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Delivering a five-star service
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Tracy Israel from the Celtic Manor Hotel, which plays host to the VPMA/SPVS Congress.
Celtic Manor Hotel on the importance of attitude

Tracy Israel from the Celtic Manor Hotel, which plays host to the VPMA/SPVS Congress, talked to delegates about how the hotel provided a five-star service for its guests.

She explained that it's all about attitude. If a potential member of staff's attitude is right then they can be trained for the skills they need but the opposite does not apply. A good attitude needs to be ingrained into everyone working in a service industry where they are dealing with the public.

So what is attitude? It's the way we respond or react to people and issues, it's how we express our state of mind seen through our body language and it's a mirror of the mind.

Behaviour is the visible manifestation of attitude, but our attitude and beliefs are the submerged part of the metaphorical iceberg - while our behaviour is just the tip.

Tracy also talked about moments of magic which make all the difference to the client and she explained that to achieve this you need both service - which, to put it simply is just a series of tasks done well - and customer care, which is the ability to make an emotional connection with the client.

It is these emotional connections that create the magic and, in order to do this, an organisation must have the right staff with the right attitude towards the job they are doing.

Celtic Manor staff are rewarded financially if they are specifically praised by guests and they also have the opportunity to be employee of the month - an award given internally for really good service.

Attitude means doing something because you want to rather than because you have to and it plays a vital part in recruitment if a business is to provide the best kind of client care.

Qualifications and experience are of course important but if the wrong attitude is present, the rest means nothing in terms of good service for clients.

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.