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NVS Depot 2 Depot Charity Challenge
Six staff members of National Veterinary Services (NVS) have set themselves the huge challenge of cycling from their Mildenhall Depot to their Head Office in Stoke-on-Trent to raise money for two worthy charities. Steve Holley (Orderline Manager), Danny Roberts (Fulfilment Services Manager), John Kay (Senior Buyer), Steve Williams (Operations Director), Martin Riley (Managing Director) and Peter Cronin (Sales and Marketing […]
Employer Update Evenings – Closing the RCVS Awarding Body, The Next Step…
Following on from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) announcement last year of its intention to close the RCVS awarding body (RCVS Awards), The College of Animal Welfare has been carefully considering the situation and evaluating the choices in awarding body. During the week commencing the 23 July, we will be holding a series of Employer […]
VCA Becomes an Apprenticeship!
From September, students wishing to undertake the Veterinary Care Assistants (VCA) programme can do so under the Government’s Apprenticeship Scheme. This is great news for employers and students alike; providing students with the opportunity to train as a VCA, often the starting point for progressing into veterinary nursing and providing employers with the opportunity to recruit […]
New VN Council Chairman Elected
Kathy Kissick was elected to replace Liz Branscombe as new Chairman of the Veterinary Nurses Council at its meeting in May. Liz, who has chaired the VN Council for the past three years, will become Vice-Chairman; Veterinary surgeon, Neil Smith, will be the second VN Council Vice-Chairman. These changes come into effect on RCVS Day on […]
Free Webinar to Help Vets and Vet Nurses Meet Code Requirement
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Webinar Vet have teamed up to offer a free webinar to help veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses meet one of the new provisions of the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct. The new Codes for both vets and vet nurses state that they must maintain minimum practice standards equivalent […]
Training Practices – Are you Ready for September?
Take a look at our summer health check for Training Practices (TPs) below and see if you are all up-to-date and ready for the start of next term: Have you completed all the action points from your latest TP annual audit visit? Are all your clinical coaches trained ready for September? If not, remember we offer free clinical […]
Free Work-Based Customer Service Training – Just 4 Weeks Left!
We have been delighted that veterinary practices and animal welfare organisations throughout England, have chosen to enrol their staff onto our customer service apprenticeship programmes over the past few weeks. There are now just four weeks left to take advantage of nationwide free customer service training for receptionists. Remember apprenticeships incorporate the City & Guilds Diploma in Work-Based Customer […]
First Chief Executive of the RCVS Appointed
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have appointed Nick Stace into the new role of Chief Executive and Secretary; he will take up this post on 3 September 2012. A long-standing consumer champion, Nick Stace leaves CHOICE, Australia’s equivalent of consumer group Which?. Nick has also held the post of former Prime Minister Gordon […]
Summer VN Practical Examination Information
Uptake for the summer veterinary nursing practical examinations has been lower than expected this year and, as such, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has deemed it necessary to reduce the number of examination centres to four. The available exmaination centres are now Harper Adams University College, Hartpury College, Myerscough College and MYF Training.
Nursing Progress Log (NPL) Abuse
Action has recently been taken by a centre in a case of clinical coaches sharing log-in details in order to add entries to NPLs for which they were not authorised. Not only does this potentially invalidate entries, but it is a breach of the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct. Veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons must […]