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Bridge Referrals
Bridge Referrals is the North East’s newest veterinary referral centre for small animals. Our modern, high tech and innovative facility will be accepting all referral cases.
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Small Animal Veterinary Referrals
We are an exciting new independent multidisciplinary small animal veterinary referral hospital based in South Tyneside. Bridge Referrals offers advanced veterinary services from experienced referral clinicians to primary care veterinary practices in the North of England and Southern Scotland. We offer a holistic, collaborative approach in treating your pets, giving them the best possible outcomes. Our multidisciplinary team can offer referrals in orthopaedics and soft tissue surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine and oncology.
Bridge Referrals is owned by families local to the area. We are proud of the North East’s picturesque countryside and wildlife, we have put sustainability at the heart of how we created and run Bridge Referrals to minimise our impact on our local environment.
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Be part of our dynamic new veterinary referral hospital in the North East.
Learn and thrive in a friendly, team orientated environment. Email us to find out more…
Key Services
Cardiology
Diagnostic imaging
Internal medicine
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedics
Physiotherapy
Soft tissue surgery
Mission statement
“Providing excellent service and exceptional standards of care for our patients, clients and
community by bridging the gap between first opinion practices and referral centres. We forge
relationships with our referring vets making referring a patient a friendly and seamless process”
Blog
Cruz’s Journey: From Elbow Fracture to Recovery
The handsome Cruz Cruz presented to our orthopaedic department after becoming acutely non–weight-bearing lame on his right forelimb. A CT scan of the forelimb confirmed a lateral condylar fracture, along with a non-displaced medial condylar fissure (a break on the outer part of the elbow joint—and a small crack on the inner side). Image on the left shows the fissure line through the medial epicondyle (red arrows) and the extensive epicondylar remodelling (blue arrows). Image on the right is a 3D CT reconstruction of the lateral condylar fracture. Surgical repair involved making an incision over the outer aspect of…
The Power of Multidisciplinary Care at Bridge Referrals
At Bridge Referrals, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. By bringing together experts from different disciplines, we’re able to offer truly comprehensive care — especially in complex cases that require more than one area of expertise. In this blog, we’re sharing the journey of Jasper, a much-loved patient who recently benefited from our unique multidisciplinary approach. With the combined knowledge and skill of our ophthalmology, oncology, and soft tissue surgery teams, Jasper received a tailored treatment plan that not only targeted a serious condition but also gave him the best chance of keeping his eye — and…
Janette Bailey Woods joins the Bridge Referrals Team as Lead Anaesthesia Nurse
Janette recently joined the Bridge Referrals team as our lead anaesthesia nurse. She brings with her a wealth of experience and will be working to ensure that our patients receive the most up-to-date care during their anaesthesia, as well as providing advanced pain relief techniques. Janette Bailey Woods RVN, NCert (Anaesthesia & ECC), VTS (Anaesthesia & Analgesia) Janette qualified as a RVN (Registered Veterinary Nurse) in 2001 and initially worked in mixed animal practice in Cumbria for 15 years. Between 2013 and 2025 she worked in two large referral hospitals, during which time she gained a certificate in Emergency &…
