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Recording OSCE Training

Clinical coaches – please remember to record all student OSCE training on your tutorial records in the lead up to your student’s pracical exams to ensure that your students are correctly prepared for their exams.

14/01/2013

Royal College Portrait Pictures Join National Collection Online

Thirty-one paintings owned by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) can now be viewed online by the public, as their photographs have been added to the ‘Your Paintings’ national website. The majority of the RCVS collection features past Presidents and Secretaries of the College, including the first President, Thomas Turner, and George Fleming, who […]

10/01/2013

NPL Moderation Reports!

Calling all Clinical Coaches – please make sure you have read your NPL Moderation Report and have returned any actions to your QAS.

09/01/2013

Meet the RCVS Day for Potential Election Candidates

On Tuesday 15 January the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will hold a ‘Meet the RCVS Day’ for those standing or considering standing for election to RCVS Council or the Veterinary Nurses Council. The event offers prospective candidates an opportunity to find out more about what the role of a Council member involves, and […]

03/01/2013

Clinical Coach, Wendy Taylor, Shares the Benefits of Training Veterinary Nurses

When I first started in Veterinary Nursing many, many years ago we were over used and undervalued. Fortunately, I worked for a practice that valued their nurses and wanted us to excel, so we were encouraged to take the Veterinary Nursing qualification. This made us ‘hungry for knowledge’ and we felt proud to become a […]

02/01/2013

Breaking News for Clinical Coaches…

Over the weekend (22/23 Dec), the Nursing Progress Log (NPL) gained a new function – a ‘quick start’ button. Please log on to the CC area of the VLE for full details from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). This facility will enable more experienced students to make faster starts on some tasks.

24/12/2012

WSAVA Launch Survey about Nutritional assessments in Small Animal Practice

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has launched an online survey to find out how well nutritional assessments are carried out in practice. The association would like to know how familiar veterinary professionals are with nutritional assessments and tools, such as body condition scoring, as well as which members of the practice team normally […]

20/12/2012

Important information for all CAW Clinical Coaches re VLE!

The shared log-in to the Clinical Coach Area on the VLE (cawcc) will expire shortly. When logging in to the VLE and Clinical Coach area from now on, please use your unique 6 digit username. If, for whatever reason, you have not received your unique username and log-in instructions please contact us on 01480 422060/admin@caw.ac.uk.

The Army are now Recruiting Registered Veterinary Nurses

Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse? Are you looking for a new challenge away from a veterinary practice? Well this may be the ideal opportunity as the army are now recruiting RVNs between the age of 17 1/2 to 32 years 11 months. The role is to look after sick and injured animals, primarily dogs and […]

19/12/2012

Veterinary Nursing Student, Madeleine Armstrong, Shares her Tips for Balancing your Placement with your College Work

My placement is at an emergency care hospital and receives a lot of patients on a 24 hour basis, which proves to be a fast paced and exciting environment to work in. I have found the course so far thoroughly interesting and feel that it pushes me to do my best and research things for […]

18/12/2012