North East Veterinary Physiotherapy

🐾. PAWS IN THE PARK 🐾

Today we supported the at and the brilliant work they do to help regulate the animal msk progessions.

🐎 BEVA DAY 2 🐎

Our second day at and we have had a really productive time catchin up with Professional Associations, Education Providers, and Veterinary Professionals. Oh and maybe a little bit of colouring in as well 🎨

🐾 DOGFEST 🐾

We have had an amazing time at in Harewood house and supporting RAMP-Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners with the amazing work they do towards proving voluntary regulation of the veterinary msk professsoons.

Nala also had a blast meeting lots of other doggy friends and eating her body weight in treats!!

Here’s one of my girls Nala 😍

⭐️ NEW SERVICE OFFER ⭐️
💦 HYDROTHERAPY 💦
📞 TAKING BOOKINGS NOW 📞

We are so pleased to announce that we will now be offering hydrotherapy at our clinic in . Our Vet Physio lead team offer in house Physiotherapy assessments with hydrotherapy as part of the treatment plan.

We are starting to take bookings now for September and October howevwr we arw filling up fast.

GET IN TOUCH 👇🏼
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📖 BSAVA COMPANION 📖

We are really pleased to share with you an article that has made the BSAVA Companion Journal July edition. Our Vice President Lucinda Stott wrote an article for them on “Regulating the animal musculoskeletal industry” which has been made free to download via the following link.

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💚 PEARL 💙

When my favourite little lady comes back for more help after 3 surgeries at 1 year old 🥰 Pearl has had suck a tough start in life but we are determined to help her get through it and improve her quality of life. We’ve got you little lady 🫶🏻

💙 MYA 💚

Welcome the very lovely Mya 🥰 Having already met her family in the past we are really excited to work with her over the next few months this.

Action please from all animal MSK practitioners.

Consultation on Future Model of Animal MSK Industry Regulation
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8U5XKbwGzU93u9yGf1gh_F987YBDJbwykONGbCxffFTAWJg/viewform

INTRODUCTION
RAMP have been told that the more the industry can agree to solutions to the industry questions , then the more likely we will get the model we want in future regulation.
RAMP has stated it essential that our standards need to be adopted as minimum industry standards for Chiropractic, Osteopathic and Physiotherapy practitioners in animal care. Also future regulation should lead to autonomous practitioner status for fully regulated and qualified professionals.
In 2023 many of the Professional Associations contributed to a document that gave a high level view of what regulatory model the MSK industry would be comfortable with should the RCVS take over regulation of our sector.
However out with the scope of that 2023 document was how the governance may look and the titles that may be used by those on any future animal MSK register.
This is still premature and nothing has been decided but it would be good to get a feel for what the animal MSK industry wants. RAMP have no knowledge of what and when this information may be required , but in an attempt to get an idea of what potential registrants may be comfortable with, we ask you to give us your views. RAMP have also asked the Professional Associations to discuss the topics with their members.
When the time comes to make decisions there will only be a once in a generation opportunity to create a suitable title and achieve legislative change to develop regulation of the professions in animal care.

GUIDANCE
Statutory Regulation means you must be a registrant to practice under the title of your profession. The regulator has a legal mandate to enforce it standards.
Voluntary Regulation means practitioners volunteer to sign up to be accountable to a voluntary regulatory structure however there are no legal powers to enforce standards.
RAMP currently only register Chiropractic, Osteopathy and Physiotherapy however it is acknowledged a final regulatory model will need to include other practitioners.

Option 1. Statutory regulation under the umbrella of the RCVS Council.
This option would need a legislative change to allow the RCVS to regulate another profession. We have been waiting for parliamentary time for this for many years and there is no guarantee of when this might happen. Should this happen, it would then lead to negotiation on standards, protocols and possible protection of titles (and then possible secondary legislation to enable these changes). If this happens then the possibility is there would be a Allied Professions board/council that would run the affairs of the Allied Profession sector and this board/council would have a minority presence on the main RCVS Council.

0ption 2. Stay as a voluntary regulated sector (RAMP model).
There would be no title protection or requirement for anyone to join. RAMP would continue to ensure standards of the registrants and advocate that vets and the public go to regulated practitioners. RAMP would need to make further moves to ensure that it was self funding to enable employed staff for the day to day running of the register. There would be continued support by a voluntary Council who would solely make decisions and give guidance.
Originally RAMP were looking for independent statutory regulatory status and where told by DEFRA that politically and financially this would not be a viable option. The best route was to produce voluntary regulation. This is not to say things may not change in the future and there are opinions this is still what the industry wants but realistically, even if this were possible RAMP believe the animal MSK industry would be looking at another generation of unregulated practice. Therefore we have not included this option in the survey but please feel free to comment in the box provided.

Currently there is no indication what registration would cost under an RCVS model (Veterinary Nurses pay and enrolment fee £150 , and annual renewal of £82) but it is envisaged that under a voluntary model application and renewal fees would need to rise from current values to sustain a not for profit but self funding model.

Option 3. Return to 2015 and have a completely unregulated animal MSK Industry.

