VOAS is a purpose built advanced surgical centre equipped to the highest standards. Our total investment in this site is in excess of 1.5 million.

Our orthopaedic suite is cutting edge. The theatre is designed to comply with the highest standards for infection control. We are the only veterinary practice in the uk where all services are supplied by pendants from the ceiling. We have no wall sockets, light switches, wall gas outlets, cupboards or sinks. All advanced equipment including the anaesthetic machine is ceiling mounted. This is in line with best practice in hospital design. Ventilation is filtered and positive pressure. The equipment was supplied and installed by Bender UK, a company that has installed operating theatres in over 500 major NHS hospitals in the UK. We are their first veterinary customer. Radiology leads off theatre and has the latest digital X-ray machine with DR processing.

Our second theatre is for advanced soft tissue, ophthalmic and laparoscopic surgery, equipped with a Storz HD laparoscopy tower and an operating microscope.

We have two kennel wards, each with a maximum capacity of four ‘beds’. We believe, in line with our fear free policies, that large wards are not ideal . These can be stressful to occupants as they are often very noisy. For cats we have an ISFM gold standard ward where all kennels are individually heated with adjustable ambient lighting. We want to make all our patients stay as comfortable as possible.

We also have the first dual energy CBCT scanner in the UK. This is cutting edge technology, and produces unrivalled high resolution 3D CT scans (0.09mm vs 2mm in the veterinary standard scanner)