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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

Douglas Palmer

Veterinary Advisor at Norbrook

Douglas Palmer, BVMS, MRCVS, graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2002. Douglas went into a largely farm animal practice in rural Northumberland. Since then, he has worked in several other mixed practices in the North East of England before joining Norbrook in 2015.

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