All in the same boat?

• Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 23, 2015, págs. 582-582
• Idioma: inglés
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  • THE results of surveys of the veterinary profession are always of interest, not least because you can look at the overall findings and see how they compare with your own situation. This is certainly true of the surveys undertaken every four years by the RCVS to provide a snapshot of the veterinary profession in the UK, the most recent of which was published in September last year (VR, September 27, 2014, vol 175, p 288). It could also be said to apply to a survey recently undertaken by the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) which considers the situation across Europe and, therefore, offers scope for this kind of comparison on an international basis.

    The veterinary profession is changing in other parts of Europe, just as it is in the UK. The FVE survey, the first of its kind, aimed to assess benchmarking statistics for the profession relating to demographic, employment and financial indicators. More than 13,000 veterinarians from 24 of the FVE's 36 member countries completed a questionnaire, and data from national surveys undertaken by two more member countries were also included in the analysis. A summary report on the survey paints a broad picture of veterinarians' perceptions of the current state of the profession across Europe while also indicating where the situation may differ in different countries. It also includes a commentary provided by an FVE task force and draws attention to areas where data are lacking.1