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Direct Observations in Practice
City & Guilds now require Quality Assurance Supervisors (QAS) to carry out Direct Observations of Clinical Coaches in the workplace. If all targets are being met by both the student and practice then observations are only required annually. Observations will be carried out during normal annual visits or during placement visits. If your TP is […]
RVN Disciplinary Committee suspends registered veterinary nurse
The Registered Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) this week [16 July 2013] suspended from the Register a Northants-based registered veterinary nurse who admitted to acting dishonestly with her employer, a client and a pet database company by taking home a patient that was supposed to have been euthanised. […]
Pay As You Learn Scheme – A new and flexible way to pay
The College of Animal Welfare is pleased to now be offering UK resident students and employers a new way to pay course fees with its Pay as You Learn scheme. The Pay as You Learn scheme has been set up to provide a more flexible way of paying for tuition by spreading out the cost […]
Usage of Expert Witnesses on the Nursing Progress Log
An expert witness can be used throughout your student’s Nursing Progress Log (NPL). It is your responsibility as the clinical coach to be happy with the qualifications and standards of the expert witness. Please make sure any person used as an expert witness is fully aware of the student’s requirements and what is expected for […]
Two senior vacancies at RCVS
Two senior posts are now being advertised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS): Head of Veterinary Nursing and Head of Education. The Head of Veterinary Nursing post became vacant on the retirement of Libby Earle in April. Meanwhile, the Head of Education role is now open due to the promotion of previous incumbent […]
40th BVNA Annual Congress
11-13 October 2013 | Telford International Centre, Shropshire BVNA will celebrate its 40th congress this year and is extremely proud to still be hosting the only sole veterinary nursing congress throughout Europe. The dedicated scientific programme is aimed at all levels of veterinary nursing staff and provides tiered lecture streams for students, equine nurses, veterinary […]
So just what is this VLE we keep talking about?!
The VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) holds a wealth of information for all CAW students, mentors and clinical coaches. This article will concentrate on the benefits of the VLE for our Level 3 Diploma Veterinary Nursing courses. Once you are a student veterinary nurse with CAW or an active CAW clinical coach you will be given […]
RCVS News: microchipping and client confidentiality guidance approved
Guidance for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses (VNs) on client confidentiality and microchipping has been amended by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The amendments deal with situations when a client presents an animal registered in another person’s name, and a new flow diagram has been added to provide additional practical advice for vets […]
RCVS Annual General Meeting and awards presentation
RCVS Day – the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards – will be held on Friday 5 July 2013 at the Royal College of Physicians, London. All members and listed/registered veterinary nurses are warmly invited to attend the day, which will start at 10am with Annual General Meeting […]
RCVS news: Disciplinary and Preliminary Investigation Committee appointments
The first members of the reconstituted Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disciplinary and Preliminary Investigation Committees have been appointed and will join the Committees from July 2013. Beverley Cottrell and Catherine Goldie have been appointed to the new Disciplinary Committee (DC), and are retiring as elected veterinary surgeons on Council to take up the […]