Northlands Veterinary Group

Northlands Veterinary Group has been providing veterinary care since the 1960s and operates as a group with a hospital and branch clinics. The practice states that it offers a 24-hour emergency service entirely in-house, and it is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. Recent feedback points to well-organised routine care, clear communication, and supportive handling of more stressful situations such as surgery and end-of-life care.

Services

• •Routine and preventative care, including annual vaccinations and appointment reminders.
• •24-hour emergency service, described by the practice as fully in-house.
• •Surgery and follow-up care, with reviews mentioning operations, post-op checks, aftercare, and sedation for diagnostic testing.
• •Support for nervous or reactive pets, including careful handling and planning ahead to make visits less stressful.
• •Rabbit care, including diagnosis and end-of-life support across branches.
• •Euthanasia and end-of-life care, with one owner describing a compassionate appointment where time was given and a bonded companion animal was allowed to spend time beforehand.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Reviews also include comments describing the practice as reasonably priced.

People

• •Jo Godfrey, senior veterinary nurse, is thanked by name for looking after a dog during an operation and helping with the overall plan and aftercare.
• •Reviewers also speak positively about the wider team of vets across branches, describing them as calm, knowledgeable, and clear in explaining options.
• •Reception staff are mentioned several times as friendly, polite, and reassuring.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.5/5 from 22 reviews. Recent written feedback is strongly positive overall.

• •Owners frequently mention kind, confident handling of anxious pets, including one dog that needed sedation for a lump needle test and another that was carefully managed through a stressful castration visit.
• •Routine care appears well organised, with reviews praising the practice for staying on top of appointments and annual vaccinations.
• •Surgery and aftercare are recurring positives, with owners describing supportive follow-up, reassuring staff, and pets being made to feel comfortable.
• •Compassionate end-of-life care stands out in rabbit reviews, particularly around giving owners time, explaining procedures clearly, and treating both pets and owners with sensitivity.