Corrections
When a published fact is wrong, we fix the page and log it here with the date. A last-updated stamp without a content change is not a correction.
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What triggers a correction?
A number, date, legal status, medicine classification, or source link that does not match the cited UK publication. We also correct wording that implies a duty is already law when it is still on a published timetable. We do not log copy-edits, internal-link repairs, or design changes.
Dated log
2026-10-21
Benadryl for dogs: US dosing replaced with UK product facts
The guide gave US diphenhydramine doses in pounds and said most dogs can safely take Benadryl. UK Benadryl products contain acrivastine or cetirizine, and Benadryl Allergy Relief Plus also contains pseudoephedrine, which can be dangerous to dogs. We rewrote the guide from the manufacturer's UK product pages, removed all home dosing and now advise asking a vet first. It had also been filed under cat health by a categorisation bug, now fixed.
2026-10-21
Practice ownership: 'independent' no longer shown as declared when inferred
About 2,000 listings were labelled independent because we found no link to a corporate group, but their pages said the practice had declared it. They now say 'No corporate link found' and 'not confirmed by the practice'. The independent filter and county counts include only practices that state their independence on their own website.
2026-10-21
Guide sources linked to homepages but were titled as specific articles
Most guide sources pointed to a charity's homepage or advice hub while being titled as a specific article. We replaced 71 of them with links to the matching PDSA and RSPCA articles, retitled 529 to name the page they actually link to, and added a build check so it cannot recur.
2026-10-21
Directory: duplicate listings, misplaced towns and a head-office phone number
We merged duplicate listings for the same practice, corrected towns recorded as business parks, and replaced the VetPartners head-office switchboard with each branch's own number where the branch publishes one. Listings that only publish the switchboard now say so and link to the practice website. Old URLs redirect to the corrected listing.
2026-08-12
CMA vet-market timetable stated as already in force
Earlier wording on CMA pricing, ownership and prescription-fee guides implied the March 2026 remedies were already legally binding for every UK practice. The CMA's final report was published on 24 March 2026; legally binding Orders are due by 23 September 2026, with staggered compliance into 2027. We rewrote the affected guides against the official GOV.UK timetable and case page.
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