Warnham
Tel: 01306 628086
Warnham was the first branch to open in the Westpoint Veterinary Group. It was started in July 2000, by Rob Drysdale, who identified a gap in the farm vet services for the Southeast England. Having rapidly grown since the one man practice, it is now the head office for the Westpoint Veterinary group employing veterinary surgeons and admin support staff.
OFFICE OPENING HOURS AND CONTACT DETAILS
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Address Westpoint Veterinary Group Dawes Farm Bognor Road Warnham West Sussex Tel: 01306 628086 Fax: 01306 628080 Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm Outside office hours, the on-call vet will receive all emergency phone calls to provide 24hr emergency care. |
Please click picture for further information on our services Medicine Dispensary opening hours Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm |
Our Vets
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Robert Drysdale BVM&S MRCVS Mobile Tel 07712 885454 Director of Westpoint Veterinary Group Rob qualified from the Royal "Dick" School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh and spent a number of years in mixed and farm animal practice in the North of England, developing both expertice in farm practice and business knowledge of livestock farming. In 2000 Rob started Westpoint Veterinary Services, the first dedicated farm animal practice in the Southeast of England. Rob is well known for his wide range of publications and public speaking engagements. As well as his monthly column in Southeast Farmer, he regularly publishes in Farmers Weekly, Veterinary Times and UK Vet among other publications. Rob is a regular speaker at BCVA conferences, MDC meetings and a multitude of other events aimed at both farming groups and pharmaceutical companies. His specialist interests include heifer management in dairy farming, game bird health and livestock business reviews for all types of livestock farming. |
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Matt Dobbs BMV&S CertCHP MRCVS Mobile 07712 576609 Director of Westpoint Veterinary Group Matt qualified from the Royal "Dick" School of Veterinary Studies in 1997. Initially he spent time in farm practice in Somerset and Dorset. In 1999, he moved to the University of Sydney, where he took the post of visiting registrar; He helped develop a dairy practice servicing 20000 dairy cows in the Nepean Basin, west of Sydney. On returning to the UK Matt was made a lecturer in Dairy Practice as well as the Head of Large Animal Practice at the Royal Veterinary College. London. In 2001, he was awarded the Trehane Trust Nuffield Farming Scholarship, to look at the modern role of the livestock vet. He gained the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificate in Cattle Health and Production in 2003. He joined the Westpoint Veterinary Group in January 2004 and is Chairman of the board of directors of Westpoint Veterinary Group and Managing Director of farmacy.co.uk. In 2010 he was awarded the Bullock award for Innovation in Agriculture. Matt contributes regularly to the press with publications on the future of farm animal practice, animal health costs of farms and all aspects of livestock health management. He has published in the Veterinary Record, Vet Times, UK Vet and several other publications in the field. He has spoken at numerous conferences in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia, He is a council member of Lantra. |
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Tom Eley BSc BVetMed MRCVS Tom qualified from the RVC in 2008. He joined the practice in August 2009 after a one year internship in farm animal medicine working at the Royal Veterinary College, with some time spent working in Westpoint branches at Northpoint and Midhurst. Tom is interested in all aspects of farm animal practice. |
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Jenny Torrance BSc BVetMed MRCVS Jenny qualified from the RVC in 2009. She joined the Warnham practice in October 2009 during a one year internship in farm animal medicine. Jenny has also spent some time working in Westpoint branches in Sevenoaks and Cornwall. Jenny enjoys all aspects of farm practice.
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Paul Daly BSc PhD BVMS MRCVS Paul has spent time working at our practices in Penrith and Midhurst, and is now a resident vet at Warnham, he is interested in all aspects of farm animal practice. |
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Timothy Potter MRCVS Tim has joined the Warnham practice full-time: he has previously worked for us on a part-time basis. Tim graduated in 2003, and worked in a farm practice in Somerset for a number of years before working for the Royal Veterinary College. He is currently finishing off a PhD at the Royal Veterinary College, completing an important DEFRA-funded research programme in calf pneumonia developments
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