Suzy Thomas (nee Le Gresley) BVSc MRCVS

Suzy qualified in 2004 and started working at New Era Veterinary Hospital, before moving to the New Forest for 3 years and then returning to the island in 2010.

Her main areas of interest include dermatology, soft tissue surgery and providing a personal service for her clients and patients; indeed, she is renowned for her bedside manner!

Her hobbies include reading, travel, singing and socialising. She lives with her husband Nick (also a vet at New Era!) and their twin boys in Longueville.

Nick Thomas BVetMed, MRCVS

Nick qualified in 1998, and has worked in Somerset, Australia and the New Forest before settling in Jersey in 2010. He moved over with his wife Suzy, who is originally from Jersey and is also a vet at Archway Veterinary Centre.

His main areas of interest are soft tissue surgery and endoscopy, and is currently the only vet performing keyhole surgery in Jersey. He also performs a lot of dental work at Archway.

He has been the Archway Practice Manager since February 2012 and has started to refurbish and modernise the practice since taking the role. He is also a Clinical Director at New Era and is the Honorary Vet for the Jersey Kennel Club. His hobbies and interests include sport, food and drink, travel and music (he is a guitarist in the practice band Wrong Direction!). Nick and Suzy live in Longueville with their twin sons.

Novella Brooks

Novella joined the practice over 20 years ago and during that time has built strong relationships with clients. When she’s not at work, Novella enjoy travelling, socialising with friends and swimming. In the summer, she can often be found down on the beach. She has one cat called Rusty, who regularly visits the practice and keeps the staff entertained with his persistent meowing!

Ruth Skinner RVN

Ruth joined the team at Archway as their veterinary nurse in 2015.
Ruth has gained a wealth of experience since starting in a UK veterinary practice in 1987, working her way up from trainee to head nurse and eventually practice manager. Ruth moved to Jersey in 2008 with her husband, a Jerseyman, where she returned to veterinary nursing.
When not working Ruth can usually to be found dog walking or turning her hand to arts and crafts, painting and drawing pets and wildlife in particular.

Jo Honeycombe BVSc (Hons) MRCVS

Jo joined us at New Era in December 2017, and re-joined in January 2022, and (being a Jersey resident) she saw practice with us as a vet student!

She is an experienced small animal vet with a particular interest in ultrasound scanning. Jo is married to David, who is a local Farrier, and they have two children.

Lucy Dawson

Lucy has an undergraduate degree in Equine Sport Science and qualified with a Post Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Physiotherapy in 2020 and is registered with The Institute of Registered Veterinary & Animal Physiotherapists (IRVAP). She is currently writing her thesis to gain her Master’s degree as a Veterinary  Physiotherapist on the subject of the use of physiotherapy in non-surgical canine neurological disease.

She has just moved to Jersey from Nottinghamshire and is currently spending her spare time exploring the island and getting to know her new home with her dog, Evie.