RAMP also ask what titles you prefer to use into the future?
For over 35years the human qualified practitioners who have protection of title when treating humans, have attempt to protect the titles in animal care for human trained practitioners. All attempts to date have failed, the industry has changed and the RAMP model initiated to help encompass a vastly expanding sector into a regulatory model in animal care.
We consider a new register will mean a whole new regulated profession of animal MSK practitioners regardless of training routes.

Option 1. Retain the titles of Chiropractor, Osteopath or Physiotherapist with veterinary prefixes?
Many practitioners hugely value the titles they have worked hard to protect in human care. These titles are familiar to the public and so from a regulation point of view help the public understand the care they are seeking. If these titles were to be protected for animal care with a veterinary prefix (E.G. Veterinary Chiropractor) there would need to be change in legislation to allow this. This would not be dealt with in the primary changes to the Veterinary Surgeons Act.
For RAMP and the wider animal MSK industry to put forward this solution to the RCVS/DEFRA the human statutory regulators would need to be prepared to condone the use of the professional title with an animal prefix for qualified and regulated veterinary trained practitioners. RAMP are trying to find a solution to put forward as a general consensus, to prevent a solution being imposed on us and to prevent attention being taken from other important issues such as educational and professional standards, improving animal welfare by increased access to quality MSK care, and development of the professions within animal care.

Option 2: Create a completely new title (E.G. Animal Musculoskeletal Professional).
Everyone is registered under the same title and the individual practitioner markets what kind of care they deliver. This would be less clear to the public so not such a good term in regulatory terms but would negate the need for the human statutory regulatory bodies to condone a change in legislation around title. We would also need to think of a title.

Finally
RAMP are trying to find a solution to put forward as a general consensus, to prevent a solution being imposed on us and to prevent attention being taken from other important issues such as educational and professional standards, improving animal welfare, increased access to quality MSK care, and developing trust of the MSK professions providing animal care.
Please help us to steer the profession in the direction you want by answering the questions below.

Thank you for your time.
The RAMP Team
N.B. This is a separate survey to that published by the RCVS on June11th 2024 that pertains to the umbrella RCVS Council

💚 REGGIE 💙

Welcome Reggie to the clinic following his referral for hip dysplasia. In just 2 sessions there are marked improvements in exercise endurance and balanced weight bearing, plus he just loves the exercise and mental challenges. Great work Reggie 💪🏼

☀️Bath and West☀️

RAMP were pleased to have a presence at Bath and West show spreading the word of our gold standard, degree qualified, insured and regulated musculoskeletal practitioners with an advert in the show programme and banners in the rings.

There was a lot going on from horse showing to dog agility, we were pleased to support the Pawsability Dog agility cup final which gathered a fantastic audience. We even got to meet some of the hard working Police horses and it was great to hear many people speak of the musculoskeletal care they seek for their animals.

💚 WOODY 💙

We recently had this gorgeous little man join us in clinic for conservative management of his back condition. He not only works like a trojan but is a delight have in clinic.

💙 DISCHARGE DAY 💚

Thank you to Bonnie and her humans for the most beautiful flowers following her discharge from physio. She came to us following her total hip replacement revision with secondary sciatic nerve neuroplaxia. Today she walked out of clinic without any signs of biomechanical dysfunction or nerve damage. She has been an absolute joy to work with and we will definitely miss seeing her happy face 🐶

💙 PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY 💚

Lots of our old friends (as well as us) suffer with arthritic joints changes as we age. As part of my older patient’s rehabilitation programs I try to support them with laser therapy. Non invasive, not painful, and a great additional pain management modality.

🏆🎊COMPETITION TIME🎊🏆

RAMP are delighted to be sponsoring the Pawsability Agility Cup Final at ‘Bark and West’, a canine dedicated section at the Royal Bath and West Show May 30th - June 1st 2024! To celebrate we are offering a chance to win a family ticket (2 Adults, 3 Children) worth £50!

‘Bark and West’ is entirely dedicated to all things canine, featuring trade stands, an agility ring, the ever-popular Great British Dogs marquee and displays from show favourites Pawsability Dog Agility, we can’t wait to see you all there!

Alongside ‘Bark and West’ the annual Royal Bath and West show has entertainment for the whole family over 3 days, including interactive activities, entertainment, demonstrations, food hall and local trade stands.

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Draw closes at midday on Friday 24th. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted directly via this account.

For more details on the Royal Bath and West Show, check out there website:
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💚 NEW CLINIC DAY 💙

Today I opened my second clinic up in Amble Croquet vets. Such a great start with not only new dogs but also a new team. TPLOs, Lateral Sutures, amputation, Osteoarthritis, and chronic pain.

💚 FELICITY 💙

This pretty little lady joined us following a referral for a herniated disc. She has responded so well to therapy and her movements, function, and quality of life have improved already! Let’s go girl 💪🏼

💙 TROY 💚

This handsome fox coloured boy came to us for support with his lateral suture recovery. He is such a pleasant, friendly boy, who needs lots of support and encouragement to use that leg, but we are getting there. 💪🏼