Nurses

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Leah Morley, veterinary nurse & practice manager

Leah first started working with animals at the tender age of 12. After work experience at  her local vets looking after zoo animals and the local RSPCA, she started her veterinary nurse training in Melbourne in 1998. She became a fully qualified nurse in 2000. She decided to move to the UK in 2002 and has been at  Hyde Park since then. She also has a background in IT and fixes everything. And plays very competitive rugby.

Annie MacKinnon - Head Veterinary Nurse

Anne MacKinnon, head veterinary nurse

Annie first started working with animals in1999, and began her veterinary nursing career in Queensland, Australia in 2002. In addition to her clinical nursing, she has also spent time looking after neglected and abused animals and endangered wildlife at a Queensland animal shelter. She came to the UK in 2009 to help train veterinary students in clinical techniques at the Royal Veterinary College's Beaumont Animal Hospital in Camden. After taking time off to travel and help at an animal shelter in Pokhara in Nepal, she started at Hyde Park in early 2011.

Fiona Warn - Veterinary Nurse

Fiona Warn, veterinary nurse

Fiona is the most recent member to our nursing team. All the way from the Isle of Lewis, Fiona has nursed in Scotland, Newcastle and Australia. We're hoping to show her the London way of life.

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Melissa Rigby, nursing assistant

Mel is another recent arrival from...yes Australia. She has an honours degree in Animal and Veterinary Bioscience from the University of Sydney and has been working in veterinary clinics since 2006. She also brings wide experience of working with animals and in healthcare in other environments, from alpacas to research into stress in kangaroos, on farms, with wildlife, in zoos, in a pharmacy and at boarding kennels.


Tammy Wilkinson

Tammy Wilkinson, nursing and reception assistant

Tammy spent many years in customer care mainly in the restaurant industry before she finally saw the light and started working full time with animals in 2008. She works part time at Hyde Park whilst continuing to help care for many of the animals at the Mayhew Animal Home in Kensal Green