That’s Christmas over, the shortest day of the year is past and we are into 2020– where has the year gone?! A new decade is upon us and summer is just round the corner. However, the festive season isn’t always the easiest time of year. Everyone is so busy and frantically trying to fit so
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Today, the 10th October 2019, is World Mental Health Day and in recognition of this, FECAVA has produced this video to continue to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing within the profession. We all have mental health, which is sometimes referred to as `emotional health` or `wellbeing`, and it’s as important to look after
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Recent research has shown that those working in the veterinary profession are experiencing high levels of stress. With this in mind, the FECAVA Mental Health and Wellbeing working group have produced this information leaflet, which we hope you find useful. Try the deep breathing exercise and use it before you go into an environment you
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10thSeptember is World Suicide Prevention day Studies published over the last few years show a higher suicide rate in veterinarians in the US, UK, Norway and Australia, compared to the general population. I suspect this statistic is not confined to just these countries and instead reflects where the research has taken place. We don’t fully
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