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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
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.

RCVS Review (2013)
18 June 2013 - 2865KB PDF
RCVS Review 2013 comprises Part 1 of our annual report for this year. It presents a more personalised account of what we have been doing during the year and seeks to outline in more detail just a few of our major activities, through the eyes of those who have been directly involved.

Veterinary research in the UK: a snapshot
7 June 2013 - 3156KB PDF
A report by the RCVS Research Subcommittee (2013)

Vectar Voice (Spring 2013)
25 March 2013 - 634KB PDF
Vectar Voice keeps you updated on the Vectar (Veterinary European Clinical Training and Assessment Record) project.
Vectar is a Leonardo da Vinci-funded project that aims to support and enhance clinic-based learning for veterinary nursing students across Europe.
Vectar is a Leonardo da Vinci-funded project that aims to support and enhance clinic-based learning for veterinary nursing students across Europe.

RCVS News (March 2013)
12 March 2013 - 3110KB PDF
RCVS News is our official newsletter, which we publish three times a year in March, June and November. This issue includes: new governance, new Vice-President, CEO update, VPPR fee reduction, AMR communique, councils elections

Ethical Review for Practice-based Research
20 February 2013 - 150KB PDF
Advice on ethical review for veterinary surgeons planning clinical research - report by a joint RCVS / BVA Working Party

VN Education (January 2013)
9 January 2013 - 603KB PDF
VN Education was launched in January 2013. It will be published twice a year and deals with veterinary nurse training and education issues. It replaces VN Standard, from RCVS Awards, reflecting the winding down of our awarding body and a refocus on the regulation of all qualifications leading to registration.
It is sent to those involved in VN training, and the first issue includes the recent CPD audit, a new Education Subcommittee, an update on European projects, a call for nominations to VN Council, exam feedback, new fees and exam dates.
It is sent to those involved in VN training, and the first issue includes the recent CPD audit, a new Education Subcommittee, an update on European projects, a call for nominations to VN Council, exam feedback, new fees and exam dates.

RCVS News (November 2012)
12 November 2012 - 2682KB PDF
RCVS News is our official newsletter, which we publish three times a year in March, June and November. This issue includes: first-rate regulator, VNC changes, Audit & Risk Committee, LRO progress, Councils nominations, PSS review, AMR & EBVM symposia.

VN Standard (August 2012)
2 August 2012 - 1282KB PDF
VN Standard is the newsletter of RCVS Awards that deals with veterinary nurse training issues. It is published three times a year (in spring, summer and winter) and sent to all those involved in the delivery of veterinary nurse training. This issue: new CEO appointed, online CPD record, Trust grant news, Code reminder, Vectar progress report, RCVS Awards update and more.

RCVS Day (2012)
14 June 2012 - 2403KB PDF
RCVS Day 2012 comprises the programme for this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and awards ceremony and the minutes of last year's AGM.

RCVS Review (2012)
14 June 2012 - 2988KB PDF
RCVS Review 2012 comprises Part 1 of our annual report for this year. It presents a more personalised account of what we have been doing during the year and seeks to outline in more detail just a few of our major activities, through the eyes of those who have been directly involved.