
Trusted Referral Services at Animal Trust Vets
We offer a wide range of referral services from many of our sites, with most referrals directed to our fully equipped hospitals in Barnsley, Bolton, Ellesmere Port, and Shrewsbury. Our sites are well-equipped to deal with a wide range of referral work, from advanced diagnostic imaging to orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery, and are open all year round, 365 days a year, to ensure continuity of care.
For the most complex cases, referrals are managed by our highly skilled Advanced Practitioners and residency-trained vets, ensuring your patients receive the highest level of expertise.
All our referral services are competitively priced and remain the same, day or night. For additional peace of mind, we offer our unique Help with Complications Promise - should an unforeseen complication arise following surgery, we provide further treatment or surgery for a fixed cost of £125.


Meet Our Referrals Team
Our Animal Trust teams are what make our practices and hospitals special. They are dedicated to our mission to provide access to affordable, compassionate, and quality care. Putting pets before profit.
While our consultants are experienced, they’re not specialists. To refer a patient, just fill out the form below. Our referral team will reach out to the client within seven days to schedule an appointment. For urgent cases, contact your nearest Animal Trust surgery in emergencies.
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Our experts
Dr James Portsmouth
BVSc BSAVA PGCertSAS PGCertVBM MRCVSJames graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2013 and worked for 4 years in mixed practice in North Wales and Shropshire, before joining...
Dr Dylan Payne
MBVMedSci BMVBVSDylan is an RCVS and EBVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. Dylan graduated from the University of Nottingham with honours in 2013,...
Dr Amber Mahon
BVSc CertAVP(SAM) MRCVSAmber graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016 and initially stayed in Liverpool, working in both general practice and for an emergency...