Great Workplaces by BVA: the impact of supporting vet teams to thrive

Great Workplaces by BVA is an accreditation scheme that launched in June 2024. The culmination of years of industry research and thorough development, it is a novel tool for examining workplace culture and the role it plays in helping veterinary teams, and by extension veterinary businesses, thrive. Alongside positive workplace culture, the scheme is designed to focus on leadership and management qualities, team wellbeing, and individual and organisational learning and development opportunities. It has now successfully been applied to many different types and sizes of clinical and non‐clinical vet teams across the UK, from mixed practice to public health organisations. Two years on from its launch, this article reflects on the impact of the Great Workplaces accreditation scheme and discusses whether it has fulfilled its aims: to support recruitment and retention by helping veterinary teams to thrive, and to provide meaningful, achievable cultural change for the veterinary professions.