Lydia Brown

Supporting the Veterinary Benevolent Fund

I WRITE on behalf of the directors of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF) – a registered charity that supports the veterinary profession. We would like to thank those members of the Veterinary Defence Society (VDS) …

Hooked on a career with fish

Lydia Brown tried many new hobbies while at vet school and found her favourite was scuba diving. That led to a lifelong passion for the sea ‘and everything in it’. Unsurprisingly, she soon found herself beginning a career in aquaculture

Donations to the VBF

AS president of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF), the charity that cares for veterinary professionals, may I thank all those members of the Veterinary Defence Society (VDS) who gave …

Supporting the VBF.

NEXT week the Veterinary Defence Society will again be supporting the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF), as it does every year, by distributing a letter asking its members to generously help less fortunate colleagues by contributing to the VBF. These donations are crucial to finance the services the

Reducing the suicide rate in the profession.

IN response to Chris Littles letter regarding the serious issue of suicide within the veterinary profession ([ VR , November 27, 2010, vol 167, pp 879–880][1]), I wish to remind everyone that the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF) has been extremely active in endeavouring to improve the mental

Support for professional colleagues

As the end of the year draws near, I would like to encourage members of the profession to think of those who are less fortunate than ourselves and who are facing health and financial problems, often through no fault of their own. The Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF) had a record number of new

Donations to the Veterinary Benevolent Fund

ON behalf of the directors, members and beneficiaries of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund (VBF), may I, as president of VBF, thank all members of the Veterinary Defence …

Veterinary bid for Major Skoulding’s medals

SIR, – We were interested in your news item about the auctioning of military memorabilia once belonging to Major John Bunn William Skoulding ( VR , June 18, 2005, vol 156, p 790). It describes the life of Major Skoulding as a veterinary surgeon in the army in the 19th Century, in India,