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Wanted: Out of Date Fluid Bags!

If any practices have any out-of-date fluid bags that they no longer require, we would be able to make good use of these during students’ practical sessions at College. Thank you!

09/05/2013

CAW Business School is Now Open!

We are delighted to announce that our new Business School is now open! Based at our Huntingdon centre, CAW Business School offers a range of accountancy and leadership and management courses accredited by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) and the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) for those looking to gain industry recognised qualifications […]

08/05/2013

RCVS 2014 VN Examination Dates

For those students who are still taking the Royal College of Veterinary Nursing (RCVS) VN Examinations, the 2014 dates have now been released and can be found on the RCVS website.

07/05/2013

OSCE Task Help on VLE

Can all veterinary nursing students and their clinical coaches please remember that we have demonstrated a number of the OSCE tasks with picture storyboards on the VLE, including instrumentation, open gloving, WHO hand washing and anaesthesia. OSCE tasks can be altered up to four weeks before each exam window, so please make sure you visit […]

We are now on Facebook and Twitter!

We now have dedicated CAW Business School Facebook and Twitter pages – please visit us and Like/Follow us!

03/05/2013

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 […]

01/05/2013

Free dayrider tickets for Huntingdon students

To encourage more people to travel by bus, Stagecoach and GREENER Journeys have launched the “Catch The Bus Week” initiative.

29/04/2013

DWR treat an 102 year old patient!

Dick White Referrals (DWR) in Cambridgeshire have recently treated thier oldest patient to date – a 102 year old tortoise! Having received a call from the referring vet on 1st April, DWR were unsure as to whether the call was an april fool’s day joke at first, but it was a genuine referral and the tortoise […]

24/04/2013

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 […]