Watkins & Tasker Veterinary Group

Watkins and Tasker Veterinary Group: Working closely with you to enhance your pet's quality of life. With Practices in Portishead, Yatton and Nailsea, we are the vets in North Somerset who are trusted by over 5,500 pet owners to look after their pets.

Our fully equipped sites, extended opening hours and our team being on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year means your pet will have the highest level of care whether for routine preventative healthcare or emergency treatment.If your pet has a complex illness, we can call on our own X-ray, ultrasound and laboratory facilities (among others) to rapidly come to a diagnosis and return them to full health as quickly as possible.

I qualified from Bristol University Vet School (way back) in 1993, and there followed a varied career working with different animal species, from cats and dogs to cows, sheep and horses, in England and Scotland, before settling back in the South West in 2000. I am a true general practitioner who loves the job with a passion, and the variety of work we get to do.

I joined Watkins and Tasker Vets in 2005 after completing my Veterinary Nursing Degree. I have managed the Portishead branch as Head Nurse for 10 years and am now our Group Head of Nursing. My role alongside nursing duties is to support the nursing teams and ensure we always provide the highest level of care to your pets.

I am the Operations Director for the whole Practice. I qualified as an Event Manager from Portsmouth University in 2005 with First Class Honours and after a variety of other jobs worked for the British Small Animal Veterinary Association organising the exhibition at the annual BSAVA Congress which many of the team have attended over the years.

We always try to offer great value for money but sometimes we can run some really special offers. A free health check 6 months later. This appointment is general health check. Pets on long term medication must be examined at least twice a year. This free check can be used as the repeat prescription check normally costing 32.50.