterinary practices across the globe have had to implement additional measures or policies due to the coronavirus outbreak which ...
While it is commonly known that vet surgeons have one of the most demanding jobs, veterinary nurses are often overlooked when understanding the stress that those who work in the industry are under. As a result of this, amongst issues such as pay there has been an increase in the number of nurses reporting high ...
While the coronavirus pandemic has created a whole host of issues for the veterinary industry globally, the UK has faced a new number of challenges following Brexit. According to iNews, as pet numbers have started to rise, the UK’s exit from the European Union, which has seen the implementation of new health certificate rules, has ...
The coronavirus pandemic has birthed a number of challenges for every industry, not least veterinarians. As there has been a rise in stress levels in vets, delays caused by lockdowns has led to a decline in treatments for pets, particularly vaccinations and check-ups, which has created a huge backlog. While this backlog in treatments is ...
The latest data from over 800 companion animal veterinarians in the US has found that among employed vets, those with less experience tend to work on average around four hours per week more than those who have worked around 10 times as many years as a trained veterinarian. Over the course of a year that ...
Since 2011 we have been measuring how well veterinarians have been doing financially compared to the previous year. Up to 2012 the number doing worse outnumbered those doing better, but that all changed and peaked in 2015 when almost 50% of vets reported to be doing better. After that there was a slow decline and ...
