IVC Evidensia Ireland

08/11/2023

Congratulations to all 10 of the winners of the Brilliant People Awards, which took place last night following our Leaders Forum! Recognising every individual's contribution to our mission is important, and that’s why we want to take the time to showcase our fantastic people and teams, across our network of clinics in Ireland, with these awards. Well done everyone!

07/11/2023

Today is the start of our two-day leaders' forum here in Ireland!

Last year was terrific, and this year is set to be even better!

From panel discussions to round tables and a memorable keynote, we are looking forward to connecting, sharing and celebrating the successes and continued strategy for our group in Ireland. And we'll be announcing the winners of our Brilliant People Awards tonight!

13/09/2023

City Vets in Waterford have been celebrating David Thompson's 41-year career as a vet.

It is a bitter-sweet celebration, though, for David and the staff at the IVC Evidensia Ireland practice, as David is now retiring.

He joined City Vets 33 years ago, back in 1990. Moving to Waterford for the position he says,

“Waterford has so much going for it. And the improvements that have come about since I first came here are unbelievable.”

He went on to say that he thinks it's crucial to have a consistently reliable team to work with and he feels City Vets has that.

“I just think it’s a nice atmosphere, you know, we always get on well together as a group, and everyone just mucks in and even though the team has gotten bigger and bigger, it’s still important that everyone is prepared to get on well together properly.”

During his career, he has treated the usual family pets - dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs etc. But, during the 80s or 90s, a travelling circus visiting Waterford brought a sick tiger to him to take care of. And, with exotic pets becoming more and more popular, he has seen his fair share of reptiles.

Now he is looking forward to having the company of a new furry friend to love and care for. And, putting his feet up for a little while, before embarking on another, primarily part-time, journey.

David wanted to thank his colleagues at City Vets, and he expressed his gratitude to his clients who, he said, had been fantastic over the years.

02/08/2023

Southview Veterinary Hospital has been caring for pets since 2003 and is the only practice in Ireland to be able to offer transcervical insemination using a guided scope.

Senior Vet and Partner Alan Ahearne is very proud of how the practice has developed over the last 20 years.

“But most of all, I'm very grateful to our clients that have allowed us to go on this journey.”

The compassionate, professional team also specialises in canine cardiology, orthopedics, and physiotherapy. Watch our video to find out how Southview helps to keep pets in Ireland happy and healthy.

27/06/2023

Aaron Kenny (He/Him), our HR Manager here at IVC Evidensia Ireland, says, "Pride month reminds us that fostering an environment where people can be their true selves is vitally important.”

He believes it's essential in the working environment where we spend so much of our lives.

"Pride to me is about self-acceptance and self-belief. It's a community celebration, a coming together of individuals, be it members of the LGBTQIA+ community or allies wishing to showcase their support. Together, across IVC Evidensia Ireland and the wider group, we continue to strive towards a more diverse and inclusive workplace for all.”

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23/06/2023

We had a fab day earlier this week working with some of our amazing receptionists for their CPD in Dublin. The course was delivered by Ciara Reid of Ark Vetcare and Alan Rossiter, Group Veterinary Advisor for IVC Evidensia Ireland.

Our reception teams do such a valuable job at the front line in our practices. We are eternally grateful to each and every one!

21/06/2023

One of the vets at Sunbeam Vets describes the day she came face to face with a 10ft python that needed her help in an article in the Echo Live.

The snake was suffering from seizures, and the client brought the snake in to see Suzanne Kelly. (The vet who usually looked after exotic animals was away on holiday.)

“My nurses scattered, and she took up the entire consult room!” says Suzanne.

Read the full story here: https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41166067.html

From 10ft pythons to chickens laying double eggs and knicker-swallowing dogs, veterinary surgeon Suzanne Kelly has seen it all! She spoke to reporter ...

