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Julie Cory has paper published in the Journal of Veterinary Behaviour
We are delighted to hear that Julie Cory, veterinary nursing lecturer at our Huntingdon centre, has recently had her first paper published in the Journal of Veterinary Behaviour on the comparisons between humans and companion animals (cats and dogs) with regard to age-related cognitive dysfunction (Alzheimers). Julie first developed a keen interest in behaviour and […]
RVN Disciplinary Committee suspends registered veterinary nurse
The Registered Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) this week [16 July 2013] suspended from the Register a Northants-based registered veterinary nurse who admitted to acting dishonestly with her employer, a client and a pet database company by taking home a patient that was supposed to have been euthanised. […]
Pay As You Learn Scheme – A new and flexible way to pay
The College of Animal Welfare is pleased to now be offering UK resident students and employers a new way to pay course fees with its Pay as You Learn scheme. The Pay as You Learn scheme has been set up to provide a more flexible way of paying for tuition by spreading out the cost […]
Two senior vacancies at RCVS
Two senior posts are now being advertised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS): Head of Veterinary Nursing and Head of Education. The Head of Veterinary Nursing post became vacant on the retirement of Libby Earle in April. Meanwhile, the Head of Education role is now open due to the promotion of previous incumbent […]
RCVS Day – New Presidential Team and Time to Celebrate Success!
RCVS Day – The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ AGM and Awards Day – saw the investiture of the new President, Col Neil Smith, on 5 July 2013, at the Royal College of Physicians, London. Neil Smith graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 1989 and is currently the Director Army Veterinary and Remount Services, […]
British Veterinary Nurse hailed a Hero!
Natalie Bennett (24) a veterinary nurse from Carshalton , Surrey has been hailed a hero after she used a broom to fight off a pair of lions attacking a fellow volunteer at the Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, near the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. Natalie was cleaning cages when a male lion and a […]
Applications for our full time veterinary nursing and animal care courses close this Friday
Due to the exceptionally high volume of applications for this year’s full time courses (veterinary nursing and animal care), applications for these courses, at all centres, will close on Friday 12 July. Applications for September 2014 full time courses will be open shortly. Please note that applications for the Day Release and Fast Track Level […]
Increasing graduate numbers appear to have had little impact on vet job prospects, says RCVS
Increasing graduate numbers over the last five years have had little impact on veterinary job prospects, according to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The evidence comes from a survey carried out for the RCVS by the Institute for Employment Studies, which asked the last five years’ UK graduates who have registered with the […]
Important information about OSCE exams this weekend at CAW Godmanchester & MYF Aldershot
Godmanchester Saturday 6 July 2013 We have been notified of road closures in Godmanchester on Saturday 6 July, therefore some roads will be closed at certain times. We advise that where possible you allow yourself additional travel time to reach the examination centre in case of disruption. MYF Training Sunday 7 July 2013 We have […]
40th BVNA Annual Congress
11-13 October 2013 | Telford International Centre, Shropshire BVNA will celebrate its 40th congress this year and is extremely proud to still be hosting the only sole veterinary nursing congress throughout Europe. The dedicated scientific programme is aimed at all levels of veterinary nursing staff and provides tiered lecture streams for students, equine nurses, veterinary […]