The College of Animal Welfare would like to thank all delegates, speakers and exhibitors who attended Head Nurse Congress on the 14 and 15 May for making the event such a success. This year the event, which was sponsored by the Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA), saw over a hundred delegates come together to share […]
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More motivational ideas and networking opportunities at this year’s Head Nurse Congress
RCVS Golden Jubilee Award Winner 2016
Louise O’Dwyer has been awarded the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Golden Jubilee Award, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Veterinary Nursing. First to receive the prestigious award since its relaunch in 2015, Louise was nominated for demonstrating strong leadership abilities within the profession and her commitment to patient care. Alongside her work […]
Reminder about our easy-to-use NPL tracking sheet
The new NPL tracking sheet can be downloaded and saved to track your NPL progress. All you need is a computer with Microsoft Excel (students can download Office 365 for free from the VLE if they do not already have Excel). Simply tick off each task within a unit as you go and percentage progress […]
BVNA Congress 7-9 October 2016: Registration Now Open
Registration for the annual British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress is now open. As the largest veterinary nursing event in the UK, it is a great opportunity to undertake meaningful CPD, network with other veterinary nurses and keep up with the latest products and developments. The College of Animal Welfare will be there, this year […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Get active!
There are many ways that individuals can build physical activity into their lives. It is actually easier than you think to make activity part of your daily routine. To stay healthy, the NHS recommends that adults aged 19-64 should aim to be active each day, and should do: at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic […]
RCVS and VN Councils election results for 2016
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have announced the results of the 2016 RCVS Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections. All candidates will take up their positions at the annual RCVS day, this year taking place on Friday 15th July 2016 at the Royal Institute of British Architects. The six places available on […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Paralympic/British Wheelchair Sport
Transforming lives through sport Wheelpower.org.uk have just launched a new survey called ‘Talk About Taking Part’ to discover what can be done to improve the lives of more wheelchair users and to help them to lead healthy, active and fulfilled lives. The survey is aimed at those who use wheelchairs in everyday life of those […]
Careers in Teaching: Inspiring the next generation of veterinary nurses
Have you been there, done that and got the gown and gloves? If so, why not share your knowledge and experience of veterinary nursing with the next generation by becoming a lecturer? Perhaps you may be wondering what it’s actually like to be a lecturer, you may be unsure about how you can get started, […]
‘Careers in Teaching: Inspiring the next generation of veterinary nurses’
Wednesday 25 May: 6-8pm Have you been there, done that and got the gown and gloves? If so, why not share your knowledge and experience of veterinary nursing with the next generation by becoming a lecturer? Perhaps you may be wondering what it’s actually like to be a lecturer, you may be unsure about how […]
Health and Fitness Tip of the Week: Eat healthily
Eating healthily, and the right amount, can help you to really feel your best, and prevent you from getting some diseases. But with the amount of sugar, salt and fats being in foods being very prevalent in the news at the moment (i.e. up to 25 spoons of sugar in pre-made coffees from high street […]