Martin McDowell locuming http://petdocmartin.co.uk Pet Doc Martin Ltd. Sat, 19 May 2012 23:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to setup a new practice http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/05/19/how-to-setup-a-new-practice/ http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/05/19/how-to-setup-a-new-practice/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 18:09:00 +0000 admin http://petdocmartin.co.uk/?p=543 As one of my locuming positions I have also been asked to help out with the setup, opening and other usual veterinary duties in a brand new practice in Nottingham. The grand opening was  in May 2012 and we also saw the local MP Mr. Vernon Coaker attend the opening and cutting of the ribbon.

MP Mr. Vernon Coaker attends the opening of the practice. Image from Twitter @CCVets1

While working in Nottingham I had the opportunity to stay with a lovely american couple who run a small B&B. It a refreshing difference being able to to have american-style pancakes with maple syrup instead of your traditional full English. Of course, you can have it as well :-)

]]> http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/05/19/how-to-setup-a-new-practice/feed/ 0 Birmingham in April http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/04/17/birmingham-in-april/ http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/04/17/birmingham-in-april/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:02:57 +0000 admin http://petdocmartin.co.uk/?p=526 Lovely trip to the West Midlands where I spent my Easter holidays and the BSAVA congress week working in two practices in Birmingham. The first was based in Solihull covering for emergencies around south Birmingham. The second was a stunning practice in Kingstanding in the north of the city.

Solihull city centre Solihull city centre Kingstanding ]]> http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/04/17/birmingham-in-april/feed/ 0 London, Cambridge and Norfolk http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/03/30/london-cambridge-and-norfolk/ http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/03/30/london-cambridge-and-norfolk/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:21:04 +0000 admin http://petdocmartin.co.uk/?p=512 Started off with a very busy start, worked nights in two busy large London veterinary hospitals where I had the chance to delve into more nocturnal work with quite long shifts. I would have to describe it as interesting and very physically and mentally exhausting. Will think twice next time before I will choose such work :-)

The work in Cambridge took me to a very nice emergency hospital where I worked weekend daytimes and the Norfolk practice took me back to working in a ‘standard’ branch-type practice with lots of routine work and vaccinations.

Some photos from my travels…

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]]> http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/02/16/vat-registered/feed/ 0 The new website is live! http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/01/14/the-new-website-is-live/ http://petdocmartin.co.uk/2012/01/14/the-new-website-is-live/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:55:56 +0000 PetDocMartin http://petdocmartin.mcdowell.si/?p=1 Welcome to my new site. This is a first post and basically rubbish.

No seriously.

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