Copies of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Register of Members 2012 are now available to purchase. For the first time, printed copies of the Register of Members and List/Register of Veterinary Nurses are no longer being posted free of charge to all veterinary surgeons and VNs respectively. Veterinary practices and the public can […]
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RCVS Register of Members 2012 Now Available to Buy
Professor Gregory to Present Awards at our Annual Student Awards Ceremony
Students and employers are set to be recognised at our annual Student Awards Ceremony tomorrow (Saturday 8 December). The annual Student Awards Ceremony recognises the achievements that students have made during the year and the support that mentors, coaches and employers have provided to them. Each student who has been nominated for an award has […]
Veterinary nurse’s drive for innovation wins RCVS Charitable Trust competition
Registered veterinary nurse Sarah Hancill has won the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Charitable Trust’s (the Trust) ‘Driving Practice Innovation’ competition, with her idea for a peripheral venous catheter care checklist. “The peripheral venous catheter care checklist is intended to increase patient safety. It consists of 14 quality indicators, repeated every 24 hours over a […]
Dog adopts abandoned tiger cubs
A Siberian tiger called Bagira gave birth to three cubs at the Sochi zoo in Russia. After the cubs were abandoned by the tigress the zoo vets advertised on the internet for a feeding dog. That’s where a Berger Blanc Suisse dog called Tally stepped in as their foster parent.
Ashes to ashes
Dieback disease is an invasive fungi effecting Ash trees and for the past 10 years has been spreading across continental Europe and has effected 90% of Ash trees in Denmark. The Ash is upon the most numerous in the UK , with some 80 million trees here now at risk. This tiny fungus (we are […]
Working Together Towards First-Rate Regulation: Have Your Say
Members of the veterinary profession are being given a unique opportunity to help improve the way the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) regulates their professions, as part of its First-Rate Regulator initiative. Members of the veterinary team are being asked about their recent interactions with the RCVS, what they think the organisation does well, […]
The RCVS Want Your Comments for the Practice Standards Scheme
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has called for comments on a Concept Note, which considers how the Practice Standards Scheme might develop in the future. The Scheme is administered by the RCVS and the detailed Standards are decided in consultation with the Practice Standards Group (PSG), which includes representatives from all of the […]
January Start Veterinary Nursing Programmes – Why Wait Until September?
If you’re looking to start training as a veterinary nurse, our next day release Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing programme starts the week commencing the 7 January 2013. This particular programme is for students who are employed in a veterinary practice that is approved to train veterinary nurses – a Training Practice (TP) or […]
Ofsted Report Praises 96% Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Success Rate
The College of Animal Welfare has been rated as ‘Good’ across the board following its recent Ofsted inspection. This is the first inspection the College has been through since the new, more stringent, inspection regime came into effect in September. The week long inspection involved a team of seven inspectors covering three of the College’s […]
Ofsted Report Praises 96% Veterinary Nursing Apprenticeship Success Rate
The College of Animal Welfare has been rated as ‘Good’ across the board following its recent Ofsted inspection. This is the first inspection the College has been through since the new, more stringent, inspection regime came into effect in September. The week long inspection involved a team of seven inspectors covering three of the College’s […]