Q & A

Every year in May, we’re proud to celebrate the work of talented veterinary nurses in our profession for Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month. Over the course of the month, we’ll be sharing interviews with some of our dedicated nurses about their roles and how they’ve developed and furthered their skills and education at Fitzpatrick Referrals. Introducing […]

Our talented team of interns are vital members of our clinical care team, providing exceptional veterinary care and management options for our patients and clients. As qualified veterinary surgeons, interns join us on a 12-month supervised placement to improve their understanding of specialist treatment and care in their chosen disciplines. Alexandra is coming to the […]

It’s Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month in May, so RVNs Francesca and Katrina have answered a quick-fire Q & A about their roles and professional interests. Francesca and Katrina are Ward Nurses at Fitzpatrick Referrals Orthopaedics and Neurology in Eashing, Surrey. Why did you choose to work in veterinary nursing? Francesca: I’ve always loved medicine and […]

Fitzpatrick Referrals’ team of interns are qualified veterinary surgeons undertaking a 12-month supervised placement with us to improve their understanding of specialist treatment and care in their chosen disciplines. Interns are pivotal in our clinical care team and provide truly exceptional veterinary care and management options for our patients and clients. Mario is currently nine […]

Hannah Carmichael is a chartered physiotherapist and talks about her journey from human physiotherapy graduate to animal physiotherapist at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey. What drew you into a career as a physiotherapist? Spending time building a  rapport with both animal and human clients is integral to my job as a physiotherapist and attracted me to […]

Felicity Stringer, a radiographer at Fitzpatrick Referrals Orthopaedics and Neurology, offers an insight into life working across multi-disciplines. 1. What made you make the move from human radiography to veterinary radiography? After graduating from the University of Exeter with a degree in Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography), I worked in the NHS for seven and a […]

Ever wondered what it’s like to work in referrals? Registered Veterinary Nurse Gabby Handcock works in our prep team at Fitzpatrick Referrals Orthopaedics and Neurology in Eashing, Surrey. Gabby has shared in this blog some of the day to day duties and procedures she’s involved with in her role as a prep nurse at the […]

To mark World Radiography Day on 8th November, our imaging team participated in a Q&A about their chosen career, the differences between human and veterinary healthcare, and what life is like working at Fitzpatrick Referrals. What made you decide to become a radiographer? Sally: I used to be a veterinary nurse and loved being involved […]

Fitzpatrick Referrals has a team of 18 interns consisting of veterinary surgeons who devote one year of their working life to improve their understanding of specialist treatment and care in orthopaedics, neurology, oncology, soft tissue surgery and diagnostic imaging. Our interns play a key role within our care team and undertake supervised rotation through their […]

For our final post as part of Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month, Kelly Ripley shares how she came to her current role as a referral veterinary nurse at Fitzpatrick Referrals and the important role our nurses have in ensuring the very best care is given to our patients. What made you become a veterinary nurse? I’ve […]

As part of Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month this May, we’ve been chatting with a few of our nurses to share how they got into referral nursing, and give an insight into the profession and life at Fitzpatrick Referrals. First up is Senior Veterinary Nurse, Sarah King, who works at Fitzpatrick Referrals Orthopaedic and Neurology centre […]