Citation

Halliwell REW, Hoskin BD. Vet. Rec. 2005; 157(14): 397.

Affiliation

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Belgravia House, 62-64 Horseferry Road, London sw1p 2af.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, British Veterinary Association, Publisher BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16199772

Abstract

A short communication on page 415 of this issue of The Veterinary Record draws attention to the high suicide rate among members of the veterinary profession. In this article, Professor Richard Halliwell, who has recently chaired a series of meetings on this matter at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and Mr Brian Hoskin, chairman of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund, describe some of the support mechanisms available to veterinary surgeons and discuss what more might be done.