13/06/2023

We asked colleagues to share what Pride means to them this Pride month. Shónagh Dawson (She/Her) Talent Partner from IVC Evidensia Ireland shared with us:

"Pride gives people just like me a freedom to express who they are and a voice to tell others it's ok to be proud of yourself. It is a historically important event that challenges the incredibly outdated beliefs and prejudices that still occur to this day."

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01/06/2023

At IVC Evidensia Ireland, we are passionate about and committed to offering inclusive, welcoming workplaces. Workplaces where our people - whether taking care of animals or supporting those who do - can be themselves and flourish as individuals. We encourage their focus on delivering outstanding care to animals and outstanding service to customers. This Pride Month, we asked colleagues to share what Pride means to them... Stay tuned this month as we share stories from our colleagues at IVC Evidensia Ireland, explaining what Pride means to them.

26/05/2023

And another one!

Congratulations to Bryanna Hurley of Ark Vetcare for being shortlisted in the Irish Veterinary Nursing Association Awards. Bryanna has been shortlisted as Vet Nurse of the Year.

That's four dedicated, wonderful nurses and student nurses from IVC Evidensia Ireland practices who could scoop the top prize!

Good luck Bryanna!

25/05/2023

We're on a roll here at IVC Evidensia Ireland!

Congratulations to Kaylee Murray of Sunbeam Veterinary Hospital!

She's been shortlisted for the Irish Veterinary Nursing Association Student Vet Nurse of the Year Award. The second brilliant, hardworking student nurse shortlisted who works at an IVC Evidensia Ireland practice.

Good luck, Kaylee!

24/05/2023

And another one!

Following on from our post yesterday, we want to congratulate Clara from Animal Care Hospital too! She has been shortlisted for Student Veterinary Nurse of the Year at the IVNA Awards!

Wow! What a way to continue celebrating Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month with another shortlisted, hard-working veterinary nurse! Good luck Clara!

23/05/2023

Wow! Huge congratulations to Melissa Hayes of Southview Veterinary Hospital.

Melissa has been shortlisted for Vet Nurse of the Year at the Irish Veterinary Nursing Association's awards later this year. A brilliant way to continue celebrating the hard work and dedication of Veterinary Nurses throughout the industry and a testament to Melissa's hard work.

Good luck Melissa!

18/05/2023

Meet Grace!

Qualifying in 2019, Grace Donnellan became head nurse at Lakeside Veterinary Hospital in 2022. As the nursing team leader, Grace liaises with the practice manager on staffing and rotas. She has had referral experience and received the Feline Nursing Certificate from the International Society of Feline Medicine in 2022 with a distinction. She is the proud owner of two cats, Dermot and the three-legged Henry.

She says that being a veterinary nurse is such an important clinical role.

"Veterinary nurses provide both emergency and routine healthcare as well as being responsible for the prevention of disease. We put our patient's welfare before anything. I am proud to be a veterinary nurse!"

She went on to say,

"Being part of the nurse's clinical board allows me to be a voice and raise awareness for the entire veterinary nursing community within IVC Evidensia Ireland. The nurse clinical board aspires to make positive changes, and we hope to empower other nurses."

16/05/2023

Introducing Laura McKay!

Laura’s journey into veterinary began in 2003 when she worked as an animal care assistant. She decided to study veterinary nursing in 2006 and qualified in 2009. She has worked in first-opinion and emergency care. Laura also gained referrals experience in the UK. Her passion as a veterinary nurse is anaesthesia, completing a post-graduate certificate in both anaesthesia and emergency and critical care. Continuing her study in this area, she is working on a master’s in veterinary anaesthesia.

She enjoys mentoring junior nurses and is passionate about supporting standards around anaesthesia safety and pain management. Ensuring her patient’s journey is as safe and comfortable as the team can make it is a top priority for her. As is the well-being and mental health of her veterinary colleagues. She believes that working to help retain ‘nurses especially’ within her profession is incredibly important.

