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Employee Assistance Programme provider for the veterinary community

  • Reduce burnout with 24/7 emotional and clinical support
  • Improve retention by protecting wellbeing in demanding roles
  • Build resilience with tailored counselling and wellbeing resources
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EAP for Vets

Health and wellbeing support designed for veterinary practices

The veterinary profession is unique and the pressure is relentless. Long hours, emotionally charged consultations, euthanasia procedures, demanding clients, and resource shortages all contribute to escalating mental health risks. Over time, this constant caring can wear people down. Read our guide to compassion fatigue in vet teams to learn the signs and how to help.

Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is specifically designed to reduce burnout, protect retention, and safeguard wellbeing in UK vet practices.

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Reduce veterinary personnel turnover with targeted emotional support

The demands on veterinary teams are unlike any other healthcare adjacent profession.

Shocking findings include:

  • 49% of vets say stress levels are one of the main issues facing the profession

  • 39% of veterinary nurses and 34% of vets have experienced harassment or bullying from clients in the past year

  • Vets planning to leave the profession most often cite poor work-life balance (56%) and chronic stress (54%)

Source: RCVS Surveys of the Professions 2024

With fewer vets planning to stay in the profession for the long term, supporting the wellbeing of clinicians, nurses and support staff has never been more important. Our award-winning EAP gives your team confidential support with the psychological pressure, compassion fatigue and difficult decisions that come with veterinary work.

Read our guide to mental health in the veterinary profession.

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  • 75%

    of vets intend to stay in the profession for five years or more, down from 79% in 2019

  • 47%

    of vets considering leaving say they don’t feel valued or rewarded

  • 24/7

    confidential support for your whole practice team

Our veterinary sector EAP can support your staff with:

Support guides and resources

Workplace stress and burnout

Critical Incident Stress Management

See how you can protect your employees’ mental health

Book a free demo today, and see for yourself how we provide award-winning support 24/7.

  • 20 minutes on average
  • Possibility to ask questions
  • A no-obligation, confidential conversation
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Frequently asked questions

Veterinary teams face pressures that few other professions share, including long hours, on-call work, euthanasia, difficult clients and staff shortages. An EAP gives vets, veterinary nurses and support staff confidential, 24/7 access to professional support, helping practices reduce burnout, support staff through difficult cases and protect retention.
An EAP offers early, confidential support before stress turns into burnout or time off. Staff can access 24/7 counselling, emotional support and legal and financial information, while managers can get guidance on supporting team members. Occupational Health assessments can also help with stress-related absence and return to work.
Key risks include heavy workloads, long and on-call hours, poor work-life balance, compassion fatigue, the emotional impact of euthanasia, and harassment or bullying from clients. Vets and veterinary nurses also face a higher risk of poor mental health than many other professions, so early, confidential support and a culture where people feel able to speak up are important.
Our veterinary EAP includes 24/7 confidential counselling, legal and financial information, critical incident support, a management support line and a library of wellbeing articles, podcasts, exercise routines and guided meditations. Occupational Health assessments are available, and Wisdom Super Care adds a Virtual GP and a menopause support line.
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  • Veterinary Wellbeing SupportMental health and emotional support tailored to vets, nurses and practice teams.
  • Compassion FatigueEmotional exhaustion caused by repeated exposure to distressing cases.
  • Veterinary BurnoutChronic stress linked to long hours, high caseloads and emotional strain.
  • Critical Incident SupportImmediate help following traumatic or high‑impact events in practice settings.
  • Practice Manager GuidanceSupport for leaders handling wellbeing risks, conflict or performance concerns.
  • 24/7 Counselling AccessRound‑the‑clock emotional and psychological support for veterinary teams.