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      <title><![CDATA[Former RCVS President to sit in the House of Lords]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Former RCVS President, Professor Sandy Trees, will be appointed to the House of Lords as a non-party-political (cross-bench) peer, following recommendation by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disciplinary Committee to meet in May]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[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:]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Electoral Reform Services offers reassurance on election process ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Electoral Reform Services (ERS), the independent body that carries out the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Council election, has offered reassurance that the election was fair, in spite of a number of voters being sent duplicate ballot papers.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RCVS & VN Councils elections results]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The votes for the 2012 RCVS Council and Veterinary Nurse Council elections have been counted and the results are now in.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warning about suspect data-gathering exercise]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We would like to advise veterinary practices that we are not currently carrying out a data-gathering exercise and that phone calls prompting the return of a survey, and requesting mobile phone numbers, are not being made on behalf of the College.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disciplinary Committee dismisses charges against Herts vet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons yesterday (18 April 2012) dismissed charges of serious professional misconduct against a veterinary surgeon and former employee of Medivet (Watford).]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Question Time meeting in Cookstown on 17 May]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[﻿We would like to invite veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and other members of the practice team from the County Tyrone area to put their questions to us at a ‘Question Time’ meeting, to be held at the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown, on Thursday 17 May.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disciplinary Committee reprimands Exeter vet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The RCVS Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday [11 April 2012] reprimanded an Exeter-based veterinary surgeon for practising whilst not on the RCVS Register.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Joint RCVS / BSAVA statement regarding certificates]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint statement has been agreed by the RCVS and the BSAVA regarding both organisations' postgraduate certificates. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Codes of Professional Conduct launched]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are launching new Codes of Professional Conduct for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses today, at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) World Congress in Birmingham]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[VN Golden Jubilee award nominations sought ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nominations are now sought for the VN Golden Jubilee award,deadline 8 May 2012.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RCVS responds to Information Commissioner re 'overspend report']]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[We have responded to the Information Commissioner on the two challenges to our decision not to publish the full report of the Overspend Review Group (ORG).]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Final deadline to enrol for remaining RCVS Diploma ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[RCVS Council has decided that the final enrolments for the remaining RCVS Diplomas must be made by 1 November 2012.
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disciplinary Committee to meet twice in April]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[﻿A meeting of the RCVS Disciplinary Committee, 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...]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bristol vet school receives RCVS unconditional approval]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[At its meeting earlier this month, RCVS Council restored its full approval to the University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Science.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antimicrobial resistance under scrutiny at Royal Colleges’ symposium]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Leading veterinary and medical scientists and practitioners will take part in a symposium entitled ‘Antimicrobial resistance in human and veterinary medicine – one health, one problem?’. The aim is to provide an evidence base for a rational debate.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disciplinary Committee refuses restoration of former Wokingham vet ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) this week [19 March 2012] dismissed an application for restoration to the RCVS Register from Dr Janos Nemeth, who was struck off in 2009 for fraudulent registration.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disciplinary Committee restores Berkshire vet]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) this week [20 March 2012] accepted an application for restoration to the RCVS Register by James Main, who was struck off in 2011, following his administration of a prohibited substance to a racehorse and his subsequent attempts to conceal his actions.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Response to BBC Newsline reports on badger baiting]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[﻿We have been concerned to watch the BBC Newsline reports this week of suspected badger baiting in Northern Ireland, which have also alleged that veterinary surgeons might be complicit in this illegal activity by not reporting cases of suspiciously injured animals...]]></description>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-events/news/response-to-bbc-newsline-reports-on-badger-baiting]]></link>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[March 2012 Council meeting – key decisions]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A summary of key decisions taken at the 1 March 2012 meeting of RCVS Council.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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