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- Council Members
- Role of Council Members
- Council meetings
- Council elections
- Previous election results
- Dr Louise Allum
- Dr Sam Bescoby
- Dr Andrew Clemence
- Dr Tshidi Gardiner
- Dr Reginald Godwin
- Paddy Gordon
- Dr Danielle Greenberg
- Dr Gerard Henry
- Dr Richard Hillman
- Dr Benjamin Kennedy
- Dr Tom Lonsdale
- Dr Darren Partridge
- Martin Peaty
- Alison Price
- Dr Peter Robinson
- Dr Jennifer Simmons
- Dr Sadie Spencer
- Dr Mary Thomas
- William Wilkinson
- Dr Lara Wilson
- Past-Presidents
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- Advancement of the Professions Committee
- Standards Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Education Committee
- Disciplinary Committee
- Charter Case Committee
- Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
- Registration Committee
- Preliminary Investigation Committee
- Paper classification: some definitions
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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
Features
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Requirements for handling of controlled drugs and medicines
February 2020
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) have the joint responsibility for ensuring that all registered veterinary practice premises in the UK are inspected and comply with their legal obligations under the VMRs.
We must review the meaning of 'under care'
November 2019
Melissa Donald, Chair of the RCVS Standards Committee, recently wrote in the Vet Record about the background behind the term 'under care' and what our upcoming wide-ranging review on the subject is looking to achieve.
What does the evidence tell us about outcomes-focused CPD?
October 2019
Ahead of an upcoming shift to outcomes-focused CPD Stephen May, former RCVS President and Senior Vice Principal at the Royal Veterinary College, explores the research and rationale behind focusing on continuing professional development (CPD) outcomes and reflecting on learning.
Royal College Day 2019 speeches: RCVS CEO Lizzie Lockett
July 2019
A speech by RCVS Chief Executive Lizzie Lockett delivered at Royal College Day on Friday 12 July 2019.
Royal College Day 2019 speeches: Outgoing President Amanda Boag
July 2019
The speech from Amanda Boag, RCVS President for 2018-19, at Royal College Day on Friday 12 July 2019 at the Royal Institute of British Architects. Her speech was her final official duty as President before handing over the reins to Niall Connell.
Royal College Day 2019 speeches: New President Niall Connell
July 2019
The opening speech from Niall Connell upon becoming RCVS President for 2019 to 2020 at Royal College Day on Friday, 12 July 2019 at the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Royal College Day 2019 speeches: VN Council Chair Racheal Marshall
July 2019
A speech from VN Council Chair Racheal Marshall, delivered at Royal College Day on Friday 12 July 2019.
Gaining insights on animal owner complaints
June 2019
In this article Jennie Jones from the Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS) shares some of the insight gained by the RCVS-funded alternative dispute resolution service about animal owner complaints over the past year.
Standards & advice update: changes to equine ID guidance
June 2019
At its April 2019 meeting, our Standards Committee approved changes to the supporting guidance to the Code of Professional Conduct regarding compulsory equine microchipping in England.
Scoping the future for veterinary nursing
April 2019
An article giving an overview of our stream of presentations of topics related to the VN Futures project (run jointly between the RCVS and the British Veterinary Nursing Association) which took place at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress in April.
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