Press Release

We’ve continued our rapid growth by adding two more specialists to our team, meaning we have now recruited seven diplomates in the last nine months.  Liz Leece, an RCVS and EBVS specialist in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia, has joined the team along with Massimo Mariscoli, an EBVS and RCVS specialist in veterinary neurology, who will…

An inspirational woman who sought help from Paragon 13 years after she made the heart-breaking decision to have her baby’s life support turned off has urged others with mental anguish to seek the support they need. Nicola Challice, a credit controller at Paragon, lost her baby, Ethan, in 2007, when he was just five days…

We are delighted to announce that we have recruited a top European diplomate to join our specialist-led team. Andrea Holmes, a specialist in small animal medicine, has joined the team at Paragon. The former England youth team basketball star is aiming high after returning from Australia to work in her native Yorkshire at the £5m,…

We’d like to welcome Louise McLean, our new diagnostic imager, to the team at Paragon. Louise is involved with all aspects of imaging including ultrasound, X-ray, CT and MRI scans and joins us as part of an expansion of the department. Previously, Louise worked in medicine referrals at our sister practice, Calder Vets, and is…

Paragon Veterinary Referrals has been given a glowing assessment from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) as it received official recognition as a fully-accredited small animal hospital and emergency services clinic. Paragon only opened in February 2018 but has already earned high praise from the RCVS after a recent visit by assessors from its Practice…

A double-board certified oncology specialist described as one of the most respected and renowned clinicians in his field has joined Paragon Veterinary Referrals after 26 years practicing in the USA. Zimbabwe-born Dr Rodney Ayl, a specialist in both medical and radiation oncology, has joined Paragon Veterinary Referrals, in Wakefield, part of the UK-wide Linnaeus Group.…

The owners of a lively Labrador puppy who needed life-saving surgery after swallowing a large stick have paid tribute to “the most impressive vet ever” who carried out the emergency operation. One-year-old Corona swallowed the object, which was the size of a large cigar, while out walking in the woods with her owners Pauline and…

A leading Yorkshire vet centre is calling on dog owners to sign their pets up as blood donors after carrying out life-saving surgery on a Collie which had a tumour the size of grapefruit on its liver. Paragon Veterinary Referrals, in Wakefield, is issuing the call after saving the life of 10-year-old Jess, who had…

When a young pup became ill, her owner had no hesitation as to where to turn for help – as she is lucky enough to work at Paragon Veterinary Referrals. Meredith the German Shepherd was approximately five months old when owner Debra Scuffham, referral hospital manager at Paragon, noticed she had been vomiting and had…

A £5 million referral centre in Yorkshire which has just celebrated its first anniversary has added a third specialist to its ranks. Turlough O’Neill, an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, joined Paragon Veterinary Referrals, in Wakefield, last week. He brings with him a wealth of experience…