Our Vet Team
Charly Bray
Charly graduated from the RVC in 2010 and initially honed her skills in general practice. During this time, she also supported the professional development of new graduates across the UK for one of the leading corporate companies. In 2016, Charly joined Torrington Orthopaedics, where she pursued her Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice with a focus on orthopaedics. She then transitioned to a Regional Clinical Lead position, where she spent three years refining her leadership skills and focusing on quality improvement within the veterinary sector. Now, as Clinical Director at Yorkshire Independent Referrals, Charly brings a wealth of clinical and leadership experience. She is committed to maintaining the highest standards of care for patients & service for referring vets and clients, whilst supporting the ongoing development of the YIR team.
Bob Pettit
After qualifying in 1997 from the Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies, Bob joined the team at Torrington Orthopaedics in 2005, where he spent five years and gained his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (Cert SAS). He then moved to Kingsway Vets in North Yorkshire, as a clinical Director whilst also providing a local referral service for orthopaedic and spinal cases for over a decade. For the last three years, Bob has been at Swift Referrals in Wetherby, working with a busy and varied caseload of complex orthopaedic and spinal cases. Now, he has returned to IES House as part of the YIR team and is looking forward supporting referral vets in achieving the very best levels of care for their patients.
Raquel Saiz Velasco
Raquel graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Leon (Spain) in 2015. She then completed a 12 month internship in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Turin (Italy).
From 2016 Raquel spent the next few years working in the UK in small animal practice, focusing on surgery, and gained her RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Surgery) with Liverpool University.
We were delighted that she joined our team this February. She is passionate about providing excellent patient care, and loves meeting all our lovely clients and their pets, and helping to support them through treatment decision making. Raquel enjoys spending her free time with her gorgeous dog Maurice, her partner and her cat Arnie. You’ll often also find her regularly supporting the Giants rugby league team in winter, or the local cricket team in summer.
Our Nursing Team
Marie Anguige
Marie joined Torrington Orthopaedics in 2016. She loves nursing our patients and gets great satisfaction helping them to settle into the hospital and overcome any anxieties they have. She is currently studying for a certificate in feline nursing, and is our cat advocate making sure we are all up to date in how we look after our feline patients well.
Rachel Riley
Claire Armstrong
In 2021 Claire graduated from Harper Adams University with a degree in Veterinary Nursing with Small Animal Rehabilition. She spent four years working in a busy first opinion practice gaining an interest in anaesthesia. After completing a nursing certificate in Nursing Anaesthesia , she moved to Yorkshire Independent Referrals in 2025 to begin referral nursing.
Laura Jackson
Laura has been involved within the animal industry for the last 10 years. She gained an FdSc in Animal Science (behaviour and welfare), this qualification steered her towards studying to become a veterinary nurse. She qualified as an RVN in May 2019 and quickly found a passion for anaesthesia, surgical and referral nursing. She is hoping to start her NCERT in surgical nursing soon. She holds a Blue Cross qualification in pet loss support, and is also a clinical coach, helping teach the RVN’s of the future.
At home she has two naughty ginger cats called Ninja and Myla.
In her spare time I enjoy live music, cooking and going on holidays.
Our Patient Care Assistant Team
ASHLEIGH SMITH
GEORGIE TAYLOR
VICTORIA RAWLINGS
Our Practice Administrator
