Georgina Parsons

Meet Georgina, a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) based in West Yorkshire. Her journey into veterinary nursing began at the age of 16 when she started working in first opinion GP practices. After qualifying from Askham Bryan College in 2017, she has been dedicated to small animal nursing. In August 2022, Georgina co-founded the NURVN with […]

Helen Silver-MacMahon

Helen qualified as an RVN in 2000 and has worked in both first opinion and referral hospitals. Since qualifying, she has gained certificates in ECC and Small Animal Nutrition and the Advanced Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (surgical). In 2021, Helen completed a MSc in Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors at the University of Edinburgh […]

Craig Tessyman RVN

Craig started working in practice as a student in 1999 and has worked in small animal practice, referral, emergency out of hours and charity medicine. For the last 6 years, he has worked 100% with non-traditional companion animals (NTCAs or anything that is not a traditional cat or dog) He currently holds the position of […]

Real Mushrooms (Dr Rob Silver & Joni Kamlet)

Real Mushrooms aim to deliver the best possible medicinal mushroom extracts in their purest form to help humans and animals live better, healthier lives. We were joined by two of their team, Dr Rob Silver & Joni Kamlet. Dr. Rob Silver DVM, MS Dr. Robert Silver graduated in 1982 from Colorado State’s College of Veterinary […]

Inge Breathnach

Inge studied for her veterinary nurse qualification at University College Dublin, graduating in 2007. She spent 8 years working in small animal practices in Ireland and Australia, before moving to a large soft tissue and oncology practice in Surrey in 2015. Here, she developed a passion for oncology nursing. In her role as Senior nurse […]

Laura Jones RVN

Laura began nursing in 2007 and became an RVN in 2010. After spending the first half of her career working in various GP, out-of-hours, and surgical referral clinics, Laura became an internal medicine nurse at a multidisciplinary referral clinic in 2015. She has been in love with internal medicine ever since and now works as […]

Veterinary Ramblings Season 15: Get to know our new guests!

The new season of Veterinary Ramblings is here, and starts this Thursday! If you’re a regular listener, you know that this podcast has become the go-to show for veterinary professionals. This year they’ve got some exciting guests lined up—you won’t want to miss it!

Helen MacDonald

Helen started working in mixed practice in 1990 and has 32 years of experience in the veterinary industry. Her roles range from Head Nurse to teaching, locuming, and assessing Student Nurses and Practice Managers at a Veterinary Hospital. Helen left clinical practice in 2010 to work in the commercial sector in sales and practice support. […]

Carly Kilby RVN

Carly has always known that she wanted to be a vet nurse. After spending many Saturdays with her local veterinary practice, she registered with the RCVS in 2001. After qualifying in 2006, Carly has worked within farm, equine, referral and first opinion practice and the referral locum scene. She has gained an ISFM certificate in […]

Ruth Greenhill

Ruth started her vet nurse training at the University of Bristol in 2013, and after taking some time out, she qualified a few years later, finishing her studies via the diploma route. Ruth has worked primarily in first opinion practices, as well as undertaking volunteering opportunities with elephants, wildlife rescues, and zoos. In the last […]