Introducing Our Practice Team 

Elly Pittaway Veterinary Surgeon and Director   Elly Pittaway is company director of Broad Lane Vets. Elly qualified from Liverpool University in 2000 with a credit in small animal studies. She enjoys day to day practice management, and relaxes with her rescued Labrador, Max, and cat, Freddie. Her partner, Jerome, helps out in the practice wherever possible. Roger Hands Veterinary Surgeon   Roger qualified in 1983 from Liverpool University. In 1985 he joined Broad Lane Vets, which was founded by his father, Roy, in 1969. Roger was practice owner for many years, but now works part-time. He is now concentrating on walking his dog and digging the garden. Richard Webb Veterinary Surgeon   Richard qualified from Bristol University in 1966, where he stayed on as a house surgeon before going into general practice. He has many years experience as a Veterinary Surgeon. Richard is a qualified Veterinary Acupuncturist and runs regular clinics at the Broad Lane Surgery. Alison McInnes Veterinary Surgeon   Alison qualified from Liverpool University in 1989, then moved to Bristol University as a houseman. She has worked with greyhounds for many years and she has a particular love of surgery. Alison enjoys spending her spare time with her young daughter. Kerry Williams Veterinary Surgeon   Kerry qualified from Cambridge University in 1999. She spent 15 months working in mixed practice in Lincoln before moving to Coventry to concentrate on small animals. She particularly enjoys surgery and training student nurses having qualified as an NVQ assessor in Veterinary Nursing. She has 2 cats, Ben and Percy. Ruth O'Connor Veterinary Surgeon   Ruth qualified from Dublin in 2005. She started in mixed practice in Ireland before spending a year travelling around Asia, Australia and New Zealand. She is now enjoying focusing on a small animal practice. Lisa Madden Practice Manager   Lisa qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 1986. She is an NVQ assessor in Veterinary Nursing and combines this role with practice management. Her spare time is spent enjoying her young family. Sarah Kelly Head Nurse   Sarah qualified as a Listed Veterinary Nurse in 1993 and is an NVQ assessor in Veterinary Nursing. She has a particular interest in weight clinics and keeping your pets slim and trim! Out of work she is kept busy with her young family. Karina Land Deputy Head Nurse   Karina qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2002 after joining the practice from school. She has a particular interest in dentistry. Sarah Richards Veterinary Nurse   Sarah joined the practice in 2000 as a Listed Veterinary Nurse having passed her RCVS exams in 1998. She has a particular interest in radiography and has a handsome cat called "yorick". Sarah has a menagerie of breeding African Land Snails. Nicola Hicks Registered Veterinary Nurse   Nicola joined the practice from school and qualified as an Animal Nursing Assistant in 2004. She continued her training and in 2007 became a Registered Veterinary Nurse. Carys Peet Student Veterinary Nurse   Carys joined our team as a student ANA in 2007. Having recently qualified as an Animal Nursing Assistant she has now begun her training as a Registered Veterinary Nurse. She has a menagerie of pets including rabbits, cats, mice and a cockatiel to keep her busy. Sophie Phipps Student Animal Nursing Assistant   Sophie joined the team in February 2009 to begin her training as an Animal Nursing Assistant. Prior to joining our team Sophie worked as a professional dog groomer, although her family at home are all of the feline kind. Christine Lowe Senior Receptionist   Christine joined us in 2001 after nursing in the NHS. She is the senior member of our reception team working mainly at our Broad Lane Surgery. She has recently gained her NVQ level 2 in customer care and is now working towards her level 3. Diane O'Toole Receptionist   Diane works at all 3 of our surgeries. She has previously worked in the hotel sector and brings to the practice customer service experience. Diane's pets and family keep her busy outside work. Manda Donnelly Receptionist   Manda came to us in 2007 when we expanded our team. You will meet her at all 3 of our surgeries. She has recently gained her NVQ level 2 in customer care and is now working towards her level 3. In her time off enjoys taking Shady, her lovable Staffordshire bull terrier, on long walks. Andrea Wolstencroft Receptionist   Andrea joined our team in June 2008. She works part-time at all 3 of our surgeries. Andrea also has her own dog grooming service