News

On Wednesday 24 April we will be holding our first ever RCVS Virtual Question Time meeting, meaning veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses can ‘attend’ the meeting without leaving the comfort of their own homes.

A meeting of the Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS as constituted under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, will be held at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Belgravia House, 62-64 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AF, on:

Head of Veterinary Nursing, Libby Earle, has decided to take early retirement and will leave the College on 19 April 2013.

The RCVS Disciplinary Committee yesterday [11 April 2013] dismissed a case against a veterinary surgeon said to have been dishonest in claims made against insurance following a dog’s veterinary treatment.

We’re pleased to announce that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has agreed to our request for a 15 per cent reduction in the joining/re-registration fee for the inclusion of practice premises on the Register of Veterinary Practice Premises (RVPP), which we hold on the VMD’s behalf.

We would like to draw to veterinary practices’ attention the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA)’s guidance for practices, published recently.

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).

We are seeking applications for a paid, part-time parliamentary internship from veterinary surgeons and students who have completed the third year of a veterinary degree.

We are seeking views, via an online survey, on the Day One Competences required of newly qualified veterinary surgeons.

Those who make an outstanding contribution to the veterinary nursing profession are recognised through the annual VN Council Golden Jubilee award – and we need to know who they are!