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Stay up-to-date with centre and wider college news.
Total posts in category: 1372
On Monday 11 May 2015 at 1pm, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be holding a webinar on some of the common concerns raised about veterinary surgeons and registered veterinary nurses and how these can be avoided. The webinar titled ‘Don’t let complaints get you down‘, will be presented by Eleanor Ferguson, the […]
With less than a year to go before the microchipping of dogs in England, Scotland and Wales becomes mandatory, vets across the country are getting set to help dog owners prepare for the new regulations. DEFRA has agreed that registered veterinary nurses are already sufficiently qualified to implant microchips, and will therefore be exempt from […]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) can now accredit international veterinary nursing courses and qualifications, following a decision by the Veterinary Nursing Education Subcommittee. At its March meeting the Subcommittee agreed a framework for accrediting awarding organisations and higher education institutions delivering veterinary nursing qualifications wholly or partially outside of the UK. The changes […]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is reminding veterinary nurses and veterinary surgeons that they have until the end of this week to put forward nominees for the annual VN Golden Jubilee Award. The Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the profession, animal welfare and/or patient care and nominees can […]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has informed us that they will not be accepting application forms to join the Register of Veterinary Nurses if they have been signed more than two months prior to registration. This is to ensure that the Declaration and Disclosure are up-to-date at the point of registration. If you […]
With the majority of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses coming from a white British background, the first of the Vet Futures Group, a consultative group which includes representatives from a range of veterinary and veterinary nursing organisations, encouraging greater diversity was identified as one of the priorities that the profession should aim to meet by […]
The term autism is used to describe all diagnoses on the autism spectrum including classic Autism, Asperger syndrome and high-functioning Autism. Below are some facts and statistics on Autism: Autism is much more common than many people think. There are around 700,000 people in the UK with autism Autism doesn’t just affect children. Children with […]
The College of Animal Welfare would like to thank all of the delegates who attended this year’s annual TP Congress in Milton Keynes on the 16 & 17 March for helping to make it such a successful and memorable event. Over 100 delegates, the majority of which were clinical coaches involved in the training of […]
The College of Animal Welfare is keen to hear your views on the current veterinary nursing training qualification that leads to RVN registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). We have prepared an online questionnaire to help us identify what those working with the qualification and in practice think needs to be changed. We […]
As well as promoting its range of infection control information for practitioners and pet owners at BSAVA 2015, The Bella Moss Foundation is urging delegates to take part in its fun hand washing competition and be in with the chance to win a great pet fitness prize. The Clean Hands Challenge, sponsored by Vetoquinol, will […]