Richard and Helen Bragg, both veterinary surgeons, aim to provide something that is a little different. We aim to get to know you and your pet well and tailor our service to meet your unique individual requirements. We have chosen our nursing team with great care and are very excited to be able to provide a service that is not only highly experienced and competent, but kind caring and friendly; personal to you and your pets. We understand that you want the best you can manage for your pets, and will work with you to achieve that.
Virginia Board, RVN
I qualified in 2004 and have worked in private practice and for the PDSA for a decade each. I have always adored animals, having grown up on a farm, vet nursing was a natural career choice for me. In my spare time I enjoy keeping fit, surfing, yoga and the gym. I’m a big music […]
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Sue Eastham
Sue first started work with Richard & Helen at Portishead Vet Centre, West Hill, nearly 30 years ago! She then moved to Vale at Beach Road West with the practice. Sue now enjoys working part time at Community Vets on Wednesday afternoons, and also fills in gaps when other staff members are away. Sue has […]
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Richard Bragg, MRCVS
Richard has been surrounded by animals all his life. He graduated from Bristol Veterinary school in 1993 and began work in mixed practice before moving to Portishead to work with Dick and Rosie Best in 1994 where he very much enjoyed working as part of the West Hill team. He took over the practice from […]
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Helen Bragg, MRCVS
Helen also qualified from Bristol in 1993 and began her career at Golden Valley Veterinary Hospital in Nailsea in mixed practice. She married Richard in 1994 and then stopped full time work to start their family in 1997; she has been fortunate to be able to continue doing part time work ever since in various […]
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Lisa Snow, RVN
Lisa has worked with us for most of the last 14 years! She has been a ‘consulting’ nurse at a busy Norfolk hospital for the last 3 years, but we managed to persuade her to return to the West Country! She particularly enjoys nurse clinics, puppy and kitten concerns and behavioural problems. She is a […]
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Helen Gregory, VN
Helen qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 1987 and worked in mixed practice in Devon before moving to Portishead Vet Centre on West Hill, where she first worked with Richard & Helen. She then took time out to raise her family but is now enjoying working part time to help out at Community Vets, working […]
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Virginia Board, RVN
I qualified in 2004 and have worked in private practice and for the PDSA for a decade each. I have always adored animals, having grown up on a farm, vet nursing was a natural career choice for me. In my spare time I enjoy keeping fit, surfing, yoga and the gym. I’m a big music […]
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Sue Eastham
Sue first started work with Richard & Helen at Portishead Vet Centre, West Hill, nearly 30 years ago! She then moved to Vale at Beach Road West with the practice. Sue now enjoys working part time at Community Vets on Wednesday afternoons, and also fills in gaps when other staff members are away. Sue has […]
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Richard Bragg, MRCVS
Richard has been surrounded by animals all his life. He graduated from Bristol Veterinary school in 1993 and began work in mixed practice before moving to Portishead to work with Dick and Rosie Best in 1994 where he very much enjoyed working as part of the West Hill team. He took over the practice from […]
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Helen Bragg, MRCVS
Helen also qualified from Bristol in 1993 and began her career at Golden Valley Veterinary Hospital in Nailsea in mixed practice. She married Richard in 1994 and then stopped full time work to start their family in 1997; she has been fortunate to be able to continue doing part time work ever since in various […]
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