All veterinary surgeons who perform PPEs are at risk of a claim being brought against them. Reputation and experience do not provide immunity and it has often been said that if you have never been sued over a PPE then you can’t have done very many. Against the above background, and considering the vast numbers of horses which change hands each year, it is a tribute to our profession that claims are not more frequent.
This is in no small part due to the excellent design of the approved PPE certificate supported by BEVA, RCVS, VCI and Veterinary Ireland. It is worthy of note that this updated certificate was further subject to minor amendments in 2018. One important pitfall to avoid is using an incorrect certificate and it is actually a VDS policy condition of being covered for PPEs that only the approved certificate is used.