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Life as a Head Veterinary Nurse
Stacy Brook is the Head Veterinary Nurse in a first opinion veterinary practice. With her ambition to work with animals, she qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1999. Here she tells us all about her role and her plans for the future. What is your current job title and what does your role involve? My […]
CAW Huntingdon Now a Practical Exam Centre
We are delighted to announce that our Huntingdon centre was inspected by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) last week and has been approved to become a practical (OSCE) exam centre. Students will be able to apply to take their OSCE exams at Huntingdon from this September! We are thrilled that students from the […]
Life as an Animal Care Assistant
Eric Hugenberg works as an Animal Care Assistant at The Mayhew Animal Home in London. Established in 1886, it is one of the busiest rescue centres in London, helping dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals find a new and loving home. Here, Eric tells us all about life as an Animal Care Assistant. What is […]
Cats in the Community Survey – Can you Help?
Researchers from the University of Lincoln have launched a unique study to gauge what the UK public really think about meandering moggies. There are more than ten million cats in the UK and many are free to roam around their local communities, winding their way through streets, gardens, parks and commercial areas on their travels. The survey, the […]
Full Time Courses Enrolling Now For September!
If you are looking to work with animals, then it’s not too late to enrol onto a full time City & Guilds course starting in September! Running from our Huntingdon centre, we are still taking applications for the following courses: • Level 2 Diploma Animal Care (One year) • Level 3 Extended Diploma in Animal Management (Two years) […]
Results of the 2012 VN Salary Survey Now Available
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) joined forces with the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) between March and May of this year to gather data for the production of a comprehensive salary survey. The results are now out and some of the top findings include: • Average salary of a qualified veterinary nurse – £19,881 […]
CAW Chooses City & Guilds To Award VN Qualification
The UK’s largest provider of veterinary nurse training, The College of Animal Welfare (CAW), has chosen City & Guilds to award its veterinary nurse provision. CAW has been carefully evaluating the choice of awarding body following the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ (RCVS) announcement to close its awarding body (RCVS Awards) last year. Commenting on […]
BVNA Launches New Laboratory Revision App
Student and qualified veterinary nurses can now benefit from the new BVNA Laboratory App for iPhone and iPad. The British Veterinary Nursing Association has joined forces with leading IT provider, AT Veterinary Systems, to produce a handy laboratory revision app for veterinary nurses. Split into two sections, the app comprises a quick revision and a […]
RCVS Day Report Now Available
Full details on the recent RCVS Day, held on 6 July, is now available on the RCVS Website. RCVS Day saw the investiture of the new RCVS President, Jacqui Molyneux, taking over the role from Jerry Davies who now becomes Vice-President. The day also saw changes to RCVS Council and the Veterinary Nurses Council and […]
RCVS Charitable Trust News: Appointment of a New RVN Trustee
The Trust has appointed Jean Turner as a new registered veterinary nurse (RVN) Trustee Jean, who is well known within both the veterinary nursing and veterinary professions, has a distinguished track-record as an ambassador for veterinary nursing. Jean qualified with the Registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary (RANA) in November 1971 as a mature student, having previously […]