Laura said,

"Being part of the IVC veterinary nurse board, I strive to promote the importance of our profession and our involvement in patient care. I feel our nurses play a central role in patient care and well-being, with the capacity for our role to grow and develop,

She went on to say,

"This month, we celebrate veterinary nursing awareness month which highlights our contribution to the profession and aims to bring awareness to nurses and their colleagues that they are truly valued."

12/05/2023

Introducing Gráinne!

After qualifying in 2014, Gráinne joined Sunbeam Veterinary Hospital in Cork. She has completed a certificate in wound management and a post-graduate certificate in surgical nursing. Gráinne enjoys being involved in CPD and has given talks on wound management at her local clinical society.
She heads a team of 9 nurses and assists with managing the nursing teams in the four Sunbeam branch practices. In her day-to-day work, she loves general nursing and helps to run the CT referral side of the practice.

"Nursing is such a huge part of veterinary care but can be overlooked by the public. They see the vets and front-of-house team but don't see the behind-the-scenes team.

Says Gráinne. She went on to say,

"Behind the scenes, veterinary nurses are taking bloods and x-rays, comforting the dogs that are missing their families, hand feeding and coaxing the dogs who are too anxious to realise they need to eat, celebrating the end of a long chemotherapy road, advocating for their patients who can't speak for themselves etc. Being part of that and representing that group of people is an honour and a privilege. Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month is a chance to acknowledge the good work that is being done by some of the hardest workers in the veterinary field."

10/05/2023

Introducing Amy Phillips Wood!

Amy qualified as an RVN in 2012 and went straight into a small animal practice in Dublin. She then travelled for two years throughout Asia and Australia. During her time in Australia, she gained invaluable experience working in Emergency and Critical Care and looking after some native Australian wildlife.

Amy is passionate about providing the best care to her patients and broadened her study by obtaining a postgraduate certificate in Anesthesia and Analgesia in January 2022. As a Nurse Board member for IVC Evidensia Ireland, Amy is just as passionate about empowering our nurses. She believes that the board's support and training are key to helping nurses succeed in their roles. She says,

"As a Veterinary Nurse we need to be an advocate for our patients who can't advocate for themselves. I'm extremely passionate about patient care whether that be medical or surgical and think we as nurses play a huge part in patient care. And being part of the nursing board for me is being a voice for other nurses in the industry. A support that allows nurses to excel within the nursing field, to broaden their education and be the best nurses they can be. I love to see VNs excel within the industry and to be seen as an integral part of the veterinary team."

05/05/2023

Continuing our celebration of IVC Evidensia Ireland’s nurses during May, we would like to introduce you to Gillian Lynch.

Gillian has worked in the Veterinary profession for over 20 years, qualifying as a Veterinary Nurse in 2002. She has worked in four Dublin-based clinics, including working in a fast-paced Pet Emergency Hospital. After being head nurse at two clinics, she progressed into the managerial aspect in 2016. Gillian has a Diploma in Business Management and holds a National Qualification in Personal Training.

Excited to face the challenges that come with being IVC Evidensia Ireland’s newest Business Support Manager, Gillian’s wealth of clinical knowledge and experience is a great asset to the team. She said,

"As cliché as it sounds since I was a child, I always wanted to work with animals. 25 years later I am very lucky and grateful to still be involved in the Veterinary Nursing Industry. Being part of the IVC Nursing Board is an honour and a place where I can hopefully share some of my knowledge and expertise but also learn from the newer vet nurses. The learning never ends, which is I suppose what makes it one of most rewarding careers."

03/05/2023

We are celebrating our hardworking veterinary nurses across Ireland for Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month. We thought introducing you to IVC Evidensia Ireland’s Nurse Board would be a good place to start.

We are kicking off with Bébhinn O hEochaidh, the chair of the board and Business Support Manager for our wonderful practices in Ireland.

