Committees, subcommittees and groups
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Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
The VN Disciplinary Committee is established under the RCVS Royal Charter. It is a tribunal where charges are heard against a registered veterinary nurse alleging that he or she is guilty of serious professional misconduct (the wording of the Veterinary Nurse Conduct and Discipline Rules 2014 is ‘disgraceful conduct in a professional respect’), or that he or she is unfit to practise because of a criminal conviction. The VN Disciplinary Committee hears evidence on oath or by affirmation.
Each VN Disciplinary Committee shall consist of at least one person from the following categories:
- veterinary surgeons,
- registered veterinary nurses,
- lay persons (not being nor having been veterinary surgeons or veterinary nurses).
Members
In addition, members of the Disciplinary Committee also sit on the VN Disciplinary Committee.
- Mr Colin Childs
- Dr Karen Coumbe MRCVS
- Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
- Dr Amy Hawthorn MRCVS
- Rt Hon David Heath CBE
- Mr James Hurden
- Ms Helena Jones
- Dr Jeremy Kirk MRCVS
- Ms Hilary Lloyd
- Ms Stephanie McIntosh
- Mrs Emma Moir
- Mr Paul Francis Morris - Chair
- Ms Kathryn Peaty MRCVS- Vice-Chair
- Ms Susan Ridge CB
- Dr Charles Ross MRCVS
- Mr Christopher Shepherd MRCVS
- Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
- Dr James Tong MRCVS
- Dr James Wallace MRCVS
- Ms Catharine Seddon
Committee Clerk (T 020 7202 0729, E [email protected])
Meetings
Announced in Latest News.
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