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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.
Vets Celebrate End of Wild Animals in Circuses
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has strongly welcomed the announcement that the use of wild animals in travelling circuses will soon be banned. A draft Bill to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England was published today. The proposals will come into effect on 1 December 2015. Commenting, BVA President Peter Jones […]
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 […]
Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill Published
Have you ever had an encounter with a ‘dangerous’ dog? Do you believe it’s ‘deed, not breed’? The Government yesterday published an amendment to the controversial Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The full text of the bill is available here – while a brief overview is available from the BVA website, and a comment from BVA President Peter […]
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 […]
Kennel Club expresses concern over the planning application for a large scale commercial dog breeding premises
The Kennel Club has raised serious concerns after being made aware of the National Farmers Union’s (NFU) ‘full support’ for the retrospective planning application of a large scale commercial dog breeding establishment in Gloucestershire. The endorsement by the NFU supports their member’s application to ‘continue with their diversification and support the core farming enterprise’ by […]
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 […]