Blue Cross appoints Dr Paul Manktelow as Veterinary Services Director

Pet charity Blue Cross have announced Dr Paul Manktelow has joined the charity’s Executive Board as their new Veterinary Services Director. 

Dr Manktelow brings with him a wealth of experience across the veterinary, business and media industries.  He trained at Glasgow Vet School, graduating in 2002 subsequently achieving an MSc in Wild Animal Health from the Royal Veterinary College and an Executive MBA from London South Bank University. 

Dr Manktelow joins Blue Cross from PDSA as Principal of Vet Services, where he was responsible for operational delivery and strategic service planning across their hospital network in the south of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

“I am really excited to be joining Blue Cross in this symbolic year which sees the charity celebrating its 125th anniversary,” Dr Manktelow said.

“The profession is facing significant challenges and yet the demand for charitable veterinary care has never been greater. I am looking forward to supporting the clinical teams and working with them to develop innovative and sustainable ways in which we can meet societal demand for pets and people in need.  

Blue Cross is a unique welfare charity in that it helps pet owners across a number of areas  and I am excited to scope out opportunities to collaborate and add veterinary expertise to these vital services.” 

The charity’s clinical teams helped over 25,000 pets last year at Blue Cross animal hospitals and pet care clinics.

2022 is the 125th anniversary of Blue Cross, originally ‘Our Dumb Friends League’. The charity formed to help vulnerable pets and their owners and we continue this work today across our rehoming, clinical, animal behaviour, pet bereavement support and educational work. We are striving to be able to help even more pets in the future live healthy lives in happy homes. Blue Cross relies on the support and donations of pet lovers to continue our vital work, to find out more and make a donation visit www.bluecross.org.uk/125-years-of-blue-cross