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National VN Awareness Month is here!
There’s still time to take part in the British Veterinary Nursing Association’s (BVNA) 2013 National VN Awareness Month 2013. This is your chance to help promote the role of the veterinary nurse to the general public as well as raising awareness of the profession’s contribution to the welfare of animals. You can register your event […]
2013 RCVS Council and VN Council Election Results Announced
The results are now in for the 2013 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections: RCVS Council election Candidate Number of votes WITTE, Thomas Hermann 2,251 Elected GRAY, Christopher John 1,974 Elected JINMAN, Peter Charles 1,949 Elected VINER, Bradley Phillip 1,927 […]
City & Guilds Mock Practical Exam Day – Friday 10 May
On Friday 10 May we are holding a City & Guilds Mock Practical Exam Day at our centre in Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. This is an ideal opportunity to attend a life-like OSCE examination with City & Guilds examiners and is open to all final year CAW veterinary nursing students. You will be assessed by 12, 6 minute […]
Guidance for Students who have Completed their NPL
Upon completion of the Nursing Progress Log (NPL) please make sure you continue to complete your Reflective Training Log to show at least four hours of active training in practice per week. This training should now include OSCE practice. OSCE training should also be evident on the NPL. Please record all OSCE training on the […]
Just one week to go to the NPL completion deadline…
A reminder to all veterinary nursing students who are looking to sit the Summer OSCE exams that there is just one week to go to the NPL completion deadline.
RCVS Head of Veterinary Nursing to take early retirement
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has announced that its Head of Veterinary Nursing, Libby Earle, has decided to take early retirement and will leave the organisation on 19 April 2013. “As Head of Veterinary Nursing, Libby was instrumental in leading significant developments in the regulation of veterinary nursing and the establishment of national […]
Start a Leadership and Management Course at the end of April and Save 20%
There is still time to enrol onto our Leadership and Management Courses, accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), starting at the end of April! And, if you enrol to start in April, you can save 20% off the course fees! If you are already working in a leadership or managerial role such […]
Veterinary Surgeons Act Amended
On Saturday (6 April), the Legislative Reform Order (LRO) to reconstitute the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) disciplinary committees separately from its Council came into force and has amended the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (VSA). The LRO brings the RCVS in line with regulatory best practice and improves the independence of the RCVS disciplinary […]
Customer Experience Manager Appointed at RCVS
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has appointed Nicola South to the new role of Customer Experience Manager; a new role intended to help improve the experience for vets, veterinary nurses and the public in their dealings with the College. “I’m extremely excited and proud to be joining the staff at the RCVS, and […]
VN Council seeks nominees for Golden Jubilee award
Nominations are being sought for individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the veterinary nursing profession, for this year’s VN Council Golden Jubilee award. Veterinary nurses, veterinary surgeons and lay people can be nominated for the award which recognises those who have helped shape the VN profession. Kathy Kissick, VN Council Chairman, said “This award recognises those […]