Wo we are

After working in mixed practices in the Midlands and Cumbria, Tony moved to Head and Head in 1978. He is now spending more time in the small animal side of the practice, in part due to the fact that years of wrestling with large animals have taken its toll on his back! He particularly enjoys small animal consulting and soft tissue (especially abdominal) surgery. He also enjoys

rabbit medicine and surgery.Tony undertakes most of the canine and feline export work, for clients wishing to take their pets abroad, either to live or for holidays. His partnership duties include organising the Veterinary rotas and TB tests. Outside of work, his interests include DIY, travel, painting and photography.

Paul Riley grew up in Derbyshire and qualified from Edinburgh University in 1983. After working in mixed practices in Wales, Derbyshire, Cambridgeshire and Dubai (where work included exotics and camels), he moved to Helston in 1993. Paul particularly enjoys ophthalmic cases, surgery (especially orthopaedics, plastic and abdominal) and treating exotics - including reptiles and the seals at the National Seal Sanctuary at Gweek. Paul spends much of his time with small animals and exotics nowadays, but still enjoys large animal work - especially calvings and lambings. His partnership duties include being responsible for the Information Technology side of the practice and organising the Practice Pharmacy.Being A3 qualified, he is also Practice Principal of the Nurse Training Centre. Paul enjoys running (when not injured!), kayaking, piano playing, gardening and computers. As a member of BDMLR, he has attended several successful whale and dolphin reflotations.

Johnny Alston grew up on a farm in Wiltshire and qualified from Liverpool University in 1981. After initially working for the PDSA, he then worked in several mixed practices in Yorkshire and Wiltshire, before coming to Cornwall in 1992. Although now spending much of his time doing farm and equine work, he still enjoys small animal consulting and surgery (especially orthopaedics). On the farm side, he is particularly interested in routine fertility work and mastitis control. Johnny is at present organising the practice's involvement with the Healthy Livestock Initiative and recently with the help of Simon Mitchell organised a very successful and well attended evening farmers meeting on BVD control.