OS20 Online 17 December

1. 1EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se
Dr. Rebeca García Pinillos
Past-President, Association of Government Veterinarians/ United Kingdom
Veterinary services wellbeing,
a key element of resilient FAST crises.

2. 2EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se
• This talk discusses how the wellbeing of veterinary services is a key element of resilient FAST
crises. The talk includes a summary of relevant findings from the UK Government Vet Wellbeing
Survey 2018.
• This report was collated following a self-selected anonymous survey across vets undertaking
work for government (including both those directly employed by government, under contract, and
those working for other employers who deliver contracted government work) designed to assess
opinions on various aspects of wellbeing including health and safety, workplace, and mental
health.
• The survey was disseminated via office notices, targeted emails, online blogs and social media and
received over 700 responses. Most replies originated from vets that have undertaken work for
government for more than 10 years, working full time and spending the majority of their working
time in the field.

3. 3EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se
Space for your
video
• The talk also introduces examples of veterinary services wellbeing impact factors and
concludes that we must explore wellbeing impact factors for veterinary services and
identify tools and processes that help manage and improve wellbeing within veterinary
services.

4. 4EuFMD | Open Session special edition | #OS20se
Concluding remarks
• Wellbeing is a key component of
resilient veterinary services
Key
component
• We must explore wellbeing impact
factors for veterinary services
Impact
factors
• We must identify tools and processes
that help manage and improve
wellbeing within veterinary services
Tools and
processes

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8, 10, 15, 17 December 2020
EuFMD / Open Session