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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

Anne Hardy

Honorary Professor of the History of Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Anne was on the academic staff of the Academic Unit of the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL from 1990 to 2010. She is the author of several books on infectious diseases and public health.

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