GASTROSCOPY MONTH AT DONVIEW!
Great opportunity to investigate any concerns you may have with your horse!
Running throughout the month of September, and all done on your yard/at your premises.
£295 including sedation, £35/horse discount on multiple horses at the same yard (any further treatment will be at additional cost)
Please get in touch if you are interested. 
Over the past two years we have been undertaking a substantial building and facilities development which is soon coming to an end.
This development is up-grading our facilities to the highest level achievable by a non-specialist/referral centre and will supply a comfortable environment for our staff to work in and our clients to experience.
We wanted to share some teaser photos and let you know what is happening behind the scenes!
1) Our upstairs area was not developed when the building was originally built – this will now house a large staff room and kitchen, two rest rooms for on call vets, a shower room, a meeting room, a conference room with space for 35 chairs for client education events, a vet’s office/continual professional development area, a receptionist/administrator office and various storage areas.
2) Three surgical theatres with a new scrub area and upgraded theatre lighting.
3) A redesigned preparation area where pets are prepped for surgery.
4) A separate dental suite with separate dental digital radiography.
5) An upgraded imaging suite with DR digital radiography, video-endoscopy, and diagnostic ultrasonography.
6) An instrument room for the sterilization and preparation of surgical instruments.
7) Separate dog and cat wards with state of the art accommodation and upgraded critical care and monitoring equipment.
8) Clinical areas temperature controlled with air conditioning.
9) A large animal pharmacy with a pharmacy controller ensuring continued supplies of medical stock (for both large and small animal – this is a challenge in the current environment!) and to prepare pharmacy orders for farmers and horse owners
Donview Veterinary Centre are a mixed animal practice serving Inverurie and surrounding areas, we are looking to strengthen our existing team and services offered with the introduction of a new role.
The role of the Pharmacy Controller will be to develop, implement and manage effective stock control for both the large animal and small animal departments.
The role holder will work in conjunction with the management and clinical team to manage and control incoming stock and will be the first point of contact for our clients to order medications for farms, pets and horses.
The ideal candidate will be SQP qualified or willing to qualify and have experience working in stock control. It would be desirable for this to have been in a pharmacy, veterinary practice or an agricultural merchant environment.
The role holder will strive to demonstrate VetPartners’ and Donview Vets’ core values; being respectful, collaborative, supportive, dedicated & approachable. They will have great attention to detail, with proven organisational, project management, communication skills and excellent customer care skills across a diverse range of clients.
To request a copy of the job description and to apply please email the practice manager Libby Smart – libby.smart@donviewvets.co.uk. Closing date 3/12/21
We will soon undergo a major internal renovation to expand our facilities and increase our patient footfall.
As a multi-award winning practice, we currently employs 16 vets, seven veterinary nurses and 10 receptionists and office staff.
The extensive renovation, the largest of its kind for the practice, will see the number of consult rooms increase from three to five with an investment in new technology.
The project will be the biggest investment in the practice and has been made possible with funding from VetPartners, a veterinary group which owns some of the UK’s most respected and trusted small animal, mixed, farm and equine practices.
Expanding facilities will enable Donview Vets to provide wider specialist services, including a higher level of surgery, as well as having visiting specialists to treat pets.
Donview Vets clinical director Charlie Carnochan said: “The practice already had excellent facilities, but this investment will put us as the top of the game and really enhance what we do for clients and their pets.
“It will create a great environment to work in, which is so important for our team members.
“We want it to be a place where people really want to come to work and have the best available equipment and technology so they can provide a great service for our clients and their pets.”
The expansion will see the creation of a third theatre to facilitate more specialised operations and referrals.
Improvements will also be made to a number of facilities including a dental room with radiography, the refurbishment of our imaging room with upgraded x-ray machines and separate instruments room for sterilisation of surgical kits.
The revamp will also see an increase in specialist veterinary services and physiotherapy, acupuncture and veterinary nurse clinics.
We are also planning to create a large room upstairs so they can host client evenings and education events about pet health.
Staff will also benefit from the transformation with the creation of a large open plan office for team members.
Vets and nurses will also be able to enjoy revamped facilities, including two bedrooms for on-call vets working overnight, a kitchen, shower room, relaxation area with lockers and a training room for team members to advance their skills and learning.
Mr Carnochan added: “Our clinical facilities and equipment, including critical care equipment, have been massively upgraded in advance of this work being carried out, and we will be able to offer extra specialised services.
“We have always been a practice that has invested, but having VetPartners’ backing has taken what we can do to a new level. They work in collaboration with their practice teams and support them to provide the best possible service for clients and best possible care of patients.”
Introducing Richard Coe; part of the surgeon on site team that will be visiting Donview regularly to perform high level specialist surgery at the practice.
Richard is undertaking a couple of operations today, the one in the photo is a TPLO which is a specialist knee surgery.
We are grateful for Richard and the team to start this collaboration with our team which will allow us to continue to offer high level care for our patients.
Recent high level investments in critical care hospitalisation, equipment and facilities underpins this.
More exciting things to come in the future as well which we will update you on as we can!
Exciting development at Donview!
We have just upgraded our kennels and cattery units! (Demonstrated here by Alfie, one of our receptionists dogs.)
What does it mean for your pet? A more comfortable stay – sound and heat insulated kennels giving them a larger more comfortable/private space. More room for us to examine and treat in this area reducing stress for your pets because they don’t have to be moved into our prep area; especially important for cats who don’t have to leave the cattery.
Glass doors – so easier to visualise and monitor your pet, better for infection control and treatment instructions can be written on the door again allowing easier monitoring as there is no need for clipboards to hang on the door! 2 of the cat kennels are double size which was the last box we needed to tick to gain GOLD cat friendly practice status (we have a separate hospitalization room for cats – part of our aim to reduce their stress when in the practice).
Final finishing touches will be flooring, storage units and electrical sockets/drip/pump stands to go above the cat kennels. We have donated our original cat kennels to the new arc animal sanctuary.+2
We are pleased to announce that we have started working with Richard Coe MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS – RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery.
Richard and his team will now be able to perform referral level specialist surgery at Donview!
This is excellent news as it means our patients now have access to a specialist surgeon at the practice and it allows the care of these cases to be managed in house.
We had to pause our online booking because we had to triage cases before they came in, however now we are used to the new norm and have procedures in place we have been able to put online booking back online! If you haven’t tried it out yet please take a look, its a great way to book an appointment for your pet when its convenient for you! https://ift.tt/3nz7H0c
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October 09, 2020 at 09:25AM
