Thank you for contacting me about veterinary business support.
I am pleased that veterinary businesses are able to stay open where it is safe to do so. They can continue to perform operations, carry out check-ups and are able to continue to sell veterinary products, including medicine and food. It is worth noting, however, that guidance is clear that it is for individual vets to make decisions about what work can and should be done and how to do it in line with social distancing guidelines.
I understand that the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has now published updated safety advice and encouraged vets to adopt new social distancing measures. These include minimising home visits and asking for one client only to accompany a pet to appointments.
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