SPVS

SPVS Council members and Officers are there to help you and your business. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please contact the relevant Officer or Council member or email office@spvs.org.uk

SPVS Officer Team 2010-11
President - Jacqui Molyneux BVSc BSc MRCVS
		Principal of four-vet small animal practice in County Durham, qualified from Bristol in 1981, co-opted onto Council in 1999 and elected in 2000. Treasurer since 2004. Elected as RCVS councillor 2006. 1, Plantation St, Leadgate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 7PP. Surgery phone 01207 590340, fax 01207 590358, e-mail: president@spvs.org.uk

Senior Vice President - Iain Richards BVSc CertVA MRCVS
		Qualified from Liverpool in 1988 and spent the next seven years in mixed practice in Yorkshire, Cumbria and Derbyshire. After attending a SPVS seminar on “The Next Move”, he purchased a five vet mixed practice in Kendal in 1996. This was followed by the acquisition of a neighbouring practice in 1999. The practice has since expanded to a two centre, eleven vet practice; of which Iain is a co-director. He was President of the Lakeland Veterinary Association in 1999 and has served as its BVA rep since then. He was elected to SPVS Council in 2001 and served as PRO from 2003-2006. President 2009-10. email: svp@spvs.org.uk

Honorary Secretary - James Yeates
		Qualified 2004 from Bristol University. Small animal practitioner for RSPCA, St Philips; Petsavers Resident in welfare, ethics and law at Bristol University. Undertaking a PhD in veterinary ethics on quality and quantity of life issues. Elected to Council May 2006. Email: honsec@spvs.org.uk

Honorary Treasurer & President Elect - Richard Holborow BVSc MBA MRCVS
		Qualified from Liverpool in 1975. Director of West Mount Vets Ltd., a five centre small animal practice. Co-opted onto Council 2001, elected in 2002. SPVS Computer/IT Seminar Organiser 2003/04. Honorary Secretary 2004 - 7. Email: preselect@spvs.org.uk or treasurer@spvs.org.uk

Honorary PRO - Gudrun Ravetz BVSc MRCVS
		Qualified from Liverpool 2002, now a small animal practioner in the North West and a keen runner and triathlete. Elected to SPVS Council 2005.

Honorary Editor - Michael Clarke BVetMed MRCVS
		Qualified from London in 1984, worked in small animal and mixed practices for six years before becoming principal of a small animal practice in Bamber Bridge. Member of Council since 1996, Bulletin editor 1997/2002 and Past President of the Society, 2004/05. Organiser of the Final Year Student Seminar 2006/09. SPVS representative on the BVA Medicines Group. Withy Grove Veterinary Clinic, 39, Station Rd, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6QR.Surgery phone 01772 330103, fax 01772 330669 email: editor@spvs.org.uk

	Member Support Officer - Nick Acworth BVSc CertEM(StudMed)
		Qualified from Bristol in ’97, one year in mixed practice in Bedfordshire, six years at Rossdale and Partners in Newmarket, during which I spent one year in South Africa, before returning to take my Certificate in Stud medicine (giving me a Cert EM(Stud Med) in addition to my BVSc). Three more years in equine practice before joining Companion Care, as Operations manager, in March 2007. Co-opted to Council 2007. Email: mso@spvs.org.uk

Secretariat

Claire Rosser, Sarah Reeve and Sally Hall keep the Society’s office running smoothly.

Council Members

Simon A Godsall BVSc CertSAO MSc (VetGP)DMS PGDSM MCMI MRCVS

Principle Veterinary Surgeon with the PDSA – West Midlands, Wales & South West, qualified from Liverpool in 1986. Elected to Council in 2002. Email: simon.godsall@spvs.org.uk

Nick Lloyd BVSc MRCVS

Qualified from Bristol in 2001, joined a mixed practice in Devon, became a partner in 2004. Elected to council in 2004. Chairman of the Vet XML Consortium and is involved in recent graduate and IT Projects. Kingsteignton Veterinary Group, 21 Gestridge Road, Kingsteignton, Devon. TQ12 3EZ. Surgery Phone 01626 354260 Email: nick.lloyd@spvs.org.uk

Richard Hillman BVSc CertVA MRCVS

Qualified from Liverpool in 1982. Principal of nine vet small animal practice in Walsall, West Midlands, clinical director of 11 vet practice in Birmingham, partner in North Birmingham emergency clinic and partner in a veterinary practice management software company. Elected to Council in 2001. Recent Graduate Support Officer 2001-2004. President 2008-09.

