Meet The Team

Tim Land BVM&S MRCVS
Tim qualified from the The Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, Edinburgh in 1998 and worked in several mixed animal practices in the Worcestershire area before joining Special Friends in 2005. Together with  his wife Ceri, they are owned by 1 dog called Santa, 2 cats and 2 children. When he is allowed to leave the practice, he enjoys playing guitar and keyboards in a local covers band.

Toby Phillips BVSc BSc MRCVS
Toby qualified from Liverpool Veterinary College in 2004 He spent six years in mixed practice before joining the team at Special Friends in 2010. Toby enjoys soft tissue surgery and working with small furries and poultry. When not being a vet, Toby enjoys cycling, tinkering with classic cars, playing music and can sometimes be seen ‘helping out’ at pub quizzes. Toby is married to Ruth and they have one child.

Ceri Land RVN
Ceri qualified in 1999, and worked in the Gloucestershire and Worcestershire areas before joining Special Friends in 2001. Married to Tim and with two small children she says she has no time for any extra mural activities that do not involve swimming (with the children) dancing, (with the children) cookery (with the children) and sometimes she can be found playing (with the children)!

Dawn Evans RVN BVNA
Dawn joined the team at Special Friends in 2005 following a career break to bring up her children. Married to Steve and with two sons, Dawn qualified way back in 1980  as an original RANA. Her spare time is spent looking after husband, sons, her border collie cross ‘Tilda , Freddie the cat and Elvis the rabbit.

Naomi Killingsworth RVN
Naomi qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2008 and joined Special Friends in 2010 having spent several years working as a nurse for the RSPCA. In her spare time she has hand-reared and fostered over 300 kittens - and kept 6 for herself!  Outside of work Naomi enjoys fitness training, hiking with her husband and can often be seen hanging upside down at her local rock climbing centre.

Frances Singh ANA
Fran joined the team at Special Friends in 2009, and qualified as an Animal Nursing Assistant in 2010. She combines working on reception with assisting the Vets and Nurses.  Since she has been working here, her menagerie at home has increased to 1 cat, 1 rabbit, 1 hamster and 8 chickens who all work hard to provide the staff with a generous amount of multi-coloured eggs!

Sylvia Jordan
Sylvia started working at Special Friends in 2004, after spending time working at a boarding kennels.  Sylvia enjoys working with animals and also likes to build up a rapport with the owners as well. She shares her home with two springer spaniels, Tilly and Suzi who are kept in order by her cat Churchill. Churchill was a stray who lost a back leg some years ago and decided that Sylvia's offer of a comfy home was too good an opportunity to turn down.

Stephanie Webb
Joining the practice in March 2013, Steph is the newest member of the Special Friends team. As an addition to the reception team, Steph is on hand to support clients as well as the veterinary and nursing staff. Before moving to the Midlands, Steph worked at a vets in South Wales, supporting the reception and nursing team. She is looking forward to a long career with Special Friends, and when she is not working she is a keen horse-rider and enjoys being out in the countryside.