Lumbry Park referrals recruits new Hospital Director

One of the largest and most advanced veterinary specialist referral centres in the UK, Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, has recruited RVN Anna Jones as its new Hospital Director.

Fostering a love of animals since childhood, Anna has been a qualified veterinary nurse for 15 years and holds a post-graduate certificate in Veterinary Business Management from the University of Liverpool. She is also a Suitability Qualified Person - Companion Animals, a clinical coach and was a presenter at BVA 2024 within its showcase stream.

As Lumbry Park’s Hospital Director, Anna plans to continue to grow and develop the hospital to be the referral centre of choice in the South East, and to maintain its happy team of the highest skilled clinicians from across the world.

Starting out at the age of 16 as an animal nursing assistant in a first opinion clinic, Anna became Head Nurse for its four clinics in Middlesex and Surrey. She then managed four clinics in London, then went on to become managing director of a group of Hampshire practices. Anna briefly moved to pharmaceutical wholesaler as veterinary business manager, but found she missed being in practice.  

Anna’s most memorable career highlight to date saw her project manage the redevelopment of a two consult room veterinary clinic into a purpose build 3,400 square foot practice – with five consult rooms, two operating theatres, a dental suite, CT scanner, and separate cat and dog isolation wards. She welcomed the mayor to the open day. 

On joining Lumbry Park, Anna said:  

“I am thrilled to join Lumbry Park as Hospital Director. It is a world-renowne multidisciplinary practice, with an a tremendously talented team of specialists, along with industry-leading equipment and facilities.

“In my new role, I promise to continue to support the team in providing exceptional treatment and care for our pets and their owners. I also want to continue to foster strong open relations with our referring clinics, including developing first opinion vets and their teams through Lumbry Park CPD events.”

Lumbry Veterinary Referrals is one of the largest and most advanced veterinary specialist referral centres in the UK. With a 140-strong team, it offers a broad range of specialist veterinary referral services including anaesthesia and analgesia, cardiology, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, neurology and neurosurgery, ophthalmology, oncology, orthopaedics, physiotherapy, soft tissue surgery and has its own Critical and Emergency Care Centre.

For more information about Lumbry Park, which is part of the CVS Group, visit www.lumbrypark.co.uk.