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Small/medium practice (up to 25 employees): Vets for Pets, Kirkcaldy

The practice really looks out for its staff, fosters an inclusive environment for LGBTQ members and arranging debriefs on cases and follow ups after challenging or difficult days.

Large practice (over 25 employees): Chapelfield Vets

Chapelfield Vets supports both its team and clients; it has an Autism Friendly accreditation; mental health first aiders and is as flexible as possible to all its staff, not just parents. There is also an effort made to recognise burnout and give back to the community, plus attention to physical wellbeing by arranging for staff to take part in charitable efforts such as the Shine walk to raise money.

Non-clinical workplace: Sonopath

SonoPath offers training, equipment, and telemedicine - all in the sphere of veterinary ultrasound and works to provide a source of sonographic pathology information accessible to veterinarians of all levels of canine, feline, and exotic medicine. Team members are encouraged to share suggestions, feedback, or concerns directly, without layers of hierarchy that might otherwise slow communication or discourage participation.听

Dr Laura Higham BVM&S MSc PhD MRCVS was nominated for听demonstrating听exceptional leadership in embedding One Health principles within veterinary practice by positioning vets as key contributors to environmental sustainability, food system听resilience听and public health. By founding Vet Sustain, which supports veterinary professionals to become leading forces for sustainability, she created the first coordinated platform dedicated to empowering vets to act on sustainability.

Dr Cat Henstridge BVSc MRCVS, a small animal vet and social media influencer also known as 鈥淐at the Vet鈥� by her thousands of followers, has been awarded the prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to advancing public understanding of veterinary science and animal welfare. Through her widely recognised social media platform 鈥淐at The Vet,鈥� she communicates evidence-based veterinary science to a wide audience, translating complex veterinary topics into accessible information that empowers pet owners to make informed decisions about their animals鈥� health and welfare. By actively tackling misinformation online, Cat has provided outstanding service to the profession.

Dr Romain Pizzi BVSc MSc PhD听DZooMed听DipECZM听MANZCVS FRES FRSB FRGS FRCVS听, past听President of 趣夜app鈥檚 Scottish Branch听has been named the winner of the 趣夜app Animal Health and Welfare Overseas Award (J. Trevor Blackburn Award) in recognition of his work overseas with local veterinary and animal care teams, for a range of wild and endangered species. A Royal听College of听Veterinary听Surgeons (RCVS)听recognised specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine and听European听recognised听specialist in Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management), Romain is known听for performing and publishing听a number of听global firsts for wildlife medicine.听Romain has delivered real-world impact听on animal welfare through direct engagement with new and novel surgical techniques. An unwaveringly strong representative听of the UK veterinary sector overseas, Romain not only continues to pioneer new techniques but actively engages in the听teaching of such techniques and skills through engagement with the听local听veterinary communities, delivering meaningful benefits for听wildlife health and welfare overseas.听

Three fifth-year students from Cambridge University have won the first with their Uganda project.听Francesca Haldane, Shreya Patel, and Rudi Bruijn-Yard brought together their experience and veterinary knowledge to create a proposal to tackle Pests des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a significant threat to food security for countries across the globe.听The students explained their simple ambition behind their winning proposal.听"Our approach was to just think big and try to create the most positive change for both animals and communities."