Veterinary surgeons and student, listed and registered veterinary nurses are being urged to complete the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Survey of the Professions 2014. This year the survey, carried out by the Institute for Employment Studies, will only be available online, and all those for whom the RCVS has a personal email address (ie […]
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RCVS calls for profession to assist with four-yearly survey
Important information for students who sat the March 2014 RCVS OSCE Examinations
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have informed us that the March Veterinary Nursing OSCE examination results are likely to be issued sooner than advertised – the date for this will be advised by email once the results letters are ready to print. Results letter will be sent to students’ default addresses (please note […]
TP Congress 2014 Videos Now Available
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 […]
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 […]