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November 11Contextualised care in referral practice
Welcome to the third episode of our podcast series to support veterinary teams in the delivery of contextualised care.
In this episode RCVS Knowledge clinical lead for registries Mark Morton interviews a panel of experts on the topic of providing contextualised care in referral practice.
The guests on the panel are:
Lucie Goodwin – referral vet, academic, and member of the board of trustees at RCVS Knowledge
Stijn Niessen – referral vet and academic
Access our contextualised care resources here.
1 hr 10 min
October 26 What does the UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap report tell us?
This special episode of the RCVS Knowledge podcast features Fiona Lovatt of RCVS Knowledge and the Sheep Antibiotic Guardian Group, David Black – President of the BCVA, and Mark Jelley of the Cattle Antibiotic Guardian Group.
The panel discuss the recent launch of the UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap report, a collaborative initiative that has set out recommendations for how the UK ruminant sector can improve, record and demonstrate responsible antibiotic stewardship.
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Learn more about the roadmap.
37 min
October 14Contextualised Care and Communication
Welcome to the second episode of a our podcast series to support veterinary teams in the delivery of contextualised care.
In this episode RCVS Knowledge clinical lead Sally Everitt interviews a panel of experts on the topic of communication skills in veterinary care.
The guests on the panel are:
Hamish Morrin - RVN and lecturer in clinical communication skills at the University of Lancashire
Ruth Serlin - veterinary surgeon, ADHD coach and applied linguist
Access our contextualised care resources here.
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1 hr 1 min
September 16Contextualised care: why now and what next?
Welcome to the first episode of a new podcast series to support veterinary teams in the delivery of contextualised care.
In this episode RCVS Knowledge chief executive officer Katie Mantell interviews a panel of experts from veterinary and human healthcare on the topic of contextualised care.
The guests on the panel are:
Sally Everitt – RCVS Knowledge clinical lead
Dr Sue Paterson – veterinary surgeon, RCVS Knowledge trustee and former Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) president
Andrea Taylor – human healthcare researcher and pet owner
We are grateful to SPVS Educational Trust for supporting this series of podcasts.
The following resources are referenced in the podcast:
How to achieve contextualised care: insights from the veterinary sector and pet owners
Contextualised care: a roadmap
Read the transcript here.
50 min
July 24 Using the National Audit for Small Animal Neutering in practice
Welcome to this special episode of the RCVS Knowledge podcast about the National Audit for Small Animal Neutering, or NASAN. We invited Harry Connock, a veterinary surgeon from Shepton Vets, and James Poff, Head Veterinary Surgeon from Cedar Vets to talk about their experiences of using the NASAN.
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Find out more about the NASAN.
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26 min
December 22, 2025 The UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap
This special episode of the RCVS Knowledge podcast features Fiona Lovatt of RCVS Knowledge and the Sheep Antibiotic Guardian Group, David Black - President of the BCVA, and Mark Jelley of the Cattle Antibiotic Guardian Group. The panel discuss the UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap, a project that aims to drive more responsible antibiotic usage in the ruminant sector.
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19 min
December 04, 2025 Knowledge Natter: Using QI to lead organisational change with the Linnaeus Medical Quality Team
The Linnaeus Medical Quality team won the RCVS Knowledge Award in the Quality Improvement for Organisational Change in 2025 for their project that focused on building a culture of psychological safety and learning. Clinical Lead Lou Northway sat down with Sam Thompson and Aarti Hogan to learn more about their award-winning project.
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17 min
September 16, 2025 Knowledge Natter: Inpatient Feeding Audit by Wildbore Vetstop
In this Knowledge Natter podcast, Amy Wells from Wildbore Vetstop talks to Lou Northway about her team's audit to investigate feeding plans, Resting Energy Requirements (RER), inappetence rates and interventions, and what food was being offered to inpatients. The team were named Quality Improvement Champions in the 2025 Knowledge Awards.
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20 min
August 12, 2025 Knowledge Natter: Paragon Veterinary Referrals HUSH huddles
In this Knowledge Natter, Lou Northway talks to Helen Garbett from Paragon Veterinary Referrals, Linnaeus about how her team reduced errors in practice with ‘Huddle Up for Safer Care (HUSH) huddles'. The team were named Quality Improvement Champions in the 2025 Knowledge Awards.
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25 min
July 23, 2025 An interview with Professor Fiona Tomley: Plowright Prize Winner 2024
In this episode, RCVS Knowledge chair Amanda Boag speaks with Plowright Prize winner Professor Fiona Tomley who won the Plowright Prize in 2024. Prof. Tomley discusses her career so far, her Plowright Prize win, and how she's using the prize money to give back to the academic community.
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37 min

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