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National VN Awareness Month is here!
There’s still time to take part in the British Veterinary Nursing Association’s (BVNA) 2013 National VN Awareness Month 2013. This is your chance to help promote the role of the veterinary nurse to the general public as well as raising awareness of the profession’s contribution to the welfare of animals. You can register your event […]
2013 RCVS Council and VN Council Election Results Announced
The results are now in for the 2013 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections: RCVS Council election Candidate Number of votes WITTE, Thomas Hermann 2,251 Elected GRAY, Christopher John 1,974 Elected JINMAN, Peter Charles 1,949 Elected VINER, Bradley Phillip 1,927 […]
Free dayrider tickets for Huntingdon students
To encourage more people to travel by bus, Stagecoach and GREENER Journeys have launched the “Catch The Bus Week” initiative.
DWR treat an 102 year old patient!
Dick White Referrals (DWR) in Cambridgeshire have recently treated thier oldest patient to date – a 102 year old tortoise! Having received a call from the referring vet on 1st April, DWR were unsure as to whether the call was an april fool’s day joke at first, but it was a genuine referral and the tortoise […]
City & Guilds Mock Practical Exam Day – Friday 10 May
On Friday 10 May we are holding a City & Guilds Mock Practical Exam Day at our centre in Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. This is an ideal opportunity to attend a life-like OSCE examination with City & Guilds examiners and is open to all final year CAW veterinary nursing students. You will be assessed by 12, 6 minute […]
OFSTED Inspection Framework Evaluation
This has now ended… The OFSTED Inspection Framework Evaluation survey closes on Friday 26th April at 5pm. This survey helps OFSTED evaluate the effectiveness of their inspections . Click here to participate.
Guidance for Students who have Completed their NPL
Upon completion of the Nursing Progress Log (NPL) please make sure you continue to complete your Reflective Training Log to show at least four hours of active training in practice per week. This training should now include OSCE practice. OSCE training should also be evident on the NPL. Please record all OSCE training on the […]
Just one week to go to the NPL completion deadline…
A reminder to all veterinary nursing students who are looking to sit the Summer OSCE exams that there is just one week to go to the NPL completion deadline.
Vets Celebrate End of Wild Animals in Circuses
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has strongly welcomed the announcement that the use of wild animals in travelling circuses will soon be banned. A draft Bill to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England was published today. The proposals will come into effect on 1 December 2015. Commenting, BVA President Peter Jones […]