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  2. RCVS Council
  3. Council Members
  4. Role of Council Members
  5. Council meetings
  6. 8 June 2023
  7. 16 March 2023
  8. 19 January 2023
  9. 10 November 2022
  10. 9 November 2022
  11. 8 September 2022
  12. 6 July 2022
  13. 9 June 2022
  14. 21 April 2022
  15. 17 March 2022
  16. 20 January 2022
  17. 11 November 2021
  18. 9 September 2021
  19. 10 June 2021
  20. 18 March 2021
  21. 21 January 2021
  22. 22 December 2020
  23. 5 November 2020
  24. 8 October 2020
  25. 21 September 2020
  26. 3 September 2020
  27. 4 June 2020
  28. 16 April 2020
  29. 5 March 2020
  30. 23 January 2020
  31. 7 November 2019
  32. 5 September 2019
  33. 3 October 2019
  34. 13 June 2019
  35. 7 March 2019
  36. 17 January 2019
  37. 1 November 2018
  38. 27 September 2018
  39. 7 September 2023
  40. 9 November 2023
  41. 18 January 2024
  42. 14 March 2024
  43. Council elections
  44. Previous election results
  45. Dr Gerard Henry
  46. Dr Peter Higgins
  47. Professor David Barrett
  48. Dr Sinéad Bennett
  49. Dr Mark Bowen
  50. Richard Brown
  51. Paddy Gordon
  52. Dr Zara Kennedy
  53. Dr Thomas Lonsdale
  54. Penelope Morgan
  55. Dr Kate Richards
  56. Dr Richard Sanderson
  57. Sally Schroeder
  58. Dr Lara Wilson
  59. Past-Presidents
  60. VN Council
  61. VN Council members
  62. VN Council meetings
  63. 10 May 2023
  64. 8 February 2023
  65. 16 November 2022
  66. 14 September 2022
  67. 11 May 2022
  68. 9 February 2022
  69. 17 November 2021
  70. 15 September 2021
  71. 12 May 2021
  72. 10 February 2021
  73. 9 September 2020
  74. 6 May 2020
  75. 12 February 2020
  76. 13 November 2019
  77. 11 September 2019
  78. 8 May 2019
  79. 6 February 2019
  80. 2 October 2018
  81. 13 September 2023
  82. 15 November 2023
  83. 28 February 2024
  84. Membership of committees & sub-committees
  85. VN Futures Project Board
  86. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
  87. VN Council elections
  88. Previous results
  89. Susan Howarth
  90. Stuart Bobby Miller
  91. Kirsty Young
  92. Officer Team
  93. Legislation Working Party
  94. Brexit Taskforce
  95. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
  96. Committees, subcommittees and groups
  97. Standards Committee
  98. Certification Subcommittee
  99. Ethics Review Panel
  100. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  101. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
  102. Practice Standards Group
  103. 21 February 2023
  104. 6 February 2023
  105. 7 December 2022
  106. 14 November 2022
  107. 10 November 2022
  108. 24 October 2022
  109. 12 September 2022
  110. 4 August 2022
  111. 16 June 2022
  112. 19 May 2022
  113. 9 May 2022
  114. 31 March 2022
  115. 7 February 2022
  116. 24 January 2022
  117. 15 December 2021
  118. 15 November 2021
  119. 26 October 2021
  120. 13 September 2021
  121. 25 August 2021
  122. 4 August 2021
  123. 16 July 2021
  124. 10 May 2021
  125. 4 March 2021
  126. 08 February 2021
  127. 12 January 2021
  128. 9 November 2020
  129. 15 December 2020
  130. 7 September 2020
  131. 27 April 2020
  132. 10 February 2020
  133. 11 November 2019
  134. 9 September 2019
  135. 28 May 2019
  136. 19 April 2019
  137. 30 January 2019
  138. 15 May 2023
  139. 25 August 2023
  140. 11 September 2023
  141. 13 November 2023
  142. 14 February 2024
  143. 16 April 2024
  144. Advancement of the Professions Committee
  145. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
  146. Fellowship Board
  147. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
  148. Vet Futures Project Board
  149. 7 February 2023
  150. 15 November 2022
  151. 13 September 2022
  152. 10 May 2022
  153. 8 February 2022
  154. 16 November 2021
  155. 14 September 2021
  156. 11 May 2021
  157. 10 November 2020
  158. 5 May 2020
  159. 11 February 2020
  160. 12 November 2019
  161. 7 May 2019
  162. 10 September 2019
  163. 5 February 2019
  164. 22 November 2018
  165. 9 May 2023
  166. 14 November 2023
  167. 7 February 2024
  168. 12 September 2023
  169. Audit and Risk Committee
  170. Elizabeth Butler
  171. Victor Olowe
  172. Judith Rutherford
  173. Janice Shardlow
  174. Kalwant Grewal
  175. Education Committee
  176. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
  177. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  178. Specialist Subcommittee
