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Disruptions to the NPL Will Now Be Friday 31 Jan- Mon 3 Feb 2014
Further to our announcement earlier in the week about disruptions to the Nursing Progress Log (NPL) this coming weekend, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have informed us that this will now take place the following weekend (9pm on Friday 31 Jan – Monday 3 Feb). This means the NPL should be working, as […]
Disruptions expected to the NPL This Weekend
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have informed us that essential Nursing Progress Log (NPL) maintenance work will be carried out this weekend (from 9pm on Friday evening to Monday morning). During this time disruptions to the NPL will unfortunately occur. Update 22 January 2014 We have now been informed that the maintenance work […]
RCVS issues call for evidence on provision of 24-hour emergency veterinary cover
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is inviting responses from veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and animal owners to a call for evidence on the provision of 24-hour emergency veterinary care, in order to understand how best to meet the expectations of all those involved. In an open letter to the profession and the public […]
Dog Grooming Just £5 During January to mark The College of Animal Welfare’s Silver Jubilee
January 2014 marks the start of our Silver Jubilee; and to kick off the celebrations we are offering people the opportunity to get their dogs professionally groomed in our Grooming School for a charitable donation of just £5! The College of Animal Welfare, first started in 1989 as part of one of the UK’s leading […]
CAW Student, Elliot Page, Become the First to Achieve the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing Qualification
Elliot Page, has become the first student to achieve the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing qualification. Elliot, who was a full time student at The College of Animal Welfare in Huntingdon, undertook her work placements at Scott’s Veterinary Clinic in Bedford and Companion Care Vets in Milton Keynes. Originally starting on […]
Have Your Say on the Proposed New Royal Charter
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is seeking the views of vets, veterinary nurses and members of the public regarding proposals for a new Royal Charter which would clarify and underpin the role of the College and give it formal recognition as regulator of the veterinary nursing profession. The new Charter, approved at a […]
TP Congress, 17 & 18 March 2014, Now Open for Registration
The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to announce that TP Congress 2014, two days of CPD dedicated to Clinical Coaches, is open for registration. With continual changes to the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme, now is the ideal time to book on and keep up to date with what is happening. And […]
City & Guilds Gain Full Approval for the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing
We are delighted that City & Guilds have now been given full approval to offer the Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing. This means that students registered for the qualification will be able to apply for entry to the RCVS register once they have been certificated and have met the VN By-Laws Requirements in relation […]
Are you one of the 1,468 veterinary nurses who have outstanding fees?
Veterinary nurses who wish to remain on the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) List/Register of Veterinary Nurses are reminded that their renewal fees need to be paid by 31 December 2013 or they will be removed from the List/Register. Some 7,180 veterinary nurses paid their fees by the annual deadline date of 1 November 2013. […]
Email addresses needed for Survey of the Professions 2014
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is calling for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses to supply up-to-date email addresses for its Survey of the Professions, which will take place early next year. The survey is carried out every four years and, for the first time, next year’s will be online only. It will ask […]