VetThing expands with new practices

Six new sites across four practices have joined VetThing over the last few months, taking its total to eleven sites across seven practices.

The practices joining VetThing are: The London Cat Clinic in Bermondsey; Grace Lane Vets in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire; Midsomer Vets in Somerset; and Orchard House Vets operating across three sites in Northumberland.

This level of growth is testament to VetThing’s open and transparent approach. Founding vets who join its community become partners in the group by converting their practice value into a direct shareholding, while retaining clinical freedom to run their practices their way. It’s no surprise that VetThing’s unique operating model is therefore attracting a great deal of interest from the sector.

VetThing chief executive Dr Ben Hanning said: "As a vet myself, I know how much of a practice owner's identity is tied up in their practice and the people within it.

‘That's precisely why VetThing has been built the way it has. Every practice that joins us does so on the basis that what makes them special is protected, not compromised and given space to flourish. The quality and diversity of practices choosing VetThing in this relatively short time tells me the profession has been waiting for this kind of model."

VetThing is part of Vetopia – one of Europe’s fastest-growing veterinary groups with more than 200 practices across nine countries. Each VetThing practice will continue to be locally run while benefitting from Vetopia’s extensive European network, advanced resources and collaborative approach that provide support but encourage autonomy.