I am writing in response to the debate about the recruitment and retention crisis in the veterinary profession. I have recently completed a research project into the patient-safety culture in British small animal practice. The project demonstrated the significant gulf in standards between veterinary and human medicine. I believe that this disparity explains at least some of the reported disillusionment in the workforce. > In several areas, but principally our attitude towards human error, the profession lags far behind other safety-critical industries My research suggested that in …