  179. CPD Policy and Compliance Subcommittee
  180. Veterinary Graduate Development Programme Subcommittee
  181. 9 May 2023
  182. 7 February 2023
  183. 15 November 2022
  184. 13 September 2022
  185. 10 May 2022
  186. 8 February 2022
  187. 16 November 2021
  188. 14 September 2021
  189. 11 May 2021
  190. 9 February 2021
  191. 20 November 2020
  192. 15 September 2020
  193. 5 May 2020
  194. 11 February 2020
  195. 12 November 2019
  196. 10 September 2019
  197. 7 May 2019
  198. February 2019
  199. 3 October 2018
  200. 12 September 2023
  201. 14 November 2023
  202. 27 February 2024
  203. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
  204. Finance and Resources Committee
  205. Estate Strategy Group
  206. Disciplinary Committee
  207. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
  208. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
  209. Ms Helena Jones
  210. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
  211. Ms Hilary Lloyd
  212. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
  213. Mr Peter Smith
  214. Mr Paul Francis Morris
  215. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
  216. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
  217. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
  218. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
  219. Mr Colin Childs
  220. Susan Ridge CB
  221. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
  222. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
  223. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
  224. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
  225. Mr James Hurden
  226. Ms Catharine Seddon
  227. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
  228. Charter Case Committee
  229. Charter Case Committee Protocol
  230. Charter Case Committee Rules
  231. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
  232. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
  233. Ms Jane Kilgannon
  234. Mrs Kathryn Latimer RVN
  235. Mrs Rachel Cook
  236. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
  237. Ms Cerys Jones
  238. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
  239. Registration Committee
  240. Preliminary Investigation Committee
  241. Mr Kenneth Caley
  242. Georgie Barnard
  243. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
  244. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
  245. Mrs Victoria Smith
  246. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
  247. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
  248. Ms Miranda Winram
  249. Mr Timothy Skelton BSc
  250. PIC Lay Observers
  251. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
  252. Dr Katharine Nelson MRCVS
  253. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
  254. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
  255. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
  256. Ms Sally Bowden BSc(Hons)CertEd RVN
  257. Mr Damian Kearney
  258. Mr Mark Stobbs
  259. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
  260. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
  261. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
  262. Examinations Appeals Committee
  263. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
  264. Paper classification: some definitions
  265. Remuneration Subcommittee
  266. Nominations Subcommittee
  267. Accreditation Appeals Committee
  268. Senior team
  269. Work for us
  270. Contact us
  271. Complaints about the College
  272. How to find us
  273. How we work
  274. The role of the RCVS
  275. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
  276. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
  277. Royal Charter and legislation
  278. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
  279. Government legislation
  280. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
  281. Honours & awards
  282. Recipients of RCVS Honours
  283. The Queen's Medal
  284. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
  285. The RCVS International Award
  286. The RCVS Impact Award
  287. The RCVS Inspiration Award
  288. Honorary Associateship
  289. The RCVS Compassion Award
  290. The RCVS Student Community Award
  291. Our Service Promise
  292. Service Standards
  293. Complaints about the College
  294. Fees
  295. How to pay your fees
  296. Annual renewal fees from 2016
  297. Video Guides
  298. News & views
  299. News
  300. Features
  301. Blogs
  302. Webinars and podcasts
  303. Publications
  304. CPD poster
  305. Client/practice poster
  306. Our publications explained
  307. Events and meetings
  308. Past events
  309. RCVS Question Times
  310. Royal College Day
  311. Royal College Day 2023
  312. Veterinary Nurses Day
  313. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
  314. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
  315. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
  316. Congresses
  317. Neurodiversity
  318. Policy
  319. Veterinary Legislation Review
  320. Legislation Working Party
  321. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
  322. Information for MPs
  323. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
  324. October 2021 meeting summary
  325. July 2021 meeting summary
  326. May 2021 meeting summary
  327. March 2021 meeting summary
  328. January 2021 meeting summary
  329. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
  330. December 2022 meeting summary
  331. August 2022 meeting summary
  332. Our consultations
  333. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
  334. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
