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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

Claire Wade

Claire Wade is a veterinary advisor in the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)’s Veterinary Exotic Notifiable Disease Unit. She provides advice to policy teams in Defra on the management of exotic notifiable diseases, including new and emerging diseases. Over the past decade, she has worked in the field and, more recently, in a multidisciplinary team advising on Defra’s bovine tuberculosis eradication strategy. Prior to joining APHA, Claire spent six years in small animal practice.

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