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The practice is currently staffed by three veterinary surgeons and seven nurses. Both surgeries have been approved by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for training student nurses and our veterinary surgeons and qualified nurses regularly attend continuing education courses to ensure that they are in touch with the latest methods and treatments.
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Mrs P M Usher qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon in 1970 and came to Formby in 1976 to work for Mr Whitfield. She bought the surgery in 1983 and, in 1998, bought Mr Thomas's surgery in Southport. |
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Her husband took early retirement from chemical engineering in 1998 to become practice accounts and project manager. |
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The Usher family two grown up children, one dog called Paddy and two cats called Tommy and Tuppence. |
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Dr E M Molyneux qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon in 1984 and obtained her PhD in equine immunology in 1988. She moved to Lancashire in 1996 following her marriage to Chris, a local farmer, and they have two young daughters. She has maintained her interest in horses and currently has five, as well as two dogs. |
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Mr Ewan Birnie qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon in 1982 and is employed as a regular locum. |
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Julie, his wife, qualified in 1994 and became Head Nurse at Village Veterinary Surgery in 1996, taking on the additional role of Practice Co-ordinator in 1998. She is now part-time Practice Co-ordinator following the birth of her daughter, Lucy, in 2003. |
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Sharon is Head Nurse at Arnside Veterinary Surgery; she qualified in 1975 and has worked at the Church Street surgery for nearly 20 years. She has a special interest in dog training, is an Associate Member of the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers and has obtained the British Veterinary Nursing Association Certificate in Companion Animal Behaviour. She is also a PAT (Pets As Therapy) dog assessor and a Pet Insurance Adviser. She is married to Ronnie and has three grown up sons. They have: two German Shepherd dogs, Alf and Greta; a crossbred dog called Jodie; and three cats called Leo, Polly and Sarah. |
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Samantha joined our practice in 2003 and is a student nurse currently working towards her NVQ Level 3 in Veterinary Nursing at Myerscough College. Sam lives with her family on a farm and has various animals including a horse of her own called Clyde. She also has a German Shepherd dog called Sheba and a Lakeland Terrier called Ben. |
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Laura - one of our four student nurses |
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Sadie - one of our four student nurses |
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