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

Vets Now is the most common external out-of-hours provider in West Midlands in our directory, covering 18 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 West Midlands

21 of the 546 veterinary practices we list in West Midlands have a verified out-of-hours arrangement — 0 run their own emergency cover and 21 hand over to an external provider when they close. The most common provider here is Vets Now, which is corporate-owned. 21 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 West 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 West Midlands using an external out-of-hours provider

Best Friends Veterinary Surgery

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Malvern, WR14 1AA

01684 573333

Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Birmingham, B45 9UA

01212 382000

Bright Side Vets (Tamworth)

OOH: MiNightVet (corporate-owned)

Tamworth, B79 7JA

01827 215300

Churnet Valley Veterinary Clinic Ltd

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Leek, ST13 7HW

01538 360222

Gladstone Veterinary Clinic

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Telford, TF1 5GQ

01952 245145

Henwick Vets

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Worcester, WR2 5PG

01905 424374

Hope Veterinary Surgery

OOH: MiNightVet (corporate-owned)

Stoke On Trent, ST4 8ZJ

01782 657788

Malvern Hills Veterinary Practice Ltd

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Hanley Swan, WR8 0DX

202072222001

Masefield Veterinary Centre

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Malvern, WR14 3BL

01684 576464

PowisVets

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Stourbridge, DY8 4YR

01384 372849

St Peters Animal Clinic Ltd

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Worcester, WR5 3TY

01905 724445

The Avenue Veterinary Centre (Malvern) Ltd

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Malvern, WR14 3AY

01684 572420

Vale Veterinary Group

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Stourport-On-Severn, DY13 0LB

01299 822052

Vale Veterinary Group

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Kidderminster, DY10 2DA

01562 822692

Vets Now (Coventry)

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Coventry, CV6 1DT

02476 595354

Vets Now (Stoke)

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Stoke On Trent, ST3 7WD

202072222001

Vets Now Telford

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Telford, TF1 5GQ

01952 879034

Vets Now Wolverhampton

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Wolverhampton, WV2 1BD

01902 218189

Vets Now Worcester

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Worcester, WR4 9UP

01905 780404

Wilson's Veterinary Practice Ltd

OOH: MiNightVet (corporate-owned)

Tamworth, B78 1QE

01827 948919

Wrekin View Veterinary Practice

OOH: Vets Now (corporate-owned)

Telford, TF1 1EH

01952 223032

Frequently asked questions

Which vets in West Midlands run their own out-of-hours cover?: Of the 546 veterinary practices we list in West Midlands, 21 have a verified out-of-hours arrangement: 0 run their own emergency cover and 21 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 West Midlands?: Vets Now is the most common external out-of-hours provider in West Midlands in our directory, covering 18 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 West Midlands