Bébhinn has had what some consider an unorthodox route into veterinary nursing, starting as a chef and then heading into the financial world. But working under some of Ireland’s top chefs and then as a mortgage advisor has given her a great business background. Along with an invaluable experience in client relations.

Her love of animals meant she wasn’t feeling completely fulfilled in her financial roles and in 2014 she headed back to full-time education to qualify with a BSc in Veterinary Nursing in 2017. She joined Sunbeam Veterinary Group in 2017 and was part of the group when they joined the IVC Evidensia Ireland family in 2019.

She says,

‘My experience in client relations and love of animals means I am in absolutely the right position to support our nursing teams in everything they do. I am passionate about helping them provide the best care for our clients and their pets. And I feel privileged to be forging a path for all the nurses at IVC Evidensia Ireland to be the best they can be.’

Watch this space as we celebrate our nurses throughout the whole of May!

27/04/2023

Did you see the team at careers day at the University College, Dublin, last week? Christopher Long flew over from the UK to join Shonagh Dawson and CD, Sarah Chambers. They had a lovely day chatting with the veterinary stars of the future!

20/04/2023

Lots of engagement at our quarterly Leaders' Meeting at Killashee Hotel last week. A brilliant day with lots of inspiration, food for thought and a bit of humour thrown in for good measure. Looking forward to the next one!

13/04/2023

Meet the Leadership team members!

Introducing Kim Mohan, Country Manager for IVC Evidensia Ireland. As Country Manager and Leadership team member, Kim is passionate about supporting the group’s practices in Ireland. After spending 16 years working in a clinical setting at the Royal Veterinary College in London, Kim joined IVC Evidensia in 2014 as Business Support Manager. She returned to Ireland in 2018 and was delighted that IVC Evidensia Ireland was formed. Now she oversees all aspects of country management in Ireland.

"I am very proud to be able to support our practices, pets and their owners here in Ireland. My clinical and business experience gives me a full understanding of how best to do that, and I am passionate about helping the teams ensure excellent care for our clients."

06/04/2023

See how IVC Evidensia Ireland's CPD program helps its vets provide the highest standards of care with this video from the latest day of CPD.

This session was headed up by Natasha Mitchell, veterinary ophthalmologist and Group Veterinary Advisor at IVC Evidensia Ireland.

“Days like today provide invaluable training. It's a wonderful addition to our teaching. The best part is how enthusiastic the vets are. They're really hungry for knowledge.”

Alan Rossiter, also Group Veterinary Advisor at IVC Evidensia Ireland, says there's a whole program of CPD planned.

“IVC Evidensia Ireland is unique in the level and quality of internal CPD we provide. There's no other group within Ireland providing anything like this for their vets.”

30/03/2023

With almost 100 years of clinical experience, the team at Crescent Veterinary Clinic is passionate about providing high-quality care.

"We’re a purposeful practice. We provide compassion and empathy for our pets and their owners. And we care about providing a good service." says Practice Manager Michelle O’Grady.

The most satisfying part of the job for Clinical Director Hugh O’Callahan is seeing an animal recover.

"What’s fantastic is seeing them and their owners 4 weeks on, 6 weeks on, completely recovered and doing well."

Watch the video to find out more about Crescent Veterinary Clinic and the services they offer . . .

23/03/2023

Caring is core to our business. Whether that's for animals, our people or the planet. This is underlined by our ongoing global commitments to .

See how much we're doing in this critical area for us all. Check out our Positive Pawprint sustainability report - https://bit.ly/3IHMeg9

17/03/2023

Wishing our staff, pet owners and pets a very happy St Patrick's Day!

16/03/2023

See how Leonie and the team at Southview Veterinary Hospital in Clonmel help improve the quality of their patients' lives with physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. IVC Evidensia Ireland believes in investing in its staff, premises and equipment to help ensure healthy pets and happy owners!

10/03/2023

We've had an absolutely brilliant day today at St John College Cork, speaking with the Veterinary Nurses graduating very soon!

