Yorkshire Independent Referrals

Yorkshire Independent Referrals is a referral veterinary clinic (supporting referring vets) for dogs and cats, with on-site facilities geared towards complex cases—two sterile operating theatres, CT, digital X‑ray, ultrasound, arthroscopy (including Nanoscope) and a visiting MRI service. The website lists orthopaedics, neurosurgery and cardiology, plus advanced diagnostic imaging. If a pet needs overnight care, the clinic states they transfer patients to a trusted out-of-hours hospital with a dedicated 24/7 veterinary team.

Recent reviews often describe smooth surgical care and a clean, well-run environment (including one dog’s post-fall operation and comments about being “put at ease”). One written review strongly conflicts with this, describing a prolonged referral process for a cat (requests for additional reports, then being told the operation they needed wasn’t done there, and alleging poor communication with both owner and referring vet).

Services

• •Referral services for dogs and cats (stated focus on supporting primary-care vets with cases needing higher-level input).
• •Orthopaedics (an operation following a fall down stairs is specifically mentioned in a review).
• •Neurosurgery (listed on the website).
• •Cardiology (listed on the website).
• •Advanced diagnostic imaging
• •CT
• •Visiting MRI service
• •Digital X‑ray
• •Ultrasound
• •Arthroscopy, including use of a Nanoscope (listed on the website).
• •Overnight/out-of-hours care: if overnight care is required, patients are transferred to a trusted out-of-hours hospital with a 24/7 dedicated veterinary team (as stated on the website).
• •Facilities/access: spacious prep room, three patient wards, two sterile operating theatres, and disabled access/facilities on site (website).

People

• •Raquel (named in a review): described as having “looked after our dog” on multiple visits; the same review highlights care from arrival through discharge.

Reviews

4.8 stars from 111 reviews. “”

• •Positive clinical experiences around procedures and inpatient flow: one owner reports a dog’s operation after a fall “all went well,” and another review describes good care “from the minute you arrive…to when your pet is discharged.”
• •Environment and manner: “very clean clinic” and staff who are “friendly and put you at ease.”
• •A sharp negative outlier focused on referral handling/communication: one reviewer describes being “messed around” for over a month for a cat referral, saying the clinic asked for more reports, then said they don’t do the needed operation, and alleging they didn’t contact the owner and gave conflicting information to the referring vet.