Minster Veterinary Centre - Bingham

Minster Veterinary Centre – Bingham is part of the independent Minster Veterinary Centre group (owned by vet David Sparks) and provides first-opinion care for pets, as well as services for equine and farm animals across the wider practice. The website states the practice runs its own 24-hour emergency service staffed by its own vets across their sites, and Bingham is listed as ISFM Silver standard (cat-friendly accreditation level).

From the latest reviews available to us, owners most often mention friendly, informative consultations (including staff explaining what they’re doing during procedures), prompt phone answering by a person, and good experiences both routine and out-of-hours—alongside a small number of critical comments about cost and one serious complaint about diagnosis/aftercare.

Services

Based on the website and reviews, the clinic offers

• •General veterinary care (first-opinion) for small household pets.
• •24-hour emergency service (practice states it is staffed by their own vets across their sites).
• •Puppy and kitten healthcare packages (website).
• •Annual parasite prevention packages / parasite control (website).
• •Weight and diet management (website).
• •Diabetes management (website).
• •Dental care (website).
• •BVA/KC eye testing (specifically mentioned in a review as performed with Paul McPherson, with explanations given throughout).

Structured clinic data also describes the site as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility.

People

• •Paul McPherson: mentioned in a review as carrying out BVA/KC eye tests; the reviewer highlighted that Paul and the nurse talked through the process, explaining what they were doing and why.
• •Reception team: one reviewer specifically noted calls being answered promptly “by a human” and that they felt “nothing is too much trouble.”
• •Vets and reception staff (general): described in reviews as attentive and non-judgemental, including during out-of-hours visits; another owner noted their anxious dog responds well to the team.

Reviews

4.8 stars from 114 reviews. - Multiple owners describe friendly, welcoming interactions from reception through to the vet, including first visits with a puppy.

• •Clear communication during appointments is specifically mentioned (talking through an eye test step-by-step and explaining why each step was done).
• •Out-of-hours care is referenced positively by one reviewer (“attentive…including out of hours”), which aligns with the website’s statement about a 24-hour emergency service.
• •Concerns and conflicts: one reviewer calls the practice “very expensive,” and another left a 1-star review alleging inadequate diagnosis and no aftercare advice (with sedation offered as the only proposed resolution for a puppy’s sore eye/conjunctivitis).