Pet Owners – Why use our service?

Pet Owners – Why use our service?

The aim of the DVN Hub is to connect pet owners with registered veterinary nurses in your area offering district veterinary nursing services.

At all times your pet remains under the ultimate care of your vet, and the area district veterinary nurse requires a referral from your veterinary practice in order to work with you.  

A district veterinary nurse can help provide care for your pet that you might otherwise find difficult to arrange, for example if:

  • You have limited mobility or no easy access to transport and find it difficult to get into your practice
  • Your pet is nervous of travelling or visiting a veterinary practice
  • You struggle to administer medications or follow treatment care plans at home

Fees generated by your veterinary practice eg medication, are paid directly to your veterinary practice.

  • Any prescriptions required are issued by your vets as the supervising vet practice

Fees generated for the services provided by your district veterinary nurse are paid directly to your district veterinary nurse.

  • Your district veterinary nurse will liaise with your vets and  update them after each visit.

What does a District Veterinary Nurse do?

  • Help owners in their own homes to administer treatment care plans prescribed by their registered vet
  • Instill confidence in owner’s abilities to administer medications and provide vital reassurance to owners
  • Work with vets to create care plans that takes into consideration not only the needs of the patient but the needs of the owner too
  • Improve client/practice relationships
  • Facilitate client concordance. Concordance is the shared understanding between the vet and pet owner about the overall aims of the pet’s treatment care plan – nurses can help pet owners understand why medications need to be taken and how to manage pet’s conditions.
  • Reduce in-patient hospital stays
  • Outreach to clients who may not otherwise manage to attend the practice due to their personal circumstances for their pet’s nurse clinics
  • Improve patient outcomes

The DVN Hub does not employ any of the nurses nor does it profit from any work generated on this platform. Our goal is to facilitate district veterinary nursing as a priority. 

  • The DVN Hub advises all nurses on this site to be registered with the RCVS, have appropriate professional indemnity insurance to cover their work, be Disclosure and Barring service checked and are acting under the clear direction of a vet at all times. 
  • The DVN Hub is not responsible for enforcing these recommendations. It is the responsibility of the individual registered veterinary nurse to ensure this and the responsibility of the pet owner to request evidence of this.

If you have any concerns following a visit or communications with a district veterinary nurse sourced from this platform you must deal directly with the district veterinary nurse concerned.  If this is not resolved to your satisfaction, there is a link to the RCVS complaints department here.

The DVN Hub is not responsible for the individual conduct of any district veterinary nurse sourced from this platform but feedback is actively encouraged. Contact Us

Steps for a pet owner to access a district veterinary nurse

Find your area district veterinary nurse from the Find A Professional listing

Connect your district veterinary nurse and your registered vet

Your vet and district veterinary nurse will put together an integrated treatment care plan

The district veterinary nurse will visit your home under your vet instructions and administer your pet’s treatment care plan

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