Julie Riches-Tomei, radiography nurse and Clive Elwood managing director of DVS cut the ribbon to open the new staff room
New Staff Room Helps Busy Vet Practice Workers Unwind
9 years ago 
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An exceptional new staff room is helping busy colleagues at Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS) recharge their batteries during breaks. The independent suite of rooms was designed by the staff themselves and is already proving to be an indispensible asset.
Staff numbers have continued to grow at DVS, in line with the steadily increasing demand for the practice’s multi-disciplinary referral services and the old staff room was fast outgrowing its capacity.
When some units at the business park where DVS is situated became available a team of staff was appointed to design new staff facilities. Led by radiography nurse and trainer Julie Riches-Tomei, the ‘project staffroom’ team identified the different requirements of staff members during their breaks and planned the unit space accordingly.
Julie explained: “The brief was to create a space where staff had somewhere away from the hurly burly of the clinic where they could relax and unwind. The priority was for it to be ‘our’ staffroom so the project was intentionally devolved away from the management team.”
The resulting suite of rooms is in a separate building to the clinic, giving staff a proper chance to escape. There’s a large general area, a quiet room, a well-equipped kitchen and a sun-dappled south-facing terrace, which is proving to be a favourite at this time of year.
Clive Elwood, managing director of DVS said: “We take pride in providing the highest standards of treatment and care for our patients and it’s only right that we should do the same for our staff. Everyone seems to love the new facilities, including me!”
Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS) is one of the largest and most diverse small animal veterinary referral centres in Europe. Accessibly based in Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire, DVS employs more than 35 specialist clinicians, 60 nurses, many with an advanced nursing qualification, and 30 administrators and support staff.
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