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The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) represents the UK animal medicines industry: its aim is to promote the benefits of safe, effective, quality medicines for the health and welfare of all animals.

First NCAH prizes awarded at NOAH Annual Dinner
The highest scoring candidates that gained the NOAH Certificate of Animal Health (NCAH) during 2011 received prizes at the NOAH annual dinner in London last night.

It is the first time these prizes have been given out since the qualification was taken over and revised by NOAH in 2011.

First prize of £100 went to overall winner Jonathan Bell, Territory Manager for Scotland and the North of England for Alstoe Animal Health.
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L to R Bob Parmenter (Dechra and NOAH past chairman); Jonathan Bell (Alstoe); Phil Sketchley (NOAH)

Find out more about the NCAH qualification here

New NOAH chairman for 2012/13
David Hallas has been elected as the Chairman of NOAH (National Office of Animal Health) for 2012, following this year’s NOAH AGM in London on the 19th April. David Hallas is the General Manager Animal Health UK for MSD Animal Health.
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NOAH writer / broadcaster of the year announced!
The National Office of Animal Health has announced the names of the winner and runner-up for the Guild of Agricultural Journalists NOAH Writer/Broadcaster of the Year 2011 award.

First prize in the NOAH-sponsored award went to freelance journalist Olivia Cooper, whose article on TB prevention in Farmers Weekly was accompanied by a video on Farmers Weekly Interactive website.

Runner-up was Joanne Pugh, former Livestock Editor on the Farmers Guardian and now Assistant Director of the National Beef Association, for her article on improving calf management.

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NOAH compendium website passes 150 million visits!
More people than ever are finding the online NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets valuable as the site passes its 150 million visitor mark!

Follow the link to www.noahcompendium.co.uk to find out how the site can help keep you up-to-date on the animal medicines you prescribe, supply or use.

Download NOAH's 2011/12 review!




National Pet Month celebrates from 7 April - 7 May 'You and your pets: a winning team'

National Pet Month is encouraging people to team up with their pets to get happy and healthy.

During the month, thousands of people are celebrating happy times with their pets at hundreds of events up and down the country. While many of these events will raise funds for local animal charities, National Pet Month is not just about fund raising. It is also all about raising awareness of how pets make people’s lives happier and healthier, and how we can repay the pets we love by looking after them responsibly.

Details of how to join in and become a supporter are on the National Pet Month website or follow @NatPetMonthUK on Twitter.

Winners at last year's Wet Nose Day event at Mount Stewart
National Pet Month is a charity registered number 1114880. NOAH is a trustee, along with PFMA and Pet Care Trust.


The Pet Health Information website features a wealth of animal health information and advice to help owners and potential owners to make informed decisions about their pets’ healthcare. With a wide range of topics including information on buying a pet, health guides, travelling abroad with your pet and first aid, the site features information on a range of species from dogs through to fish

 Antibiotics for Animals
Animals, just like humans, can suffer from disease. Healthy animals mean healthy food. NOAH believes it would be a rejection of our responsibility towards the production of healthy food to deny animals access to medicines which keep them healthy. Animals need antibiotics too.
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Jobs and Vacancies in the Animal Health Industry
From time to time, this website publishes details of jobs and vacancies in the animal medicines industry.
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NOAH Dinner raffle fundraiser for Medical Detection Dogs - NOAH's 2012 charity


Chief executive Phil Sketchley presents the cheque to Clare Guest, Medical Detection Dogs


NOAH guests at the Dinner

Guests at the NOAH annual dinner in London in April 2012 raised over £3900 for the charity Medical Detection Dogs, winning prizes donated by NOAH member companies - and then the guest speaker, Sean Sparling very kindly upped the total further by donating his speaking fee!

Medical Detection Dogs are the association's charity for 2012, with £1 from every copy of the 2013 NOAH compendium sold also being donated.

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New look data sheet compendium published
The 2012 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines has been published and a free copy sent to each veterinary practice in the UK.

This edition has a new look – the cover has changed and it bears a new design, developed for NOAH’s 25th anniversary which took place in 2011.

In these digital times, the book remains a welcome and essential information source for busy vets in practice. It is of course fully supported by the online edition at www.noahcompendium.co.uk.
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Animals are good for us: be good to them. European Pet Night says 'We Care'
With 70 million households owning a pet in the European Union, animals are part of our daily life. European Pet Night, held on 29 February, helped remind people of the importance of pets to our families, our health and, sometimes, our life.


NOAH chief executive Phil Sketchley welcomes guests


Demonstration by Medical Detection Dog
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New NOAH leaflet - Why healthy animals help ensure a healthy world

NOAH has produced a new leaflet explaining how maintaining the ability to care for animals will ensure better health for their human caretakers (with thanks to IFAH, the global federation for animal health)
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Cats and dogs escape financial cutbacks
While it’s impossible to go through a day without hearing about new austerity measures, pet owners who believe in preventative healthcare, it seems, are bucking the trend, with significantly more (84%) visiting the vet at least once a year in 2010 compared to 2007 (78%). What’s more, 44% have increased their spend on their pets in the last year with only a very small number (5%) decreasing it. There has also been a significant increase in the number of dogs insured by this group since 2007, which now stands at 55% compared to 41% in 2007.

These findings are part of a recent Noesis survey (January 2011) commissioned by the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) of 1,000 pet owners, which was originally run in 2007. The research covered both ‘preventer’ and ‘non-preventer’* pet owners and sought to understand: awareness of preventative medicine in cats and dogs; how the decision is made as to what areas of preventative medicine are important and which to adopt; what types of preventative medicine are carried out and the reasons and frequency of this behaviour as well as the sources of information.
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Click here for the full pet owner survey report

NOAH launches syllabus for animal health sales staff exam
The National Office of Animal Health has launched a new syllabus for its examination aimed at sales staff in the animal health industry.
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Animalcare found in breach of NOAH Code on Promotion
On the 16th of September 2011 Animalcare were found to be in breach of Clause 18.2 for offering and supplying infusion pumps/equipment in exchange for veterinary practices entering into written contracts for the purchase of a range of their products including their POM-V Benazecare®.

On the 18th of October 2011 Animalcare were reprimanded by the Board of NOAH for their conduct as they had failed to comply with the requirements of the Rules of Procedures for the Code of Practice and this Press Release was issued.
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