Email: richard.hillman@spvs.org.uk

Mike Vaughan BVetMed, MRCVS

Acquisitions manager at CVS which runs 117 practices across the UK. Graduated from London in 1973. Elected to Council 2007. Chairman VetXML Consortium Email: mike.vaughan@spvs.org.uk

Ian Anderson BVM&S MRCVS

Qualified from Edinburgh in 1986 and worked in mixed practice ever since. Following 6 years in Oxfordshire and then Hertfordshire moved to Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire in 1992 and has been a partner since 1993. The practice is now an 8 vet (6FT, 2PT) mixed practice based at a tier 3 veterinary hospital in Laurencekirk with another 4 surgeries in North Angus and South Aberdeenshire. Ian has particular clinical interests in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine and ophthalmology. He is involved in practice management and his interests include marketing and mentoring younger graduates. Ian has been involved with the North of Scotland Division of BVA for over ten years and has served on the council in a number of capacities including programme secretary for several years and president in 2003/4. Elected to Council 2008. Email: ian.anderson@spvs.org.uk

Chris Barker BVSc Mlitt CertVR MRCVS

Qualified from Bristol in 1980. Varied career, encompassing periods in mixed practice, specialist equine and even lab animal work, before settling into small animal practice in Carlisle. As Director of the Ashlea Veterinary Centre (Tier 2/VN TP), alongside his wife, Kirsty, he represents the token male in the building. Email chris.barker@spvs.org.uk

Dr Paul R Manning MA VetMB MSc(VetGP) DProf MRCVS

Qualified from Cambridge in 1979, principal of a mixed practice in Newport Pagnell. Member of SPVS Council since 1998, Honorary Treasurer 2001/04, Honorary Editor 2005 - 2008. Email paul.manning@spvs.org.uk

Dave Rowlands BVSc CertEM(StudMed) MRCVS

I graduated from Liverpool University in 1997. After a year and a half in mixed practice in south Wales I followed my true vocation which is equine practice. I worked for 2 years in a busy equine practice in County Cork, Ireland before going to New Zealand suposedly for a 6 month locum for a stud season but I stayed for 2 and a half years! I returned to the UK in 2003 to work at Rossdale and Partners, Newmarket where my duties were mainly stud work and sport horse medicine. In 2005 I joined Penbode Veterinary Group, a 26 vet mixed practice covering Devon and Cornwall to establish a new equine department (Penhale Equine Clinic). In 2008 I became a partner. We now have 3 full time equine vets within the practice.
My non professional interests include: skiing, triathlon and cooking.

Email dave.rowlands@spvs.org.uk

Catriona Curtis BVM&S MRCVS

Graduated from the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in 2004. For two and a half years she worked in a rural mixed practice in the south Lake District. She then worked in New Zealand for a few months before returning to the UK and locuming as a small animal vet. Since April 2008 she has worked as a small animal vet in a large progressive mixed practice near Carlisle. She has an active interest in medicine and critical care. She is about to start her Cert AVP. In 2007 she was the Lakeland representative on BVA council. Elected to council in May 2009. email: catriona.curtis@spvs.org.uk

Nick Stuart BVM&S MRCVS

Qualified in 1981 from Edinburgh. Worked at Rowe Veterinary Group, as sole vet to a large pig and dairy enterprise, at Terry Heard’s pig practice and set up a business carrying out embryo transfer in pedigree sheep before buying a mixed practice in Gloucestershire in 1989. In 1992 he merged with a neighbouring practice to form Vale Vets which grew to a 33 vet practice and Vale Referrals was launched in 1994. Vale Vets sold the Bristol practice in 2005, split with Bushy Equine in 2009 and now have 2 centres, the veterinary hospital in Dursley and a thriving referral practice in Portishead. Elected to Council 2009. Email: nick.stuart@spvs.org.uk

Neale Roach BVSc MRCVS

Principal of small animal practice in Lancashire, qualified from Bristol in 1981. Elected to Council 2003, Honorary Secretary 2007-2010.

Tom Flynn MVB CertSAD MRCVS

Qualified in 1985 from Trinity College, Dublin. Elected to SPVS Council 2010.

Email: tom.flynn@spvs.org.uk

Adi Nell BVSc CertVD MRCVS

Qualified in 1992 from Pretoria. Elected to SPVS Council 2010

Email: adi.nell@spvs.org.uk

Stephanie Writer-Davies BVSc MRCVS

I qualified from Bristol in 1984 and spent 4 years in mixed practice before deciding to concentrate on small animal work. After 11 years as an assistant in the London area, with no prospect of partnership I decided to start my own practice and opened Mimram Veterinary Centre, Welwyn, Hertfordshire in 1999. This has grown to a successful a 3-vet practice and I am sole owner and partner. Elected to SPVS Council in 2010.

My outside interests include skiing, walking/rambling and rugby.

Email: stephanie.writerdavies@spvs.org.uk

Colin Thomson BVM&S MRCVS

Qualified in 1978 from Edinburgh. Elected to SPVS Council 2010

Email:colin.thomson@spvs.org.uk

Peter Brown BVetMed MRCVS

Qualified in 1982 from London. Elected to SPVS Council 2010

Email: peter.brown@spvs.org.uk