Coming soon

Emergency Vet Team (EVT) is coming soon to the North East. EVT will deliver dedicated Out of Hours emergency care. Providing practices, clients and their pets with exceptional care when it matters most.
Register your interest today (click on the paw) and a member of our team will contact you with further information…

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Bridge Referrals

Bridge Referrals is one of the North East’s most modern veterinary referral centre for small animals. Our high tech and innovative facility accepts all referral cases.
Contact us for more information…

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Small Animal Veterinary Referrals

Bridge Referrals is an independent, family-owned multidisciplinary veterinary referral centre in South Tyneside. We provide advanced clinical services in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, oncology, and cardiology to primary care veterinary practices across the North of England and Southern Scotland.

Our experienced clinicians work collaboratively with referring vets to deliver the highest standards of care, combining specialist expertise to achieve the best outcomes for every patient. Sustainability is embedded in the way we operate, reflecting our commitment to responsible, forward-thinking veterinary practice.

Join Team Bridge!

Be part of our dynamic veterinary referral hospital in the North East.
Learn and thrive in a friendly, team orientated environment. Email us to find out more…

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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

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September 4, 2026

Behind the Scenes: The Role That Helps Keep Our Practice Running

Written by Stacey, Client Accounts & Claims Manager When we think about veterinary care, our minds naturally go to the clinical teams caring for patients - the vets, nurses and wider team working hands-on to help pets when they need us most. But alongside that care is a dedicated team working behind the scenes to keep everything running. In this blog, Stacey, our Client Accounts & Claims Manager, shares an insight into her role at Bridge Referrals, the challenges that come with managing client accounts, insurance claims and debt, and why the work she does is so important in helping…
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August 27, 2026

Meet Jo – Joining Our MRI Team This September

We're delighted to be welcoming Jo to the Bridge Referrals team this September as our Lead MRI Radiographer, where she will play a key role in establishing and developing our brand-new MRI service, as well as supporting the continued development of our advanced CT imaging capabilities.  Jo began her career in diagnostic imaging in 1989, working within NHS radiology departments across the North of England. Soon after qualifying, Jo spent two years working as a volunteer radiographer in a hospital in Namibia. On her return, Jo moved to a specialist neurology hospital in Liverpool, where she trained in CT and…
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August 21, 2026

Ludo’s Recovery Following Emergency Spinal Surgery

Ludo presented to Emma as an emergency around three months ago after suddenly becoming shaky and ataxic (wobbly) on his hind limbs. His condition deteriorated rapidly and, by the time he arrived at Bridge Referrals, he was unable to walk on his back legs and was dragging them behind him. Advanced imaging revealed a very large compressive disc extrusion at the L2-L3 level of his lumbar spine. The extrusion was extensive and spread across two disc spaces, causing significant compression of the spinal cord. To relieve this pressure, Emma performed a hemilaminectomy, a surgical procedure that involves creating a window…