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Background: Veterinary professionals experience higher psychological distress and lower wellbeing compared with the general population. Identifying workplace stressors is key to understanding and alleviating these difficulties. Objective: Identify the severity of workplace stressors in veterinary professions across different levels of professional experience. Method: A cross‐sectional quantitative design was utilised via administration of a veterinary stressor questionnaire that measured the severity of 93 generic and veterinary‐specific workplace stressors. Results: A total of 658 participants reported stressor severity score. Factor analysis revealed four main stressor categories: workload and job demands, client relations stress, performance and accountability, patient care challenges. An inverse relationship was found between experience level and stressor severity scores. Furthermore, the most severe stressors varied as a function of career stage. Findings and implications: Stressor severity tends to decrease with increasing experience levels. Stressors can be categorised by theme and unique stressor profiles can be derived for practitioners according to experience level. This knowledge can assist in the design and delivery of workplace support initiatives. Conclusions: Identify key stressors across different levels of experience is important in focusing efforts to support people in the workplace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors discusses the use of attitudes and antimicrobial in Great Britain. The authors cite a paper that deals with veterinary attitudes to the use of antimicrobials around surgery. Moreover, they mentions that the paper describes the use of antimicrobials by a population of British veterinary surgeons, including when they used them, what they used them for, and why they used them in some cases and not in others.

The article reports on the emergence of a new practice for the clinical training of veterinarians in Great Britain. The traditional form of training is being challenged by a new schematic training, known as the distributed model, adapted in various veterinary schools from other countries. The new model allows some of the core clinical rotations to be undertaken and learned in outside practices, but it will still be deliberated by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Council members.

Reports on the issue concerning the person responsible for the regulation of the new proposed Veterinary Surgeons Act in Great Britain. Regulatory power vested to the General Veterinary Council; Outlines of the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed law; Retention of responsibilities such as veterinary education, inspection of universities, postgraduate qualifications and awarding specialist status.

The article reports on the paper proposing changes to the Guide to Professional Conduct introduced by the Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in Great Britain. It states that the Council voted to accept the proposed changes, and it will be incorporated into the hard copy of the 2009 Guide. It says that among the changes accepted was an amendment to govern the operation of the RCVS Register of Veterinary Practice Premises.

The article offers information on the establishment of a new Veterinary Surgeons Act (VSA) working party. The working party is set to review the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) current package for proposals for the establishment of a new Act to ensure that it is committed to the measures that it needs. It also states that Stephen May supported the concept of a new working party, while Bob Moore also introduced a paper on the subject.

Assesses the implications of the provisions of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Council Election Scheme 1967. Election of members of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; Qualifications for members to be elected; Procedure of the nominations.

Reports on the proposal of Andrea Jeffery, chairman of the Veterinary Nurses Council, to have their own register in Great Britain. Offer of consultation with veterinary surgeons and nurses; Assessment of the job responsibilities of the register; Qualifications of the register.

Focuses on the discussions made by two veterinary practitioners from Great Britain. Issues discussed by the two guest speakers; Name of the two guest speakers; Objective of the seminar.

The article reports on the availability of veterinarians and veterinary services in Great Britain. The issue was discussed in a meeting of the Council of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) held March 28, 2007. BVA President David Catlow reported on a meeting of the England Implementation Group. The article discusses the issues affecting the future of veterinarians and veterinary services.

Reflects on some of the activities of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) over the fiscal 2003. Practice Support Group's involvement in the transfer of the BSAVA Practice Standards to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and in the debate on veterinary nurse training; Handling of inquiries on the Veterinary Surgeons Act; Employment of Nicolette Thomas as professional fundraiser.

An interview with Tom McNeilly, principal research scientist at Moredun Research Institute and president of the Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work (AVTRW) in Great Britain is presented. He states that his job ranges from grant, report writing, and administrative duties. He notes that his job enables the veterinary profession to continue provide service to end-users. He mentions the importance of gaining research experience before committing to career in veterinary research.

The article presents the author's comments on the efforts of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in investigating other means of modernizing the way in which the veterinary profession is regulated. It is emphasized that RCVS and DEFRA use Orders in Council to update the regulation of veterinary surgeons. The author also stresses the need of veterinary surgeons to be registered and have a license to practice.

The article outlines two different approaches to corporate veterinary practice in Great Britain. According to veterinary experts, the exotic practice and the diagnostic laboratories should remain in a local business. It is important that each practice should have their own identity, and should work as a team to do the right things clinically for its clients and their animals.

The article discusses the future of farming and farm veterinary practice in Great Britain. Farm veterinary would infer less emergency work focused on the individual animal and more demand for specialist knowledge and preplanned management work, particularly in benchmarking and disease surveillance. Farm veterinarians will be acknowledged for being confident in data management, economics and consultancy.

Focuses on a study by Richard Mellanby and Michael Herrtage about the incidence and type of mistakes made by newly qualified veterinarians. Percentage of practitioners who admitted to having made a mistake that could have affected the outcome of a case.

Reports on the appointment of veterinary surgeon Jeremy Johnson as head of the new policy directorate of the British Veterinary Association. Career history; Achievements; Job responsibilities of Johnson.