Duggan Veterinary Consulting provides independent veterinary subject matter expertise and specialist consultancy. This includes veterinary expert advice on veterinary hospital design and development, equine facilities, anaesthetic recovery, rehabilitation environments, specialist veterinary infrastructure and equestrian sport.

Our consultancy supports architects, engineers, construction companies, property developers, veterinary hospital owners, equine businesses, insurers, legal teams, regulatory bodies, investors, researchers and other organisations requiring authoritative veterinary and equine expertise.

Veterinary Hospital Design, Planning & Construction

Duggan Veterinary Consulting provides specialist veterinary input into the planning, design, construction, refurbishment and development of equine hospitals, veterinary clinics and specialist referral centres.

Our role is to help ensure that veterinary facilities are clinically appropriate, operationally efficient and designed with animal welfare, patient safety, infection prevention and practical veterinary workflows in mind.

Areas of consultancy include:

• Equine hospital design and construction: Veterinary input into hospital layouts, examination and treatment facilities, operating theatres, anaesthetic induction and recovery areas, diagnostic imaging suites, intensive care units, isolation facilities and inpatient stabling.

• Veterinary facility planning: Review of clinical design briefs, space planning, equipment requirements and review of architectural and engineering proposals.

• Construction and refurbishment: Independent veterinary assessment of proposed layouts, building specifications, construction plans and modifications to existing veterinary facilities.

• Clinical safety and biosecurity: Veterinary advice on infection prevention, patient segregation, hygiene, animal movement, handling facilities and occupational safety.

• Commissioning and operational readiness: Clinical assessment of completed facilities, equipment integration, veterinary workflows and suitability for their intended clinical use.

Advice is informed by veterinary clinical principles, equine behaviour, animal welfare, patient safety and the practical requirements of managing horses within specialist clinical and educational environments.

Independent Veterinary Technical & Scientific Expertise

Duggan Veterinary Consulting also provides independent subject matter expertise across a broad range of veterinary, equine and animal-health matters.

Engagements can include:

• Technical and scientific review of veterinary and equine matters.

• Veterinary technology, software and digital health development.

• Clinical content development and interpretation of veterinary data.

• Veterinary equipment evaluation, product development and technical assessment.

• Research methodology, study design and scientific review.

• Veterinary workflows, professional standards and clinical governance.

• Animal welfare assessments

• Independent technical advice for insurers, legal teams and regulatory bodies.

• Veterinary input into feasibility studies, investment decisions and commercial development projects.

Specialist Advice Throughout the Project Lifecycle

Duggan Veterinary Consulting can provide independent veterinary input from initial project conception and feasibility through to design development, construction, commissioning and operational review.

This may involve reviewing architectural plans, developing veterinary clinical requirements, assessing proposed equipment and facilities, participating in multidisciplinary project meetings, undertaking site assessments and preparing independent technical reports.

Working alongside architects, engineers, construction professionals, hospital operators and project teams, Duggan Veterinary Consulting provides the specialist veterinary perspective necessary to help ensure that facilities are clinically functional, safe, efficient and appropriate for their intended purpose.

Independent Veterinary Consultancy in Ireland, the UK & Internationally

Our consultancy bridges the gap between veterinary clinical expertise, animal welfare, hospital and facility design, construction, technology and operational decision-making, providing independent, evidence-based and practical advice for complex veterinary and equine projects.