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Flying vets!
One of the many sky divers of the day.
24 staff from Vets Now bravely took to the Durham skies last weekend to hurl themselves out of a plane, all in the name of charity.
 
In total 24 jumpers took on their brave challenge, raising over £10,000 for MIND, the mental health charity and Pet Blood Bank, the UK’s national canine blood donation charity.

Speaking after her jump, Jenny Walton, Veterinary Surgeon at Vets Now in Middlesbrough and also Veterinary Supervisor for Pet Blood Bank commented; “This was, without a one of the best days of my life - an incredible experience.   I jumped from 10,000 feet at 8.15pm, sun dipped in the sky, blue skies to the horizon and reached a speed of 120mph in freefall for 30secs and then there were a few minutes of glorious panoramic scenery as we floated around the sky.”
She added; “So far we have raised over £10,000 but we’re keen to hit our target of £20,000 and would love it if the profession got behind us to raise money for these very worthwhile causes.”

Anyone who would like support the Vets Now team in continuing their fundraising efforts can visit:
www.justgiving.com/vetsnowskydivers-mind
www.justgiving.com/vetsnowskydivers-pbbuk

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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

News Story 1
 BVA has announced a new series of its Building Great Workplaces lunchtime webinars.

Launching from 16 July, the sessions will explore patient safety, motivation, client communication and more.

Its first webinar, exploring neurodiversity in the workplace, will take place at 1pm on Thursday, 16 July. It will feature guest speakers from The Vet Project, a group which supports neurodiversity in veterinary environments.

The following three webinars take place in September, October and November.

Booking is open on the BVA website 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.