Privacy Policy and GDPR:

The personal data I collect about you will include data relating to your name, address and contact details,   I will also collect date on your animals, including their health well-being.

This data will be securely held in a locked cabinet, or on a password protected computer and kept for 7 years. 

Personal details will only be used by myself for the purposes of record keeping and communication with you.  

Other information will be used as a record of your animals ongoing performance,  health and well-being.

You have the right to request access to this information and have the right to ask it to be erased.  

Should you have a complaint, you have the right to request contact details of the supervising authority / Association in order to lodge this.  

Information will only be shared with your prior consent.

 

Veterinary Surgeons Act

It is illegal for any person to treat an animal unless they are a veterinary surgeon or a “paraprofessional” covered by the Veterinary Surgeons (Exemptions) Order 2015.  Wendy Vaughan is classed as a paraprofessional by the Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order 1962.

The latest guidance  from the RCVS stresses that musculoskeletal paraprofessionals are part of the vet-led team, and that any animal, including healthy ones, should be registered with a veterinary surgeon.  Maintenance treatment may take place without specific veterinary referral, however, all animals should be referred to a vet at the first sign of any concerns that may suggest underlying health issues.

Wendy will therefore ask for confirmation that you are registered with a vet and will ask you to notify your vet that you have booked an appointment.  If you are seeking treatment for anything other than maintenance, e.g. for a specific issue or concern, Wendy will require a referral from your vet.  Wendy reserves the right to refer any case back to your vet if there are concerns about underlying health issues.

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Chiropractors Act 1994

Wendy Vaughan is a graduate of The Oxford College of Equine Physical Therapy and practices McTimoney-Corley Animal Manipulation, sometimes referred to as "spinal therapy". or "animal/equine chiropractic" 

Whilst Wendy practices some therapies with people, she is not a human Chiropractor and is not registered with the General Chiropractic Council (GCC).  Only members of the GCC can call themselves Chiropractors.  Animal practitioners are not able to join/be governed by the GCC as it is only concerned with human chiropractic treatment.

The use of the terms McTimoney-Corley, Spinal Therapy, Manipulation, or Animal/Equine Chiropractic to describe the animal treatment offered DOES NOT imply that Wendy Vaughan is a Chiropractor and Wendy does not offer any form of manipulative therapy to people.

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General

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided in this site is accurate. It is not the intention of to misinform or mislead anyone.

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Insurance

Appropriate insurance is carried for all therapies offered:  ZUR-RAMP/20/04/1 and ZURU/2021/04/1005 R812313