Advice Notes

In addition to publishing the RCVS Guide to Professional Conduct - our formal guidance for veterinary surgeons practising in the UK - we continually provide additional advice to both members of the profession and the animal-owning public about specific areas of professional conduct and veterinary practice.

For consistency, we maintain a series of advice notes covering a range of different subjects on which advice is often sought. These advice notes are available to download below .

An alphabetical list of the advice notes is available to download from the 'Related documents' box, top right.

Note	Title
1.	Artificial insemination in mares and cows (PDF 58Kb)
2.	Negligence (PDF 53Kb)
3.	Serious professional misconduct (PDF 60Kb)
4.	Veterinary surgeons' professional fees (PDF 61Kb)
5.	Blood transfusions (PDF 49Kb)
6.	Microchipping (PDF 57Kb)
7.	Prosthetic testicles (PDF 47Kb)
8.	Canine surgical artificial insemination (PDF 50Kb)
9.	Joint RCVS and Home Office advice on the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act and Veterinary Surgeons Act interface - flow chart (PDF 96 Kb)
10.	Artificial breeding techniques including embryo collection and transfer (PDF 68Kb)
11.	Vaccination of companion animals (PDF 62Kb)
12.	The use of new technology tests (PDF 86Kb)
13.	24-hour emergency cover and the Working Time Regulations (PDF 90Kb)
14.	Pregnancy in veterinary practice (PDF 208Kb)
15.	Prescription charges (PDF 85Kb) - updated June 2008
16.	Removal of dew claws (PDF 86Kb)
17.	Euthanasia (PDF 81Kb)
18.	Veterinary nurses and dentistry (PDF 59Kb)
19.	Maintenance and monitoring of anaesthesia (PDF 51Kb)
20.	Client confidentiality - Reporting alleged criminal activity (PDF 88Kb)
21.	Product endorsement (PDF 111Kb)
22.	Domiciliary Visits (PDF 111Kb)
23.	Ensuring restricted access to controlled drugs (PDF 85Kb)
24.	Certification (PDF 63Kb)
25.	Veterinary Medicines Regulations - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF 135Kb)
26.	Equine pre-purchase examinations (PDF 73Kb) - updated February 2010
27.	Overseas veterinary surgeons visiting the UK (PDF 67Kb)
28.	Bees - prescription of POM-V medicinal products (PDF 102Kb)
29.	Reporting to the Kennel Club (PDF 61Kb)
30.	Whistleblowing (PDF 86Kb)
31.	Veterinary surgeons and insurance matters (PDF 73Kb)
32.	The use and re-use of samples, post mortems and disposal (PDF 70Kb)
33.	Professional Witnesses (PDF 56Kb)

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to, or amended, in the future.

Contact the Professional Conduct Department.