Veterinary Practice Compliance - Guaranteed

As specialists to veterinary business's, Citation plc provide all the systems, procedures, documentation and policies to ensure your business is compliant in the areas of Employment Law and Health & Safety. 

Winners of the Queens Award for Enterprise, Citation plc has been working with SPVS and supporting veterinary business's throughout the UK for over a decade .  Our service is designed to ensure your veterinary practice will satisfy any inspection relating to Employment Law and Health & Safety legislation, by adopting these systems, it will help your business to comply ensuring you are protected against Employment Tribunals and HSE prosecutions.


Employment Law Compliance

Citation’s Employment Law service provides veterinary practices with the necessary contracts of Employment, Employee Handbooks, Legislation Updates and 24 Hour Expert Helpline with the aim of reducing veterinary service provider clients exposure from unwanted disputes such as Disciplinaries, Grievances and Employment Tribunals.

Health & Safety Compliance

Citation’s Health & Safety service provides your veterinary practice with the vital Health & Safety Systems, Risk Assessment tools, Employee Handbooks, Annual Inspections and 24 Hour Expert Helpline to create a safe working environment and achieve compliance.


Key Benefits of working with Citation include;

  • Fixed Cost solution
  • Advice Guarantee up to £1m. Should you face an Employment Tribunal, Health & Safety prosecution or other action after adopting Citation plc systems and advice then Citation plc would pay the defence costs and any tribunal awards up to £1 million per annum
  • 24/7 expert advice from the helpline 
  • Compliance in complex legislation

  • Advice and guidance on RCVS Practice Standards

  • Citassess® the quick and easy way to complete risk assessments using graphics
  • Citmanager® personnel management software
  • Legal Updates
  • Use of Health & Safety and Employment Law Quality Mark®

Having found that COSHH Risk Assessments assessments are taking up so much of our veterinary clients time, we have developed our award winning Risk Assessment Tool, Citassess®, to include a Veterinary Medicines Inventory which means our clients no longer have to complete or duplicate large numbers of Risk Assessments for similar drugs or other products.

 

To find out how Citation can help your veterinary practice then get in contact

Call 0845 844 1111
Email spvs@citation.co.uk

SPVS and VPMA have joined forces to launch a programme of training courses for vets, managers, nurses and receptionists.  Citation is pleased to be a sponsor.  For more detailed information about courses, and to register, please click here
 


"We were at the point where we were no longer comfortable covering our own areas of Employment Law and Health & Safety. It was becoming an increasing headache for us to ensure that we treated everyone fairly and safely! So we took the time to look around at the various options on the market. Our choice of Citation has provided us with a strong framework on which to base our own systems whilst still retaining control. Citation's knowledge of the latest requirements means that we keep up to date as required in employment law. Also their support has meant that we act more professionally as employers and managers. This is fairer for staff and also results in us dealing with individuals in an appropriate manner so that both the employer and employee respect the outcome. And finally Citation are on the end of the phone/email to help 24/7, just like us!"

Sharon Tongue - Practice Manager - Moor Cottage Veterinary Practice
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Many businesses whether they are small, medium or large often make the same common mistake: they tend to regard health and safety as a low priority. That is, until an accident occurs or a Health and Safety Inspector comes to call and discovers that the company is not complying with health and safety legislation. Our free guide will explain your legal requirements under Health & Safety At Work Act and help you understand whether you are adequately prepared.
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Our free guide will explain how employees have rights even before they are employed. The guide also provides some simple advice on the recruitment and induction process to avoid procedural errors that may cost you dearly.
Download our Employment Law Guide