Equicall

05/07/2024

Huge congratulations to Equicall vet Danny Chambers who has been elected as MP for Wi******er! We have loved having you as a member of the equine out of hours team, especially when it comes to providing support to the team and generating interesting discussion about the wider elements of the veterinary profession.

24/01/2024

One of our team is carrying out the study. Good luck Josh Eustace!

An online strangles survey launched by Josh Eustace, MSc student of MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics & Law (on-line) through The University of Edinburgh is still open until the 28th February. 💛

https://www.redwings.org.uk/news-and-features/have-you-and-your-horses-been-affected-strangles

This survey is aimed at horse owners/loaners, employees or managers/owners of yards that have experienced at least one case of strangles since January 2020 and has been designed under the supervision of Dr Richard Newton, Dr Scott Pirie and Dr Marie Rowland, along with the help and support from Helen Whitelegg, Policy and Research Officer here at Redwings Horse Sanctuary. ❤️

16/12/2023

12/10/2023

It was Equicall’s 5 yr anniversary this week and I’ve been deliberating about what to post, apart from the usual : praising our amazing vet team and mentioning what a privilege it is to do this job.

Then today we heard some amazing news. 😃 We have been in discussion for a while about getting a new Equine Emergency Critical Care Certificate to allow our vets to complete further study in their dedicated area. So today this certificate has been approved by the RCVS and the University of Liverpool. The first module begins in January 2024. Whoop whoop 🎉

Huge thanks to the people involved with pulling this together, in particular to Tim Mair at Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic. We are incredibly grateful.

26/06/2023

We have one brand new region that we are recruiting for based just north of Birmingham, and some regions where we are building on the current team.

18/05/2023

Looking for a vet to join us in a brand new region

17/02/2023

One of our team, Rosemarie Abbott, is talking at BSEVA in Cambridge this weekend and hopefully inspiring the next generation of vets into equine careers. Good luck Rosemarie 🤞

13/01/2023

The average wait time for an ambulance is currently 90 minutes. Regular wait times of over 4 hours at A&E. The NHS is clearly suffering at the moment and our human medical colleagues are working so hard to make a difference.

It does put it into perspective when we have a client screaming at us because we aren’t in front of their horse within 15 minutes. If you have an emergency, be it human or animal, please be considerate of the professional turning up to help you. 🙏

11/01/2023

These stats make interesting reading and demonstrate our growth over the last 4 years:

Number of OOH visits:

2019 👉 421 visits
2020 👉 1549 visits
2021 👉 3749 visits
2022 👉 5447 visits

09/11/2022

Awesome couple of days teambuilding and lucky to be joined by Chris, Imogen and Charlotte from B&W Equine Vets for different stages of clinical and non clinical CPD 😃

30/10/2022

13/10/2022

Lovely way to celebrate Equicall’s 4 year anniversary by receiving this award at the CVS awards evening last weekend. It’s very definitely a team award for all of our colleagues who work hard supporting each other 💪

14/09/2022

With incredibly short notice, the team has come together to provide an emergency service for the 42 practices we cover this coming bank holiday Monday. We will pay our respects to Her Majesty by looking after one of her most beloved creatures. 💪

09/09/2022

Spoke at BEVA - The British Equine Veterinary Association congress today about careers and really enjoyed some of the other discussions about recruitment as well. Very touched with the gift and thank you note left by BEVA. 😃

01/08/2022

Excited to welcome our next 3 team members: Krystal Grant, Jessica Thurston and Josh Eustace. Very lucky to have such wonderful vets join us. 😃

23/07/2022

Q: When is a job not a job?
A: When you enjoy it!

We are looking for a vet to join our fantastic team of 26 vets. Based in the North Yorkshire/Durham region.

19/07/2022

Great to be discussing variations on career paths within the equine vet profession at BEVA Congress this year. Hope to see lots of people there!

30/06/2022

There is a worrying trend in horse owners trying to use a hose pipe to treat their horse with choke (oesophageal obstruction). This has a high risk of fluid getting into the lungs. Please call your vet if you are worried about your horse. 🙏

06/06/2022

Something to celebrate after a long bank holiday weekend on call….. we have just been granted Equine Emergency Service Clinic status by Practice Standards. We are very grateful to the RCVS for recognising Equine OOH as a separate entity in its own right, and for creating a dedicated module within PSS. We received some lovely feedback from our assessor:

‘This appeared to be a very well managed new venture offering a novel approach to equine OOH cover. The level of commitment to providing an excellent, ethical and consistent service was very impressive. The veterinary team are all experienced clinicians, many with post-graduate qualifications. All paperwork and protocols in good order. Mental health issues are particularly well addressed. Sustainability policy also good.’

