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- Overview of practice standards
- About the Practice Standards Scheme
- Which accreditation is right for your practice and how to apply
- What happens during an assessment?
- About Stanley, our support system for the PSS
- How do I update my accredited-practice information?
- How can I promote my RCVS accreditation?
- Additional resources
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Areas of particular concern
Areas of particular concern might include:
Breaches of the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct (Code)
- dishonesty, for example, deliberately putting false entries in clinical records;
- misleading a client, colleague or the wider public;
- recklessness in his/her conduct;
- inappropriate or unwarranted physical force against an animal;
- aggression or violence towards a client;
- inappropriate storage, use or dispensing of veterinary medicinal products;
Not all breaches of the Code will give rise to an arguable case that the conduct is far short of that
which is expected.
Clinical Matters
- Treatment that falls far short of that expected might include:
- reckless administration of a medicine;
- failure to keep appropriate clinical records;
- negligence which may be gross;
- other very poor clinical care and skill short of the standard expected; and/or
- repeated errors.
Other Issues
- failure to adhere to previous advice from the RCVS;
- concerns relating to criminal cautions or convictions of a serious nature identified by the Case Examiner Group may, on the authorisation of the RVNPIC Chairman and/or Head of Professional Conduct be referred directly to the RVNPIC; and/or
- concerns relating to serious health issues identified by the Case Examiner Group may on the authorisation of the RVNPIC Chairman and/or Head of Professional Conduct be referred directly to the RVNPIC.