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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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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.

VN Education October 2023 edition
10 October 2023 - 518KB PDF
Refining our awarding organisation audit strategy

RCVS Facts 2021
9 October 2023 - 1241KB 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.

VN Standards Framework
31 August 2023 - 1108KB PDF
RCVS Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training

Clinical Career Pathways Stakeholder Event
27 July 2023 - 1258KB PDF
A report of the Clinical Career Pathways Stakeholder Event held in December 2022

Royal College Day 2023 Programme
12 July 2023 - 1451KB PDF
The Programme from Royal College Day 2023 at One Great George Street, Westminster on Friday 7 July 2023

RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022
23 June 2023 - 2553KB PDF
RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022

The RCVS Mind Matters initiative: the next five years
18 May 2023 - 5703KB PDF
Download the RCVS Mind Matters Five-Year Strategy – outlining key objectives for the future and areas of focus, taking into account how conversations around mental health have changed over the past years and the way in which mental health intersects with other societal inequalities.

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative: The story so far...
18 May 2023 - 5947KB PDF
Download the Mind Matters Evaluation Report – looking back on the key achievements, lessons learned, and impact made from its inception in 2014 to now.

European veterinary professionals working in the UK: the impact of Brexit - third and final survey 2021
5 April 2023 - 1023KB PDF
A report on the impact of Brexit on European veterinary professionals working in the UK, by IES, the Institute for Employment Studies.