Jessica Joosse AKA NutritionRVN

Jessica graduated with her Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Biosciences from La Trobe University in 2016 and went on to complete her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2018. She became one of the first few AVNAT Registered Veterinary Nurses in 2019, and obtained Accreditation in 2020. She has worked in the veterinary industry since […]

Chloe Mackintosh AKA The Charity Vet Nurse

Chloe started as a student veterinary nurse in 2016, completing all her placements at the PDSA hospital in Edinburgh while working for Vets Now in the evenings! After moving around a bit, she realised she wanted to work in the charity sector of the veterinary profession, helping people and animals who otherwise wouldn’t have access […]

Sam Morgan

Sam qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1999, working in both general and referral practice. Since qualifying, she’s achieved an advanced diploma in both medical and surgical nursing and a Certificate in Education. Sam began her teaching career in 2007 and is one of the directors at Abbeydale Vet Nurse Training, a specialist teaching centre […]

Jo Hinde RVN

Jo has worked in the veterinary industry since 2007 and has always had a special interest in rabbits. She co-owns LagoLearn, which provides rabbit specific CPD to veterinary professionals in the UK and Internationally. She spends a significant amount of voluntary time highlighting animal welfare, is the Secretary of the AZEVN and is proud to […]

#PlanetRVN with Jane Davidson

Jane Davidson is an experienced vet nurse, writer, blogger and educator who has been supporting vets, nurses and students through her blog #PlanetRVN. She was nominated for UK Blogger for the Year in 2019, a finalist for Pet Blogger of the year in 2018, among many other achievements. If there’s one person who proves that […]

Jane Davidson

Jane Davidson is an experienced vet nurse, writer, blogger and educator who has been supporting vets, nurses and students through her blog #PlanetRVN. She was nominated for UK Blogger for the Year in 2019, a finalist for Pet Blogger of the year in 2018, among many other achievements. Useful Links

Treatments & Transplants with Helen Ballantyne

This week we sat down with the extremely talented and ambitious Helen Ballantyne! Helen is qualified in Pharmacology, Veterinary Nursing and Human Medicine and currently is the Transplant Co-ordinator for the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We discuss the differences between human and veterinary nursing (as well as the similarities in mammal physiology). Helen […]

Helen Ballantyne

Helen started her career with a degree in Pharmacology but quickly realised that actually she simply didn’t have the patience to design and trial new drugs. Seeking out a role that offered faster professional gratification she qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2005, taking a special interest in medical nursing. Her magical nursing tricks included […]

Tasty Tapirs (and other Exotics) with Matthew Rendle RVN

In this episode, we speak to Matt Rendle RVN – one of the top exotic animals nurses in the UK. Matt is the Nursing Manager & Exotic Referral Specialist at Holly House Vets and regularly lectures to veterinary nursing and veterinary surgeon undergraduates at the RVC. He’s also the chair and co-founder of the Association […]