The Barnham DVG surgery has become an important part of the local services to the community. We carry out routine consultations and minor surgical operations, and avoid the need for our clients having to travel to Bognor Regis for their pet's treatment in most cases. Our qualified nurses also have their clinics for dietary advice, weight watchers, puppy parties etc.

Where more extensive treatments or investigation is necessary then our Barnham patients are refered to the Bognor Hospital.

For the convenience of our clients, and to prevent unneccesary delay, we consult by appointment. Telephone or call in person at reception between 9.00 am and 6.00 pm for an appropriate time. Please try to telephone for an appointment rather than just arrive at the surgery as, except in an emergency situation, clients with appointments will be seen preferentially to clients without, and this could result in a delay. We will, however, always deal with genuine emergencies with a minimum of delay.

As only one of our Veterinary Surgeons can work at this surgery at a time, please state if you have a preference to see a particular Vet. Our receptionists will then advise you of when they will be available. Of course, we always keep full case notes, so that any of our vets can follow up on treatment for your pet if necessary. Alternatively, you may be able to see the Veterinary Surgeon of your choice at the Bognor Regis Hospital.

Emergency Appointments are available 24 hours a day at the Veterinary Hospital in Bognor Regis, every day of the year, by telephoning the above Hospital number. In most cases when reception is closed you will be diverted directly to the duty veterinary surgeon, but on occasion you may be connected to our answering service, and the duty vet will return your call as soon as possible.

Our duty vets will be only too pleased to give you advice, or arrange an out of hours consultation wherever this is necessary.

An additional charge is added to the routine consulting fees for out of hours consultations.

The advances in modern veterinary surgery have resulted in a dramatic fall in the number of house calls which we make.

The modern veterinary surgeon cannot hope to provide anything like the quality of service to his client and patient from his car boot that he or she can at a well equipped surgery. As we try to provide cost effective and efficient treatment for our clients' pets, we are continually aware that the cost of a house call added to a reduced quality of service is a poor second best to a consultation at the surgery.

Similarly, in an emergency situation, there can be significant delays if a vet and nurse visit, only to have to return to the surgery with the patient for treatment.

These considerations aside, we do make regular house calls, and will not normally refuse to do so once the client is aware of the disadvantages. The additional charges for a house call are quoted in addition to the charges which are made for the equivalent consultation at the surgery.

For a 'routine' house call reception at the Veterinary Hospital in Bognor Regis should be contacted before 10.00 am. After this time appointment commitments during the day are such that our veterinary surgeons will often have difficulty into fitting a call into their schedule for the day. Detailed instructions of how to find the location must be given to the receptionist, and a contact telephone number should be given in case of difficulty.

We regret that we cannot guarantee that an particular veterinary surgeon will be able to make a house call. House calls are made according to which individual veterinary surgeon is available at the time.