May - 2019

Dr Dave's Blog & Podcast Homepage

Est 2009

All of my Podcasts and blogs are
published here each week.

Somewhat more sporadically, I publish blogs, vlogs and other media here, with my monthly podcast - Blunt Dissection each month too.

If you ever have a question you'd like an answer to then here's a great place to submit it. The best way is to send in a short video of you asking the question - if you want to do this and get a response then I'd ask that you follow using the format below closely:

1. State who you are and where you are from.
2. Ask your question as concisely as possible, it must be under 30 seconds long.

3. Upload your video using this form.

The Top 5 Excuses Vet Practices Give For Not Hiring New Graduates Destroyed

Dr Dave Nicol

The Top 5 Excuses Vet Practices Give For Not Hiring New Graduates Destroyed

We are heading towards that time of the year again (Congrats new grads!) and in the current environment of experienced vet scarcity, practices are increasingly turning to new graduates as the answer to the problem. But there are some deep rooted concerns foremost in the minds of practice owners that need to be aired and addressed as they threaten to derail the working relationship between practice and graduate, and in doing so unwittingly contribute to the ongoing drain of ta

Blunt Dissection Ep28: Authentic Marketing And How It Applies To Veterinarians, with Chris Brogan

Dr Dave Nicol

Blunt Dissection Ep28: Authentic Marketing And How It Applies To Veterinarians, with Chris Brogan

Listen on iTunes here. On today’s show I super excited to be joined by one of my writing and business idols, Chris Brogan. Chris is one of the original group of people who, in the late nineties, decided this new-fangled-interwebs thing might just be useful and went all in. A risk that has paid off handsomely as he became known as one of the leading marketing gurus of the internet age. He is also one of the most published authors on the internet and has been described as a “

Freewheelin' Ep 46: We Honour National Mental Health Awareness Week

Dr Dave Nicol

Freewheelin' Ep 46: We Honour National Mental Health Awareness Week

We all know about the mental health concerns within the veterinary workplace mental health and, in particular, the darker side of this where suicide seems like a perfectly normal option for someone suffering. It's a dark place to end up. So as part of the UK National mental health week... (and frankly wherever you are on the planet, it doesn't hurt to hear about it again), I hope you can take something from the following three resources. The first is an episode of Blunt Disse

Freewheelin' Ep 45: Recruitment: 2 Sides Of The Coin

Dr Dave Nicol

Freewheelin' Ep 45: Recruitment: 2 Sides Of The Coin

Today Dr Dave talks about the different aspects of hiring and job seeking, and not just looking at qualifications but asking the valuable question 'does the person/do I actually suit the practice?' Submit your question for Dr Dave on twitter, facebook or Instagram. Submit to @drdavenicol on each and tag the question #askdrdave. Everyone who has their question answered will win a signed copy of Dr Dave's latest book, So You're A Vet...Now What? Be safe. Be well. Be happy. Dr D

Freewheelin' Ep 44: Where Are You Trying To Get To? Can I Help?

Dr Dave Nicol

Freewheelin' Ep 44: Where Are You Trying To Get To? Can I Help?

Today Dr Dave asks a question of you, 'Where Are You Trying To Get To? Can I Help?' He shares four 'impact stories' from the VetX:Thrive Community, and speaks about how VetX:Thrive can help you. We have so many amazing success stories from our community, one of which comes from one of our European members who is still a student, in her 4th year. She joined VetX:Thrive as she wanted to become part of a network of like-minded people that she could get to know, to learn new ski