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- Dr Richard Hillman
- Dr Benjamin Kennedy
- Dr Tom Lonsdale
- Dr Darren Partridge
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- About extra-mural studies (EMS)
- EMS requirements
- Information for vet students
- Information for EMS providers
- Information for vet schools
- Temporary EMS requirements
- Practice by students - regulations
- Health and safety on EMS placements
- EMS contacts and further guidance
- Extra-mural studies fit for the future
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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
- Contact the Advice Team
- XL Bully dog ban
- 'Under care' - guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
- FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
- FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
- FAQs – Advertising of practice names
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
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- Accrediting veterinary degrees
- Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
- Reasonable adjustments for student vets
- Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
- Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
- Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
- Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
- Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
- Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
- External review of the RCVS by ENQA
- Requirements for remote and online student assessments
Document library
Response to CMA Veterinary Services for Household Pets Market Investigation Remedies Working Paper, published on 1 May 2025
29 May 2025 - 504KB PDF
This document forms the response from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Veterinary Services for Household Pets Market Investigation Remedies Working Paper, as published on 1 May 2025.
Wood, Maximilian, May 2025, Decision on Facts and Disgraceful Conduct
27 May 2025 - 241KB PDF
Wood, Maximilian, May 2025, Decision on Facts and Disgraceful Conduct
Wood, Maximilian, May 2025, Decision on Sanction
27 May 2025 - 161KB PDF
Wood, Maximilian, May 2025, Decision on Sanction
Overseas trained VNs Application form A Guidance Notes
22 May 2025 - 530KB PDF
Guidance notes on completion of application for a veterinary nurse trained outside the UK to have their qualification(s) and experience assessed to determine eligibility of an application for inclusion on the RCVS Register of Veterinary Nurses.
VN Student Change of Details
22 May 2025 - 150KB PDF
Change of VN student address, centre or training practice
Raising concerns about a colleague who is a veterinary surgeon
20 May 2025 - 78KB DOCX
This form should be used to let us know about any concerns you may have about a veterinary surgeon. It can be completed electronically and emailed back to us.
What Matters To You: Conversation Guide for Leaders
19 May 2025 - 276KB PDF
Adapted by RCVS Knowledge from the original Institute for Healthcare Improvement framework, this resource is intended to support leaders within the veterinary sector in introducing the Joy in Work concept to their teams. This conversation guide will support you in setting up initial and follow-up conversations with your team to identify any ‘pebbles in your shoes’ (aka workplace frustrations) and to engage and empower the team to identify potential solutions to problems.
RCVS Convictions Disclosure Form for Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Nurses
16 May 2025 - 43KB DOCX
This form can be used by a veterinary surgeon when making any disclosure of a caution, conviction or adverse finding.