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John Innes Interview Part 2 – Medivet, Nottingham & the Economy

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

John Innes Interview Part 2 from David Nicol on Vimeo.

Professor John Innes spent four months in Sydney working on a research project funded by the Wellcome Trust. It was during this time that Dave got the chance to meet up with John and pick his brains about his experiences in veterinary management.

In part two of the interview Dave talks to John about the damage caused by Medivet’s appearance in the recent panorama expose, how the economy might affect first opinion and referral practices in the UK. The pair also discuss how ever increasing graduate numbers and Nottingham University (the UKs seventh vet school) might affect the demographic of the profession in coming years.

John’s Challenge at Liverpool Vet School

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

John Innes Interview Part 1 from David Nicol on Vimeo.

John Innes spent four months in Sydney working on a research project funded by the Welcome Trust. It was during this time that Dave got the chance to meet up with John and pick his brains about his experiences in veterinary management.

In part one of the interview Dave asks John to talk about the challenges he faced early in his management career in turning what was a struggling organisation into one of the UK’s premier venues to study veterinary science. We cover topics like managing performance, vet recruitment, support staff and the importance of networking.l