14/05/2022

Too cute not to share!! Some adorable photos of Equicall vet Lucy Collins and her baby ‘Bobbie’ 😍

07/05/2022

Super proud of one of the Equicall team Sara Kent Nunney who was selected to represent Great Britain at the World Canicross Championship and ended up 24th in the world for her category 💪💪

12/04/2022

Spent the last 2 days helping out with CVS Equine new grad Spring Camp. Fantastic set of lectures and practicals. Great to be involved- Abbott and Danny Chambers gave a talk about equine emergencies and then we all got involved in a Well-being workshop this morning. 💪

22/03/2022

Team Update:
We are sad to see one of the team Sars Jones leave us but excited for her that she is heading back into daytime practice at one of the best clinics in the UK B&W Equine Vets. In her place we are delighted to welcome Babette Van Bree 😃

We also said a temporary goodbye to Rachel Burgess as she completes the long awaited second leg of the world famous Clipper Race (see link below to her blog). We are delighted to welcome Veronica Nunes to replace her. 😃

https://clipperracearoundtheworld.travel.blog/2022/03/20/north-pacific-here-we-come/?fbclid=IwAR3ErPRpFtV2PsfOeRLZFSAYNRlDRpeEuvNrKDC4BrrRtIyMFRN9UQNJTSk

Well here we go again! Exactly 2years and one day since being escorted by the military out of Subic Bay to Manila airport… we are back and Betty is prepped and ready to sail in less than 2 hours ti…

09/03/2022

💙💛 FANTASTIC NEWS 🇺🇦

Vestaplas (a major veterinary supplier also known to some as Farm & Stable) have launched a not-for-profit initiative:

'UK Veterinary Support for the Ukraine humanitarian crisis'

This is open to any individual to phone in and pledge donations for supplies to go to Ukraine for human medical aid.

All orders on this account are for supplies to go directly to Ukraine via the UK University Vet School collection points organised by the ‘British Veterinary Professionals for Ukraine’ Facebook Group.

Vestaplas have kick-started the account with £1150 and have generously pledged to match all donations on this account effectively doubling where possible, or adding similar value product. Vestaplas will also cover the cost of carriage of palettes to the UK University collection point. Details in image below of the current list of suitable items they stock from which you can order. i.e. appropriate size syringes, needles, bandaging, gloves & disinfectants. Please share far and wide so this scheme might be rolled out most effectively. Any questions or ideas please get in touch with Hani Milstein (Endell equine hospital) or Glen or Lesley Wrankmore in the sales office at Vestaplas 01730716084

Please phone Glen 01730716084 or email [email protected] to place your orders.

The more we order, the more Vestaplas will donate!

The more we spread the word, a chance it could go viral… and other wholesalers may follow suit!

Thank you for such generosity!

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01/03/2022

Yesterday we began a journey by giving our first talk to vet students at Cambridge University. Soyoung our medicine specialist gave an insightful talk on colic and then James and Ian discussed OOH and how the profession was changing. We really want to encourage the next generation of vets into equine practice. Hopefully we are able to continue the lecture series at all UK vet schools. Many thanks to CEVS for the invitation 😃

23/02/2022

Delighted to welcome Heather Rea to the Equicall family. She joins us in the south east allowing, giving us the capacity to offer full time OOH cover in East Sussex and Kent 😃

01/01/2022

We start 2022 with a BANG! Equicall is going FULL TIME 🎉. Where we were covering week on/week off OOH, we are now able to offer both weeks. We begin this process in the South East with the practices who have been with us the longest. Here’s to another big year 😃

06/12/2021

Another Monday. Another induction. Another new region 😃. We have made it into Yorkshire! 🎉 A huge welcome to our next awesome vets Sarah Woods and Philip McKervey. Thanks also to Equine Veterinary Centre for hosting and a delicious buffet lunch! 😋

26/11/2021

A big welcome to the team for the next 3 vets who joined the Equicall this week: Phoebe Putt, Eleanor Storey and Sam Corrie. Very lucky to have such great vets joining us. 💪