I think there are a number of factors which can influence a Vets decision to stay with a practice or find pastures new.

I believe the general ethos out there is similar to that in the general nursing profession in that young professionals want to gain many different experiences in many different practices.

A lot of young vets aspire to become partners / owners in the longer term and wish to learn different successful and unsuccessful initiatives are run in different practices to attract different clients and generally operationally. They also look for future opportunity in this vain the likelihood of a future takeover and whether the practice they are working in, is one in which they would want to own.

Sometimes retention can be enhanced by getting them more involved in the Practice Management.

Thanks for dropping by, of course you are right. The better the working conditions the more people will want to stay. Of course there still has to be a balance between a high standard of care for the animals being treated by the practice and the lifestyle which the professional staff aspire to.

Regards,

Scott

I have just come across your blog.

There are many valid points above, but if you can make your place the place where all vets want to work, then it may help delay people wanting to leave as other Vet friends will say they will take their job if they leave. This will make someone less likely to leave. This can helped by creating a well liked and known brand for your vet centre, and having a great place for staff to work.