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  • 2025Highly commended

    Westmoor Vets, CVS

    Quality Improvement in Practice
    Westmoor Vets implemented changes to improve prescribing practices, achieving a significant improvement in prescriptions following the recommended twice-daily dose frequency.
    Quality improvementSmall animalsMedicine
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  • 2025Highly commended

    Yew Tree Veterinary Surgery, CVS

    Quality Improvement in Practice
    Bethan Panter RVN led this audit to improve pain scoring, and achieved an increase in the number of patients having scores recorded from 24% to 94.2%, by implementing training, a buddy system, and changes to forms.
    Quality improvementPatient careSurgery and anaesthesia
  • 2025One to watch

    Blue Cross

    Antimicrobial Stewardship
    Blue Cross used ‘Plan, Prevent, Protect’ to reduce the inappropriate use of metronidazole in cats and dogs and achieved a 30.28% reduction in metronidazole dispensing.
    Quality improvementSmall animalsAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
  • 2025One to watch

    Medivet

    Antimicrobial Stewardship
    Medivet successfully reduced antibiotic prescribing in dental procedures from 48% to 27%, but noted an increase in non-evidence-based prescriptions which they are continuing to monitor.
    Quality improvementAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
  • 2025One to watch

    Highcliff Veterinary Practice

    Quality Improvement in Practice
    Highcliff started an audit into post-operative complications in dog castrate patient and found a 25% complication rate. They have implemented a number of changes to processes and will reaudit to assess the effectiveness of the changes.
    Quality improvementSmall animalsSurgery and anaesthesia
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  • 2025One to watch

    The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre

    Quality Improvement in Practice
    The Ralph have begun an audit to assess workflows and efficiency and the data they have collected over a five-week period will be used as a baseline to inform future activities.
    Quality improvement
  • 2024Champion

    CVS South 4 Region

    Antimicrobial Stewardship
    CVS South 4 Region achieved a 70% reduction in long-acting antibiotic use and a 65% reduction in HPCIAs by implementing ‘Plan, Prevent, Protect’ strategies.
    Quality improvementAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
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  • 2024Champion

    Group Hub Clinical Leadership Team, CVS (UK) Ltd

    Quality Improvement in Practice
    This team achieved increased BP screenings and early hypertension treatment for cats by system-wide audits and education, significantly improving patient outcomes.
    Quality improvementSmall animalsMedicinePatient care
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  • 2024Champion

    White Lodge Veterinary Surgery

    Quality Improvement in Practice
    This team achieved improved pain scores and reduced the number of dogs needing rescue analgesia to 10% of patients by updating pain management protocols and training.
    Quality improvementSmall animalsSurgery and anaesthesiaPatient care
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  • 2024Champion

    Yorkshire Vets

    Quality Improvement in Practice
    Yorkshire Vets reduced the use of oxygen and anaesthetic gasses through and audit and team training, significantly reducing their carbon footprint.
    Quality improvementOne Health
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  • 2024Highly commended

    Lauren Green, Warren House Veterinary Centre

    Antimicrobial Stewardship
    Lauren engaged the whole team to create new protocols on peri-operative antibiotic selection, leading to a reduction of antibiotic use in routine surgeries from 25% to 6%.
    Quality improvementAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS)Surgery and anaesthesia
  • 2024Highly commended

    Orchard Veterinary Surgery

    Antimicrobial Stewardship
    This team introduced Antibiotic Rounds based on ‘Plan, Prevent, Protect’ principles, resulting in a 76.6% reduction in HPCIA use.
    Quality improvementAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS)