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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 training and resources
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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' - new 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
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
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Environment and Sustainability Working Party
Overview
Our Environment and Sustainability Working Party was established in November 2020 to develop environment and sustainability policies, both internally for the RCVS and more widely for the profession through our regulatory mechanisms. The Working Party met for the last time in October 2021.
As part of this body of work, the RCVS has joined other health professionals through membership of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change to make recommendations concerning potential new environmental and sustainability initiatives.
The Environment and Sustainability Working Party reported to the Advancement of the Professions Committee and made the below recommendations all of which were approved by RCVS Council:
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RCVS to sign up to an environmental accreditation scheme, Investors in the Environment (iiE)
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RCVS to divest from fossil fuels
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RCVS Advancement of the Professions Committee (APC) to discuss issues pertaining to environment & sustainability in the profession at least 1 x yearly.
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Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) to incorporate more sustainability requirements.
Terms of reference
- Creating an internal environment and sustainability policy for the RCVS.
- Creating a profession-facing environment and sustainability policy that can put into action via both regulatory mechanisms and Royal College influence, and to inform the College’s work with the United Kingdom Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC).
- To make recommendations concerning potential new College initiatives, and support for existing complementary projects led by other organisations.
Membership
Sue Paterson, Chair, RCVS Council
Danny Chambers, RCVS Council
Kate Richards, RCVS Council
Niall Connell, RCVS Council
Mark Castle, Lay member RCVS Council
Claire Roberts, Veterinary Nurses Council
John Walmsley, RCVS Fellow