TB Testing Time And Motion Study

Main Category: Veterinary
Article Date: 14 Jun 2009 - 1:00 PDT

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BVA and Animal Health have agreed to undertake a survey/time and motion study of the time taken for on-farm TB testing. This is being undertaken in order to provide an up-to-date assessment of how long each element of an on-farm test takes.

The survey is being carried out as part of the ongoing discussion and negotiation to review the current official veterinary fee structure and will cover two phases, the first between June and July and the second between November and December.

The survey has been designed to minimise impact on those completing it and much of the background information will be gathered from the TB52 form.

Veterinary surgeons in the front line in the detection of bovine tuberculosis must be paid a fee appropriate for the time taken to perform the task properly and according to the required standard operating procedures.

The question of rates of remuneration for TB testing has long been a matter of dissatisfaction to many of our members and we have been provided here with an opportunity to redress it. We can only take our case forward if we get the wholehearted support of practitioners in collecting for us the data and for that we ask.

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British Veterinary Association