Who provides out-of-hours vet care in East Midlands?

Vets Now is the most common external out-of-hours provider in East Midlands in our directory, covering 20 of the practices with a known arrangement — it is corporate-owned. Your daytime practice's own website should say who covers its out-of-hours care, and arrangements can change at short notice, so always phone before travelling in an emergency.

Why does the out-of-hours provider matter?

Emergency care is when you have the least choice of vet and face the highest bills. Many practices — including independent ones — hand overnight and weekend cover to a dedicated provider such as Vets Now, which is owned by IVC Evidensia, a private-equity-backed corporate group. The CMA’s veterinary market investigation specifically flagged how hard it is for practices to switch out-of-hours providers. Knowing who actually treats your pet at 2am helps you compare practices on more than their daytime ownership.

Out-of-hours vet cover in East Midlands

23 of the 477 veterinary practices we list in East Midlands have a verified out-of-hours arrangement — 0 run their own emergency cover and 23 hand over to an external provider when they close. The most common provider here is Vets Now, which is corporate-owned. 23 practices hand out-of-hours care to a corporate-owned provider — including independently owned practices whose daytime care is not corporate.

We only show arrangements we have verified — the other practices in East Midlands aren't listed here because their cover is unconfirmed, not because they lack it. Arrangements change at short notice: always phone the practice first in an emergency.

Vets in East Midlands using an external out-of-hours provider

Animal Doctor

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Nottingham, NG15 9HG

01623 888503

Bright Side Vets

OOH: MiNightVet (corporate-owned)

Swadlincote, DE11 9DN

01283 617020

Cockburn Vets Ltd

OOH: MiNightVet (corporate-owned)

Coalville, LE67 3JD

01530 836654

Corby Veterinary Surgery

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Corby, NN18 0PD

01536 648800

Derwent Valley Vets Ltd

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Matlock, DE4 3PP

0162955666

Hanson Animal Doctor Ltd

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Nottingham, NG5 8JY

01623 888503

Higham Ferrers Veterinary Clinic

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Higham Ferrers, NN10 8DX

01933 770200

Johnston Veterinary Centre

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Wellingborough, NN8 3LS

01933 442188

Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Spinney Vets Kettering Road

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Northampton, NN3 6QW

01604 648221

Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Wootton Fields Veterinary Surgery

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Northampton, NN4 6FF

01604 700366

Marshall & Till (Belper) Ltd

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Belper, DE56 1AP

01773 822591

Meadow Lane Vets

OOH: MiNightVet (corporate-owned)

Loughborough, LE11 1JU

01509 212437

Medivet Balderton

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Newark, NG24 3HB

01636 701523

Medivet Washingborough

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Lincoln, LN4 1AT

01522 790928

Park View Veterinary Hospital

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Lincoln, LN6 8NH

01522 683300

The Vet Centre Cherry Lane

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Towcester, NN12 7QN

202072222001

The Veterinary Hospital

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Lincoln, LN1 3DZ

01522 800333

The Veterinary Surgery

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Lincoln, LN6 5UU

01522 800333

Thrapston Veterinary Surgery

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Kettering, NN14 4JR

01832 732632

Vets Now (Derby)

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Derby, DE24 8WY

01332 362400

Vets Now (Lincoln)

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Lincoln, LN6 8NH

01522 690701

Vets Now Northampton

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Moulton, NN3 7RR

01604 635835

Vets Now Nottingham

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Nottingham, NG7 7EB

01159 789143

Frequently asked questions

Which vets in East Midlands run their own out-of-hours cover?: Of the 477 veterinary practices we list in East Midlands, 23 have a verified out-of-hours arrangement: 0 run their own emergency cover and 23 hand over to an external provider. The listing on this page shows each practice's arrangement; practices we haven't verified yet aren't shown.
Who provides out-of-hours vet care in East Midlands?: Vets Now is the most common external out-of-hours provider in East Midlands in our directory, covering 20 of the practices with a known arrangement — it is corporate-owned. Your daytime practice's own website should say who covers its out-of-hours care, and arrangements can change at short notice, so always phone before travelling in an emergency.
Why does the out-of-hours provider matter?: Emergency care is when you have the least choice of vet and face the highest bills. Many practices — including independent ones — hand overnight and weekend cover to a dedicated provider such as Vets Now, which is owned by IVC Evidensia, a private-equity-backed corporate group. The CMA’s veterinary market investigation specifically flagged how hard it is for practices to switch out-of-hours providers. Knowing who actually treats your pet at 2am helps you compare practices on more than their daytime ownership.

All vets in East Midlands