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Edinburgh Degree Student Collects Bursary Award at BVNA Congress
Congratulations to Caroline McNaughton, one of our BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing students at Edinburgh who collected a bursary award to help with her studies at this year’s British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress.
Staff and Students Raise Lots for Children In Need
Staff and students from The College of Animal Welfare’s Huntingdon and Leeds centres raised over £200 for Children In Need on Friday 16 November by wearing spots or pyjamas and holding a cake sale! A variety of ‘spottiness’ was seen around the Huntingdon centre – from spotty nails and spotty shirts to spotty face paints […]
New Spikey Green Turns Your Dog’s Meal Into a Game!
The Company of Animals have announced a revolutionary way to turn your dog’s meal into a challenging game! By entertaining your dog with their own food allowance you can help to remove problems such as inappropriate chewing and boredom. Simply scatter the desired amount of food across the Green and watch your dog ‘work’ to push the food […]
Amy Wins the Super Mug!
Huge congratulations to Amy Gallagher for winning our ‘What Are You Doing with Yours?’ Competition. Amy, who picked up one of our ‘Keep calm and Trust Your Head Nurse’ mugs at the recent British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress, sumbitted a photo of herself using her mug to help her complete her Nursing Progress Log! […]
Reminder Re VN Registration
All Clinical Coaches (who are veterinary nurses) should have renewed their annual registration by now (1 Nov). Remember, if there is a lapse in your registration you will not be able to act as a Clinical Coach during that period. We suggest if you have not renewed your registration and you still wish to remain […]
Changes to OSCE Tasks
There have been very minor changes to a few of the tasks – essentially wording only. LD08 – wording change to the scenario to indicate right carpus. Identification of horse no longer included. Task steps remain the same. NC19 wording change to the task to include that the tablets will be given twice daily. Remainder of […]
Nursing Progress Log-In Update…
We are waiting for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to issue the last batch of NPL Log-Ins. As soon as we receive them we will email the details to relevant students. We are hoping they will be back from the RCVS next week.
World Class Practice Management Congress to be Held in 2013
The UK’s two major veterinary management congresses have merged to offer first class veterinary practice management CPD for all members of the practice team. By investing two days at the beginning of the year, vets, nurses and practice managers can pick up new ideas to formulate practice plans. The Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA) and […]
What Are You Doing With Yours? Did you pick up a free mug from our stand at BVNA Congress? Then Enter Our Free Photo Competition!
Did you visit our stand at the recent BVNA Congress? Collected one of our free ‘Keep Calm and Trust Your Head Nurse’ Mugs? Then why not enter our free photo competition? To celebrate the launch of our new range of management courses in January 2013, we are offering you the chance to enter our competition to win a £500 […]
Virbac Launch Twitter Alerts of Canine Parvovirus
A twitter-based early warning system to alert vets and dog owners of cases of canine parvovirus (CPV) in their area is to go live on 1 November 2012. Canine Parvovirus is a highly contagious disease that can prove fatal; therefore instant information regarding an outbreak is essential in reducing the numbers of cases. Launched by […]