Did you know that worldwide there are over 3000 animal species listed as endangered? Have a look at the IUCN Red List for a breakdown of endangered species by year since 1996. That’s a lot of plants and animals that are being threatened! (So we’d be quite impressed if you could name them all – sadly, […]
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Endangered Species – Can You Name Them All?
RCVS clarifies role on new veterinary schools
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has clarified its role with regard to new UK veterinary schools, by saying that it has no mandate to control student or graduate numbers. Responding to calls from the profession that it should comment on the desirability, or otherwise, of any change in the number of schools or […]
‘Keep Cool and Trust Your Head Nurse’ Cooler Lunch bags – Photo Gallery
If you went to BVNA this year and stopped by the CAW stand you would probably would have come away with one of our ‘Keep Cool and Trust Your Head Nurse’ cooler lunch bags! If so you may want to enter our photo competition where we are looking for the most unusual use for the […]
Radiography in Small Animal Practice Survey
Calling all vets, vet nurses and student vet nurses…If you have a spare 10 minutes, please take some time to complete a short survey on the use of radiography in small animal practice in the UK and Ireland. This survey forms part of a research project carried out by Samuel Morley, third year veterinary student […]
Blue Cross inundated with young horses needing help
Blue Cross is urgently seeking experienced temporary homes for youngster horses and ponies following a 28 per cent increase in welfare cases in this year alone. With these rises the charity desperately needs to free up space at centres and with future intakes anticipated this winter, it is even more pertinent. The charity has also […]
BVNA Regional Co-Ordinator, Kate King, wins ‘RCO of the Year’
BVNA are delighted to announce that their Somerset & Gloucestershire regional co-ordinator, Kate King (pictured far right), was announced the winner of the annual Bayer Animal Health ‘RCO of the Year’ competition. At the recent awards ceremony held at the BVNA Congress on Friday 11 October, Kate was presented with a prize fund of £1,000 […]
BVNA announce chosen Charity for 2013/14
BVNA are delighted to announce that Nowzad Dogs, which was founded in 2007 by Royal Marine Sergeant Pen Farthing is their chosen charity for the year 2013/14. The charity’s story began when Pen and his colleagues were posted to Now Zad in Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The main purpose of their visit was to provide […]
BVNA Appoints New President & Vice President
The British Veterinary Nursing Association Ltd (BVNA) are delighted to announce that Kirstie Shield DipAVN (Surg) RVN, head nurse of The Hale Veterinary Group in Chippenham, was elected as President during their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Sunday 13th October at the BVNA Congress in Shropshire. Delighted at being elected President, Kirstie says: ‘I […]
Completing Your Record of Veterinary Nurse Training
Bye-Law 5 of the Veterinary Nursing Bye-Laws 2011 states that student veterinary nurses must undertake an approved programme of veterinary nurse education that is a minimum of 94 weeks (equivalent to 3,290 hours) excluding annual leave and absence. These weeks are broken down into college time and practical training time as follows: Theoretical programme (college […]
BVNA Awards Prestigious Honorary Membership
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) awarded honorary membership to three deserving individuals during the recent awards ceremony held at the BVNA Congress on Friday 11th October. BVNA President Louisa Baker (pictured right) joined by Chief Veterinary Officer of the RSPCA James Yeates (pictured left) awarded Sue Badger, Anne McBride and Julian Hoad lifetime Honorary Membership […]