  335. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
  336. Legislative reform consultation
  337. Executive summary
  338. Introduction
  339. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
  340. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
  341. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
  342. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
  343. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
  344. Conclusions
  345. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
  346. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
  347. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
  348. Standard 1 - Learning culture
  349. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
  350. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
  351. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
  352. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
  353. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
  354. The RCVS Leavers survey
  355. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
  356. Contact the press office
  357. Registration
  358. Applications - Veterinary surgeons
  359. Statutory Membership Exam
  360. Seeing practice
  361. English language requirements
  362. Statutory framework for registration
  363. Grenada
  364. Europe
  365. Australia
  366. Japan
  367. Canada
  368. New Zealand
  369. South Africa
  370. United Kingdom
  371. Registering as a veterinary surgeon – UK graduates
  372. USA
  373. How to apply
  374. Restricted (Temporary) Registration
  375. Hong Kong
  376. Applications - Veterinary nurses
  377. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
  378. Registration of veterinary nurses educated outside the UK
  379. Veterinary nurse pre-registration examinations
  380. Practical examinations
  381. Applications - Veterinary premises
  382. Check our Registers
  383. About the RCVS Register
  384. About the VN Register
  385. Maintaining and amending your registration
  386. Completing your annual renewal
  387. Change of category fees
  388. Amending your registration
  389. Amending your registration category
  390. Voluntary removal and restoration
  391. Vets - voluntary removal and restoration
  392. VNs - voluntary removal and restoration
  393. Replacement Membership Certificates
  394. Frequently Asked Questions
  395. Disclosing convictions and/or adverse findings
  396. Working abroad
  397. Vets working in the EU
  398. Letters of good standing
  399. Find a Vet practice staff
  400. 'Working in the UK' online courses
  401. Fellowship
  402. How to apply for Fellowship
  403. Fellows Directory
  404. Fellowship Day
  405. Fellowship Day 2022
  406. Fellowship Week 2021
  407. Fellowship Evening 2020
  408. Fellowship Day 2019
  409. Fellows of the Future?
  410. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
  411. Fellowship Day 2018
  412. Fellows of the Future?
  413. The importance of public engagement in science
  414. Fellows in Focus
  415. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
  416. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
  417. Dealing with the worm that turned
  418. Complexity of common diseases
  419. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
  420. Whose best interests?
  421. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
  422. Mission Rabies
  423. The health of corals, and their importance for society
  424. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
  425. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
  426. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
  427. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
  428. Causes and cures for cataracts
  429. Nature’s wings and their passengers
  430. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
  431. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
  432. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
  433. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
  434. Rare or well done?
  435. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
  436. Credentials Panel recruitment
  437. Become a Fellowship Mentor
  438. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
  439. Lifelong learning
  440. Students
  441. Veterinary students
  442. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
  443. Veterinary nursing students
  444. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
  445. Approved Training Practices
  446. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
  447. Student policy EMS placement
  448. VetGDP
  449. VetGDP Advisers
  450. VetGDP Adviser declaration
  451. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
  452. VetGDP Adviser case studies
  453. Practices and workplaces
  454. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
  455. Graduates and students
  456. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
  457. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
  458. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
  459. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
  460. VetGDP information to help you get started
  461. VetGDP e-portfolio
  462. VetGDP guidance
  463. VetGDP FAQs
  464. Overseas vets
  465. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
  466. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
  467. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
  468. Continuing professional development (CPD)
  469. CPD webinars
  470. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
  471. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
  472. Enrolment
  473. Module subjects
  474. Designated certificates