Talent Partner Shonagh Dawson said, "Amazing engagement and loads of questions!"

08/03/2023

A huge thank all the amazing women working at IVC Evidensia this International Women's Day. Thank you for your incredible hard work and commitment, helping to ensure happy, healthy pets in Ireland and beyond!

01/03/2023

IVC Evidensia CPD held their first meeting for customer care last week. The course was facilitated by Ciara Reid IVC Evidensia Ireland's GVA at Duggans Vet Group in Thurles. This happy group of 20 delegates had a great day. Now they can return to their practices feeling empowered and understanding the importance of their role within the profession.

20/02/2023

Such a great day today. Our Talent Partner Shonagh with RVN Niamh from Raheny Veterinary Hospital and MVB - CD Sarah from Anicare Veterinary Group have been meeting future RVN stars at the annual DkIT careers fair! Thanks for having us Dundalk Institute of Technology

Talent partner, Shonagh said, ʺIt was brilliant! Absolutely fantastic turnout for the nursing students and we were constantly busy chatting to them all!ʺ

20/01/2023

Two days of meetings with practice leadership teams across Ireland this week.

The highlight of both days was the presentation of non-accidental injury support for our team and the difference our care fund is making to clients and practices. Thanks to Dave Martin and Mary Bouverie from the welfare team for their fantastic presentation! As always, some significant updates were shared and discussions across various topics.

18/01/2023

We are proud to share the latest edition of our annual Positive Pawprint report, where we look at our key achievements in this vital area during 2022 and share updates on our targets across our pillars of focus: People, Planet and Patients.

Check out the full report here - https://lnkd.in/ekgF-e3R

16/01/2023

It's Blue Monday today. We wanted to spread a bit of positivity so we are sharing what we are thankful for. We are thankful for all of our followers. We are thankful for the hard work and heart that all of our vets, nurses, and support staff put in to care for animals across Ireland each and every day! And we are thankful for the unconditional love and companionship our animals give us. Now it's your turn. What are you thankful for?

31/12/2022

We would like to send a special thank you to all dedicated veterinary professionals across the UK and Ireland for caring for the millions of pets and livestock across our nations in 2022.

Not forgetting a special shout out to the teams who have worked over the Christmas period, and those working over the New Year.

Happy New Year, we hope this year brings you brilliant opportunities and happiness!

23/12/2022

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from all at IVC Evidensia Ireland. 🎄

15/12/2022

Listen to Dermott Cunningham and Joe Keane of Sunbeam Veterinary Hospital in Cork chat about their decision to join IVC Evidensia Ireland.

Already a very successful practice, they found that joining the group has helped them improve on the exceptional care they already offer their clients and pets.

And, although their staff were a little apprehensive, they are now enjoying the benefits of being part of a larger group, including more in-house CPD.

09/12/2022

December 9th marks the International Day of , so today we want to recognise and thank veterinary professionals all over the globe for their never-ending efforts to promote and protect the health and wellness of animals.

At IVC Evidensia, we’re committed to empowering our animal health professionals to do what they do best: take care of the animals that make our world a better place.

Thanks for everything you do.

06/12/2022

IVC Evidensia was at the Dogs Trust Dublin last week to host a CPD session on Pain Management in Companion Animals for our teams. CPD is an important part of the job for vets and nurses.

Speaker Chelsea Dawson (BVMS MRCVS GPCert WVA CPM) helped the teams improve their techniques to deliver their clients the very best care. Thanks to the Dogs Trust Dublin for the use of their fabulous venue. And thanks to everyone who attended!

01/12/2022

We are IVC Evidensia Ireland. A diverse workforce, all working together to deliver the very best care for our clients and their pets.

It's an exciting time to join us. We are pushing boundaries and setting new standards. We are welcoming applications from all over Europe. Find out more and make Ireland your home!