We are delighted to announce that the videos of lectures from the 2014 TP Congress are now available to all delegates to view. Delegates will find the passwords needed to access the videos on the back of their delegate badges. If you have any problems accessing the videos please contact us on 01480 422060. The videos […]
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TP Congress 2014 Videos Now Available
RCVS Veterinary Nursing Exam Update
As new Awarding Bodies have been established the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons will reduce and finally cease offering theory and practical exams to Level 3 Diploma students in the UK. The dates for the final RCVS Awards examinations in 2015 are detailed below: OSCE (practical) 2015 6-8th March 2015 window (Closing date for exam […]
Full-Time Veterinary Care Assistants Course Now Open for Enrolment
The College of Animal Welfare is pleased to announce that a new City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants full-time course starting this September is now open for applications. This qualification, which was developed by The College of Animal Welfare with City & Guilds nearly ten years ago, has been offered […]
BVNA Congress 2014 | 10-12 October
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress 2014 will take place at the Telford International Centre in Shropshire between on 10-12 October providing a comprehensive programme of high quality CPD. The scientific programme offers a varied choice of subjects over the three day event; providing five streams of lectures running on Friday and Sunday and […]
National Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month | May 2014
The aim of ‘National Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month’ is to promote the importance of the veterinary nursing profession, the provision of responsible pet care and educate the general public about the different roles of nursing staff within practice. The event enables veterinary nursing staff from around the country to come together and get involved with […]
Voting opens in 2014 RCVS Council and VN Council elections
Ballot papers for this year’s Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections have been sent to all veterinary surgeons and registered/listed veterinary nurses respectively, and votes can now be cast online or by post until 5pm on Friday 25 April 2014. Veterinary surgeons can vote for up to six […]
RCVS News: Nominations open for prestigious veterinary nursing award
The nomination period for an honour which recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to the veterinary nursing profession is now open. Nominations for the Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award 2014 can be made until 1 May 2014 and this year the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is looking for nominees who have […]
New Tasks on RCVS OSCE Website
Please note that two new tasks have been added to the RCVS Veterinary Nursing OSCE bank and can be used from the July 2014 exams onwards. This is a total of three new tasks over the past few weeks: NC02 – diabetic stabilisation NC24 – clean animal accommodation TP05 – initial skin prep for surgery […]
Tour De Vet – Coming to our Huntingdon centre on 30 May 2014!
We are delighted that Mike Brampton, Head of Thames Medical, and Sam McMillan, well known anaesthetic nurse with Jurox UK, are giving a hands on training sessions in anaesthesia monitoring on Friday 30 May at The College of Animal Welfare in Huntingdon as Mike cycles for charity from Sussex to Stirling! Mike is donating all […]
BVNA at London Vet Show
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) are delighted to announce for 2014 they will be forming a new partnership with the London Vet Show to offer practical, relevant and inspiring CPD for veterinary nurses. BVNA will be hosting an advanced nursing stream at the event which last year brought together over 4,000 vet professionals and […]