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Howard Brown takes over as VPMA president
Howard Brown and Helen Sanderson
Howard Brown as he took over from former president Helen Sanderson.
Continuing to understand and provide for members will be the presidential aim

Howard Brown was inaugurated as the new VPMA president at the VPMA /SPVS Congress on Saturday morning (January 24).

In his inaugural speech he said that although not a practice manager or vet, he had been involved with the VPMA for over 15 years and that during his presidency he aimed to keep the organisation on track; continuing to understand and provide for member needs.

He said that he had a particular interest in supporting the regions where so much good networking and support was provided. Importantly he emphasised that he brings  the experience of scale to the VPMA from his experience of working in larger organisations.

 

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HMRC seeks feedback on locum employment categorisation

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 HMRC has invited feedback to its communications regarding the employment status of locum vets and vet nurses.

A letter, sent from HMRC last year, provided guidance for practices categorising the employment status of locum veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.

It is now inviting anonymous feedback from those making employment status decisions on their communications. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Friday, 6 February.

The survey can be accessed here

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk