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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?
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Publications
We keep in touch with veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses through a range of publications, including RCVS News and the annual report (RCVS Review and RCVS Facts).
From time to time we also publish surveys and reports.
All of these can be downloaded for free here – including archive copies from the past five years.

Coronavirus: economic impact on veterinary practice #5
23 December 2020 - 464KB PDF
Results from RCVS survey #5 conducted between 25 November and 1 December 2020

RCVS Covid-19 Survey 2020
5 October 2020 - 1836KB PDF
Report of an online survey by the Institute for Employment Studies of UK-practising veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic, to see if there were any immediate safety, quality or efficiency issues to inform decisions about a temporary exemption to RCVS guidance; and secondly to capture data on the experience of VSs and VNs carrying out remote consulting, including remote prescribing, to inform RCVS’s wider review.

RCVS survey #4 on the economic impact of Covid-19 on veterinary clinical practices
29 September 2020 - 427KB PDF
Results from RCVS survey #4 (carried out between 1-7 September 2020) on the economic impact of Covid-19 on veterinary clinical practices.

RCVS News (July 2020)
21 August 2020 - 642KB PDF
RCVS News, our official newsletter, is emailed to all members on a monthly basis. This text-only version includes: virtual AGM, new Day One Competences, new Fellows admitted, Knowledge Awards expanded and more.

RCVS Facts 2018
21 July 2020 - 2055KB PDF
RCVS Facts is published annually and contains a detailed selection of facts and figures about veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK and overseas. It is available to download as a PDF.

RCVS survey #3 on the economic impact of Covid-19 on veterinary clinical practices
3 July 2020 - 679KB PDF
Results from RCVS survey #3 (carried out between 12-16 June 2020) on the economic impact of Covid-19 on veterinary clinical practices

RCVS Day One Competences June 2020
2 July 2020 - 242KB PDF
A new version of the Day One Competences outlining the knowledge and skills expected of veterinary students on graduation.

Veterinary Schools Council Graduate and Employers Survey 2019
24 June 2020 - 470KB PDF
The report of a joint survey conducted by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) with employers and graduates on recent graduate competency.

RCVS News (June 2020)
12 June 2020 - 586KB PDF
RCVS News, our official newsletter, is emailed to all members on a monthly basis. This text-only version includes: legislative changes, consultation on changes to disciplinary system, Black Lives Matter statement, new Junior Vice-President and more.

Annual Report & Financial Statements 2019
9 June 2020 - 4716KB PDF
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Annual Report & Financial Statements 2019