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FIVP Practice Matters

Welcome to FIVP Practice Matters - fostering collaboration, sparking insightful discussions and celebrating the ingenuity thriving within independent veterinary practices.

Podcast · By FIVP Practice Matters · English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 14, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    Ep066 - Being Human Part 1 (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Practice Matters , the podcast from FIVP exploring the trends shaping the future of independent veterinary care. In this episode, we do dive into Human Factors - the crucial intersection of communication, teamwork, decision-making, and wellbeing under pressure. While clinical excellence is vital, how teams function together ultimately drives patient safety, client trust, and staff retention. We’re joined by HELEN SILVER-MCMAHON and MEGAN DAVIS from Being Human, an organisation empower

  2. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    Ep065 - Sustainable Anaesthesia (opens the original)

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    Welcome back to Practice Matters , the FIVP podcast where we explore the ideas, innovations, and frontline experiences helping independent practices thrive! In this episode, we tackle a major environmental footprint hiding in plain sight within our prep rooms and theatres: anaesthetic gases. Volatile agents like isoflurane and sevoflurane are potent greenhouse gases, but reducing their impact doesn't have to mean sacrificing patient safety—or your bottom line. Joining us is VICTORIA PLIMMER , an

  3. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    Ep064 - Simulations Training (or Get an Ikea dog!) - Dr Hannah Godfrey (opens the original)

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    In this episode of Practice Matters , we sit down with HANNAH GODFREY from VetLed to explore how simulations training is revolutionising team performance in independent veterinary practices. High-pressure emergencies can easily trigger communication breakdowns, clinical errors, and immense staff stress. Hannahexplains how independent practices can adopt immersive, aviation-style simulations to practice these critical scenarios in a safe, zero-risk environment. The discussion centres on VetLed's

  4. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    Ep063 - BONUS - Pushing back against the CMA poster (opens the original)

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    Welcome to a vital bonus episode of Practice Matters ,the podcast dedicated to supporting, celebrating, and defending the UK’s independent veterinary sector. Today, we are tackling a critical issue sending shockwavesthrough independent clinics nationwide: the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) draft mandatory poster. While presented as a push for transparency, its prominent claim that medicines are "significantly cheaper online"oversimplifies the pharmacy process, ignores vital cross-subs

  5. Episode · Aug 11, 2026

    Ep062 - Practice Suicide Prevention Plans - Hannah Perrin - Clarity (opens the original)

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    Suicide and mental health crisis are not abstract risks in veterinary practice — they are realities our profession must face head on. Since April 2026, the RCVS now requires every practice to have a formal Suicide Prevention Plan in place, andyet many teams still don't know where to start. In this episode of Practice Matters, we're joined by Dr HANNAH PERRIN, to explore what meaningful suicide prevention actually looks like within a veterinary setting.We'll be discussing how to create and implem

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