BSAVA members can take advantage of preferential rates on services from a number of professional suppliers including:

• Anaesthetic monitoring
• Health insurance
• Discounted Insurance Premiums
• Health and safety consultancy
• Legal services
• Practice insurance
• Car hire
• Office stationery

As other companies offer their services they will appear here.

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Membership

Virgin Atlantic is offering BSAVA members the chance to enter their frequent flyer programme at the enhanced Silver Member level, then fast track your way to the exclusive benefits of Flying Club Gold membership, including giving you 100% more miles.

As a Silver Flying Club member you will receive:

• 50% more Flying Club miles whenever you fly with VA.
• Priority treatment at the airport with Premium Economy Check In, whatever your class of travel.
• Complimentary Regus businessworld gold membership giving you access to office facilities around the world, worth £199 a year.
• Two complimentary First Class upgrade vouchers for travel on each of the Gatwick Express and Heathrow Express trains.
• Opportunity to fast track to Gold status with just 2 Upper Class flights

To take advantage of the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club members should login to the website and open up the PDF file that will become available below. This file contains signup details to enable BSAVA members to become part of this exclusive scheme.

Anaesthetic Monitoring

The BSAVA Anaesthetic Monitoring Scheme is operated by Coltronics Systems in Bury St Edmunds. There is a discount for BSAVA members.

Further information is available at the Coltronics Systems website

Discounts on Health Insurance

Did you know that as a member of BSAVA you and your family can now receive discounts on cash plans and health insurance schemes from WPA?

WPA is winner of best UK insurer for Customer Care 2005 & 2009. With a heritage going back over 100 years they strive to help policyholders fund the very best healthcare and treatment services with the most competitive blend of premiums and benefits.

They provide health insurance and related products for individuals and families, which can be tailored to your needs and budget.

As a member of BSAVA you will receive a 10% ongoing discount. You can view further details on the schemes, receive quotes and buy online by visiting www.wpa.org.uk/bsava. Alternatively please contact WPA’s BSAVA helpline on 0800 783 3 783 to discuss in more detail.

WPA is authorised & regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) WPA reference number 202608.
WPA, Registered in England No 475557 at Rivergate House, Blackbrook Park, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2PE.

WPA is winner of best UK insurer for Customer Care 2005 & 2009

Further details can be found on the WPA website

Discounted Insurance Premiums

BSAVA members can benefit from extra discounts with the insurance provider Professional Practice Services (PPS).

You can contact an advisor and find out more at their website www.pps-vet.co.uk

Health and Safety Consultancy

Free helpline for all BSAVA members
BSAVA in collaboration with McCormack Benson Health & Safety Limited (MBHS) is now able to offer all BSAVA members a range of health and safety (H&S) service packages.

Automatic free service to all members
Basic support package (£250.00 includes a 50% discount)
Competent Person support (£900-£1,800; visits discounted by 10%)
Specific projects (charges depend upon nature of project)

Automatic free service to all members
BSAVA members will be given access to a free H&S helpline. The helpline is available between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday (except bank holidays). Members will receive advise based upon their questions and will not be sold services. MBHS will also supply a 6 monthly newsletter informing all members of current trends and new legislation.

Basic support package (£250.00)
MBHS will supply to all members of BSAVA a basic support service at a membership discount of 50% so that for £250 an MBHS advisor can arrange to visit the practice and provide an audit with specific relevance to H&S legislation covering the specific practice.

The purpose of this package is to assist a member in completing their own risk assessments and helping them in complying with current health and safety laws.

Service includes:

• Confidential - site audit/inspection of premises and practice
• Confidential report and where appropriate solutions or suggestions to assist with compliance
• Access to risk assessment templates with advice and completed samples to assist their appointed H&S responsible person
• E-learning modules – for the H&S responsible person. They can choose from 16 individual modules
• Competent Person support

A nominated H&S advisor will act as the member’s Competent Person. This service would include:

• Competent person (2–4) visits per year (Number of visits is dependent on size of practice and is charged at a discounted rate of 10% at £450 per visit)
• Renewal and review of Health & Safety policy, organisation & arrangements
• Completion of all required risk assessments of premises and tasks and provision of an annual action plan for the practice to follow
• Contractor approval
• E-learning x 8 modules. To allow more staff to undergo H&S training

Specific projects
The previous support levels are designed to cover the majority of issues that the H&S legislation expects director’s of companies to comply with. In an endeavour to keep the costs as at a reasonable rate we have not included certain services that on occasion members will need assistance with.

The following projects outline typical specific projects MBHS is asked to assist with. The list is not exhaustive. Discounted rate of 20%

Fire risk assessment

• Single storey building - £250
• 2 storey building - £350
• 4 storey building - £450

CDM projects (cost for each phase and inspection)

• Pre- tender H&S plan - £450
• Construction phase plan - £450
• Site inspections and audits - £250 (per inspection)
• Completion & issue of H&S file - £450
• Accident investigation - £450

Specific risk assessments at a discounted rate of 20% (cost per visit £250)

• Manual handling  
• Working at Height  
• Display screen equipment (VDU)
• Transport & driving

Each specific risk assessment will be carried out with your staff to assist with their further training in H&S.

Training (all based on ½ day, max 12 persons at your location to suit your shift programme) at a discounted rate of 20% (£360 per ½ day) 

• Fire marshal & evacuation
• Fire awareness & use of extinguisher
• Risk assessing the work place
• General Heath & Safety for supervisors and managers
• Manual handling
• VDU
• E-learning administration, plus £20 per module

All training completed by individuals whether by a trainer or online will be issued with a task specific certificate.  

Pricing
All prices quoted above will only change with the agreement of BSAVA. All prices are subject to the prevailing rate of VAT.

Key Contacts

MB-HS Health and Safety Common Sense
Unit 1 Hedley Avenue
West Thurrock
Grays
Essex RM20 4EL

Tel: 44 (0)1375 398998
Fax: 44 (0)1375 398959
Website: www.mb-hs.com

Practice Insurance

Bluefin provide independent, specialist advice on insurance, employee benefits and personal financial planning for businesses and private individuals.

BSAVA members can benefit from a specialist Bluefin insurance scheme providing:

• Business interruption cover
• Employer’s liability cover
• Public and products liability protection against your legal liability for bodily injuries to third parties
• Property protection
• 10% discount exclusively available to BSAVA members

For full details of the range of benefits of the scheme download our policy cover document.

If you would like a quote please download and complete the fact find document. Please quote ‘BSAVA’ to claim your 10% discount.

In addition to our surgeries cover Bluefin have negotiated great rates for household, motor and other and other insurances for individual members of the BSAVA.

Further details can be found on the Bluefin website.