  475. Synoptic assessment
  476. Accredited university contact details
  477. Information for universities
  478. Frequently asked questions
  479. Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  480. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  481. Professional accreditation
  482. Advanced Practitioner status
  483. Specialist status
  484. RCVS Leadership Initiative
  485. Edward Jenner Veterinary Leadership Programme
  486. Inspiring Veterinary Leaders
  487. 12 veterinary professionals showcase
  488. RCVS Leadership Library
  489. Delegation
  490. Difficult Conversations
  491. Inclusive Leadership
  492. Leading and Working in Teams
  493. Quality Improvement
  494. Leading and Managing Change
  495. RCVS Academy
  496. Setting standards
  497. Practice Standards Scheme
  498. Applying to the PSS
  499. The PSS assessment process
  500. PSS awards
  501. Meet the PSS team
  502. Meet the PSS assessors
  503. PSS assessor training
  504. Meet the Practice Standards Group
  505. PSS updates
  506. Environmental sustainability module and award
  507. PSS accreditation levels
  508. Using the Stanley system
  509. Updating your practice information
  510. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
  511. PSS training and resources
  512. Advice & guidance
  513. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
  514. Supporting guidance
  515. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
  516. Supporting guidance
  517. Contact the Advice Team
  518. XL Bully dog ban
  519. 'Under care' - new guidance
  520. Under care: practice scenarios
  521. Advice on Schedule 3
  522. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
  523. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
  524. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
  525. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
  526. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
  527. Accrediting primary qualifications
  528. Accrediting veterinary degrees
  529. Accreditation Standards
  530. Visitations
  531. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
  532. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
  533. Accreditation visitation reports
  534. Accreditation visitors
  535. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
  536. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
  537. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
  538. Riding Establishments
  539. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
  540. Concerns
  541. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
  542. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
  543. What you need to know first
  544. Tell us about your concern
  545. How we assess and investigate concerns
  546. How we make decisions
  547. Our terms explained
  548. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
  549. What you need to know first
  550. Tell us about your concern
  551. How we assess and investigate concerns
  552. How we make decisions
  553. Our terms explained
  554. Confidential Reporting Line
  555. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
  556. Disciplinary Committee hearings
  557. Charter Case Committee decisions
  558. A concern has been raised about me
  559. Information for veterinary surgeons
  560. How we assess and investigate concerns
  561. How we make decisions
  562. Our terms explained
  563. Information for veterinary nurses
  564. How we assess and investigate concerns
  565. How we make decisions
  566. Our terms explained
  567. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
  568. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
  569. Reference information
  570. A note on negligence
  571. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
  572. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  573. The Stage one PIC
  574. Areas of particular concern
  575. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  576. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
  577. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  578. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
  579. The referral of cases
  580. Outcome
  581. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  582. Cases unlikely to result in referral
  583. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  584. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  585. The Stage one RVNPIC
  586. Areas of particular concern
  587. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  588. Outcome
  589. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  590. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
  591. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  592. Outcome
  593. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  594. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  595. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  596. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
  597. Background
  598. Code of Professional Conduct
  599. About this document
  600. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
  601. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
  602. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
  603. When do I have to disclose?
  604. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
  605. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
  606. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
  607. Closed cases
  608. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
  609. How to request a review of a decision
  610. Illegal veterinary practice
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