Gloucester Companion Care

Jake graduated in South Africa in the year 2000, and after a short stint working there, moved to the UK where he has been ever since. His first few years were spent between Northern Ireland and Kent, and then spent a little time alternating life between travelling and locums, before settling down into Surrey where he worked for the 7 years prior to starting in Gloucester. He enjoys most aspects of veterinary practice, but is particularly keen on ophthalmology, clinical pathology and medicine. In his spare time he is a keen, but not very good, skier and enjoys hiking and photography.

Ben graduated from Dublin in the summer of 2015, and came here as his first Veterinary job after qualifying. He is a keen hockey player, and very quickly joined a team after moving to the UK. Ben has a keen interest in veterinary orthopaedics.

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Michelle has been with the practice since 2014 and we all love her! She has been nursing since 2000 and enjoys caring for inpatients and teaching our students as their clinical coach. Michelle loves walking with her crazy dog and when she can she enjoys horse riding.

Charlotte started here as a student a few years ago and has been with us ever since. Charlotte is a hardworking and caring nurse who likes to keep us all laughing and enjoys a good sing-a-long. She often looks after Walter and Rhonda our vets dog’s and would love a dog of her own.

Emily joined our team in September 2015 as a part time student. She is currently studying for her degree in Veterinary Nursing at Hartpury, after finishing all of her theory work to qualify as a Veterinary Nurse.

Daisy moved to Gloucester from Bournemouth in 2015 when she began university and has lived here ever since. She graduated as a veterinary nurse in October and enjoys all aspects of nursing especially looking after rabbits. Daisy and her family have a naughty Beagle called Pavey and in her spare time Daisy loves to horse ride.

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Grace is currently studying to become a veterinary nurse which has been a dream job for her. Grace is from Cornwall and has two dogs called Cherry and Lucifer who we love to see pictures of. In her spare time Grace likes to go to the gym and when back at home enjoys surfing.

Barbara qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 1995 and has since enjoyed all aspects of nursing from nurse clinics and surgery to teaching. She is now as our practice administrator. Barbara lives with her husband, two cats and two dogs, She enjoys teaching the dogs agility.

In her spare time she loves to run and can be seen out and about training for half marathons!

Leah started with the practice in 2018 and has two fluffy Samoyeds, two chinchilla and two little boys who love to come and visit the practice. Leah enjoys reading in her spare time and enjoys writing and watching stand- up comedy, yoga and walking her dogs.

Grace joined the team on day one of the clinic opening and will be working towards becoming a Veterinary Nurse. She has a Diploma in Animal Care and an Award in Animal Management. She had a beautiful baby boy in November 2015 and is enjoying spending time with him and her family.