Finding the right future
- Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 6, 2015, págs. 132-132
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
THE veterinary profession has a long history of adapting to change, but how well is it adapting at the moment and should it be doing more to shape its own future? These are some of the questions being addressed by Vet Futures, a project being led by the RCVS and the BVA which, at a time when the veterinary profession and what is expected of it seem to be changing particularly rapidly, aims to identify challenges currently facing the profession and, more importantly, what should be done about them (VR, November 29, 2014, vol 175, p 518). Reports on the outcome of the first tranche of research being undertaken as part of the project – in the form of a literature review as well as qualitative research involving focus groups and interviews – have just been posted on the Vet Futures website (www.vetfutures.org.uk) and the results make interesting reading.
The qualitative research, which, Vet Futures says, was designed ‘to get the conversation started’, was based on interviews involving veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses, pet owners and various other stakeholders, which were held …
