Susan Howarth
DipAVN (Surgical) DipAVN (Medical) RVN
VN Council members
The VN Council is made up of elected veterinary nurses, alongside appointed veterinary surgeons and lay people, details of whom are provided below.
The veterinary surgeons are drawn both from RCVS Council and appointments made directly by the VN Council.
Elected veterinary nurse members
Appointed veterinary nurse members
Belinda Andrews-Jones
DipAVN(surgical) RVN
Appointed lay members
Members appointed from RCVS Council
Timothy Hutchinson
BVSc CertSAS MRCVS
Dr Zara Kennedy
BVSc BSc MRCVS
Membership of committees & sub-committees
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