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- Role of Council Members
- Council meetings
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- Dr Louise Allum
- Dr Sam Bescoby
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- Dr Richard Hillman
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- Dr Lara Wilson
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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
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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
Mr Christopher Laurence
BVSc
OBE,QVRM,TD
FRCVS
- Location: Wiltshire
- Year of Fellowship: 2017
- Route to Fellowship: Meritorious Contributions to the Profession
Field of work
Charities and trusts
Areas of special interest
- Animal welfare
Areas of support
- Collaborative research
- One Health Agenda
- Promoting knowledge and best practice
- Public engagement
Professional positions
- In addition to the charities noted above Chris is Treasurer of Animal Behaviour and Training Council, a trustee of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire and Treasurer of Tytherton Village Hall
Awards
- MBE - services to animal welfare
- Queens Volunteer Reserves Medal - merritorious service to reserve forces
- BSAVA JA Wight Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to companion animal welfare
Biography
Chris Laurence qualified from Bristol and went immediately into practice.
After a year of mixed practice he moved to Chippenham and small animal practice.
In 1998 he was appointed Chief Veterinary Officer of the RSPCA and subsequently moved to Dogs Trust in 2003 as their Veterinary Director.
Chris retired in 2011 and has since been active in a number of animal welfare charities. He is currently Chair of the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation, a trustee of his local RSPCA Branch and Chair of the South West RSPCA Regional Board. Chris is also Chair of the Canine and Feline Sector Group of the England Animal Health and Welfare Board.
Chris was awarded the MBE for services to animal welfare in 2007.
After a year of mixed practice he moved to Chippenham and small animal practice.
In 1998 he was appointed Chief Veterinary Officer of the RSPCA and subsequently moved to Dogs Trust in 2003 as their Veterinary Director.
Chris retired in 2011 and has since been active in a number of animal welfare charities. He is currently Chair of the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation, a trustee of his local RSPCA Branch and Chair of the South West RSPCA Regional Board. Chris is also Chair of the Canine and Feline Sector Group of the England Animal Health and Welfare Board.
Chris was awarded the MBE for services to animal welfare in 2007.