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About Hillside Veterinary Centre.
Hillside Veterinary Centre is located in Corfe Mullen, near Wimborne and Broadstone and close to Poole. Hillside is a small animal
practice established in 1997 with the aim of providing exceptional clinical standards in a friendly, caring environment that makes
both you and your pet feel special.
We feel that pets are part of the family and aim to provide the best veterinary care available in a relaxed, friendly and unhurried
environment. We also believe that prevention is better than cure, and to this end we provide a high standard of preventative health
care and advice, as well as the best medical and surgical care when things go wrong.
Our appointment times.
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Consultations: By appointment only.
Emergency: call 01202 698899.
Our contact details.
You can contact us on telephone number 01202 698899 during normal office hours.
In emergencies please call 01202 698899 even after normal hours.
Our facsimile number is:
Our postal address is: , 116 Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset.
BH21 3LH
About our facilities.
Hillside Veterinary Centre offers a dedicated free car parking and a spacious waiting room, together with a complementary cup of
tea or coffee while you wait. Consultations are by appointment and a late surgery is run on Wednesdays and we are open all day on
Saturday until 5.00pm.
Our fully qualified nurses offer a range of clinic services from nail clipping, full healthcare advice, puppy parties, “old
friends” clinics to weight watcher programs.
Our aim is to provide as much on site treatment as possible to avoid unnecessary transportation and expensive referral fees. As such
we boast a very well equipped modern veterinary centre.
In addition to our examination rooms, our facilities include full in house haematology, biochemistry and electrolyte blood machines;
a modern imaging suite including new X-ray machine with automatic film processing and an ultrasound scanner, allowing scans of hearts,
abdominal organs and also pregnancy scans. We also have fibre optic endoscopy, blood pressure monitoring, ECG monitoring, blood oxygenation
monitoring, electrosurgery, cryosurgery and fully equipped dental station all on site.
We have a dedicated operating theatre and separate dog and cat / rabbit wards as well as an intensive care unit.
We are happy to arrange a tour of our practice by prior arrangement.
About our staff.
We believe we have the best team of veterinary staff in the area providing exceptional standards of care and advice to you and your
pets. We currently have three vets, three fully qualified nurses, and three receptionists. We are proud to be an approved veterinary
nurse training centre and have been awarded Tier 2 Accreditation (small animal practice) by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
We are all animal lovers and you can rest assured that your pet, whilst in our care, will receive unrivalled treatment and attention
so much so that they will love coming to the vets!
- Karen Pearce BSc BVSc MRCVS : Veterinary Surgeon and Partner
Karen graduated from the University of Liverpool Veterinary School in 1990. She worked in the Midlands for 2 years before moving
to the South Coast. Where she worked in an equine/ small animal practice near Southampton for 5 years.
After looking around for a good small animal practice to move to, she decided the only way to work in the type of practice she wanted
was to set up her own and so Hillside Veterinary Centre was established in 1997.
- Chris Devlin BVSc MRCVS : Veterinary Surgeon and Partner
Chris Devlin graduated from the University of Bristol Veterinary School in 1994. His first job was in mixed work in Gillingham,
North Dorset, with an emphasis on cattle work.
Following an eight month locum in a small animal hospital practice in Bournemouth, he moved to Wimborne working again with all species.
Increasing he found his interests lay with companion animals and in May 1999 joined Karen at Hillside Veterinary Centre, becoming
an equal Partner in 2001.
Professionally Chris enjoys working with all species and has a particular interest in Rabbit health and medicine and also ophthalmology.
Chris is married to Sam and they have a young son, Barnaby.
- Keith Moore BVSc MRCVS
Keith qualified from Bristol University in July 1998. He worked initially in a general mixed practice in Cornwall for 3 years where
he developed his interest in small animal work.
He then worked as a locum for a number of small animal practices in Southern England which were interspersed with periods working
overseas for veterinary charities in SE Asia and the South Pacific.
Following the return from one such period he undertook the position of assistant veterinary surgeon at Hillside Veterinary Centre
in May 2004. He has a general interest in all small animal medicine and surgery and also runs an acupuncture clinic at the surgery.
He makes regular appearances on BBC Radio Solent’s morning show discussing pet issues.
- The nursing team is lead by Gisela Luckhurst VN who is the Head Nurse. Gisela qualified in 1999 and in 2006 qualified
as NVQ standard assessor, allowing her to oversee nurse training.
Sally Norton first joined the team in 2003 as a locum and has been with us ever since. She originates from Melbourne, Australia
but is a dual passport holder. She is an extremely experienced nurse and has a particular interest in avian care and nursing.
Emma Hopkins VN is the newest addition to the nursing team, joining us in early 2006 after qualifying in 2005. She is also responsible
for most of the excellent displays in the waiting room!
- Our administrative and support personnel
Bev Leeson, part-time Receptionist is the longest serving employee of the practice having joined Hillside in 2000. She is
a local girl and lives in the village. Bev is married with two grown up children.
Beccie Jolly joined the surgery in 2004 and like Bev works reception desk part-time. She has a teenage son, Sam.
Corrine Farmer is the newest member of the Reception team. She joining us in mid 2006 and runs reception on Saturdays. Corrine
is married with two young twin boys.
Linda Eyres works part-time in the office responsible for book keeping and other administration tasks. Carrying on Hillside’s
proud fertility record, Linda also has young twin boys!
How to find us.
From Broadstone/Poole travel up Higher Blandford Road to roundabout
and take first exit off (Wareham Road), travel for approximately ½ mile and Hillside can be found on the right-hand side –
pull in to free car park. Please call 01202 698899 if you require help.
Pet Insurance
At Hillside Veterinary Centre we recommend Petplan insurance for the following reasons:
- With Petplan’s Covered for Life guarantee your veterinary fees cover is renewed each year no matter how much you claim.
- Petplan doesn’t place exclusions at renewal on their Covered for Life policy so on-going conditions such as eczema continue to be covered by the policy.
- Petplan won’t increase your premium or excess just because you make a claim.
- Petplan is a pet insurance specialist so they understand the animal market and work closely with vets, charities and breeders.
Follow here to find out more about the different types of pet insurance.
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