Since Brexit the number of EU-registered vets coming to work in the UK has fallen by 68%, down from over 1100 in 2019 to just 364 last year, according to Dafydd Wigley, the Rt Hon Lord Wigley, who called for more funding to expand the number of UK university places for veterinary students.
There has been a shortage of UK vets for a long time, but overseas veterinary graduates seeking experience could readily fill the void, reports Horsetalk.co.nz
“At the House of Lords, Fiona Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, raised the question on behalf of the Animal Health Professions Register (AHPR) as to whether the government had considered some of the allied professions, such as chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy, for the treatment of musculoskeletal problems in animals, especially horses and dogs.”
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