The Vets

David Woodward BSc MA VetMB MRCVS

David qualified from Cambridge University in 1981 and joined the practice in 1989 as an assistant to Mr Tuckey, having previously worked in Staffordshire and Gloucestershire.

In 1993 he became Practice Principal, and has seen the surgery develop from a 1.5 vet mixed practice to the 5 vet small animal practice it is today.

David lives near Breedon on the Hill with Debbie and their two children Laura and Timothy. They have two dogs (Crumble and Tunga) and two cats (Ollie and Bobby).

Claudia Faria MRCVS

Claudia qualified from the University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, in Vila Real, Portugal in 2004.
She worked in the North East England for 18 months before joining us here in June 2006.

Claudia has a special interest in Diagnostic Imaging, particularly ultrasound.

Nadine Wainwright BSc (Hons) BVSc MRCVS

Nadine joined the practice as a qualified vet August 6th 2007 but had worked in training at the practice since August 4th 1995 (at the age of 14). She graduated from Liverpool University in August 2007.

Nadine enjoys all aspects of General Practice.

She acquired her cat Salem from the practice. He was brought in as a stray and is blind in his right eye and is very naughty!

Katy Dodson MRCVS

Mark Longley MChem BVMandS MRCVS

Mark joined the practice in March 2011. He has a particular interest in surgery.

Mark owns Tess - a black cat, and Shawn - a 10 year old tortoise. He rescued Shawn after he had been run over by a grasscutter as a baby, and had half his shell cut off exposing his spine. After reconstructive surgery to rebuild his shell, he is now a happy growing tortoise.

Emma Salt MRCVS