Following a nationwide search to find the UK's top veterinary professionals for 2008 and judged by an independent panel of experts, Petplan has announced the final short-list for the Petplan Veterinary Awards to be presented on 3rd April in Birmingham.

Those short-listed for the four categories of the Petplan Veterinary Awards acknowledging achievement in the veterinary world include:

Vet of the Year
Brian Faulkner of the Melton Veterinary Surgery, Woodbridge
Linda Glenn of the Glenn Veterinary Clinic, Bangor
Girish Thakral of the Blacks Veterinary Group, Dudley

Vet Nurse of the Year
Louisa Baker of the Priors Leaze Veterinary Centre, Chichester
Alison Devonshire of the Orwell Veterinary Group, Ipswich
Mark Vince of The Animal Clinic, Catford

Vet Receptionist of the Year
Margaret Coupe of the Hedge End Veterinary Health Centre, Southampton
Margaret Gait of Cinque Ports Veterinary Associates, Lydd
Sandie Rule of the Eastcott Veterinary Clinic, Swindon

Vet Practice of the Year
Battle Flatts Veterinary Clinic, York
Orwell Veterinary Group, Ipswich
Woodlands Veterinary Clinic, Cheltenham

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