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6. 8 June 2023
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28. 16 April 2020
29. 5 March 2020
30. 7 September 2023
31. 9 November 2023
32. 18 January 2024
33. 14 March 2024
34. 6 June 2024
35. 11 September 2024
36. 7 November 2024
37. 16 January 2025
38. 13 March 2025
39. 4 March 2025
40. 5 June 2025
41. Council elections
42. Previous election results
43. Dr Louise Allum
44. Dr Sam Bescoby
45. Dr Andrew Clemence
46. Dr Tshidi Gardiner
47. Dr Reginald Godwin
48. Paddy Gordon
49. Dr Danielle Greenberg
50. Dr Gerard Henry
51. Dr Richard Hillman
52. Dr Benjamin Kennedy
53. Dr Tom Lonsdale
54. Dr Darren Partridge
55. Martin Peaty
56. Alison Price
57. Dr Peter Robinson
58. Dr Jennifer Simmons
59. Dr Sadie Spencer
60. Dr Mary Thomas
61. William Wilkinson
62. Dr Lara Wilson
63. Past-Presidents
64. VN Council
65. VN Council members
66. VN Council meetings
67. 10 May 2023
68. 8 February 2023
69. 16 November 2022
70. 14 September 2022
71. 11 May 2022
72. 9 February 2022
73. 17 November 2021
74. 15 September 2021
75. 12 May 2021
76. 10 February 2021
77. 9 September 2020
78. 6 May 2020
79. 13 September 2023
80. 15 November 2023
81. 28 February 2024
82. 22 May 2024
83. 18 september 2024
84. 13 November 2024
85. 26 February 2025
86. 21 May 2025
87. Membership of committees & sub-committees
88. VN Futures Project Board
89. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
90. VN Council elections
91. Previous results
92. Bethan Louise Pinhey
93. Hannah Frances Welsman
94. Lauren Whittaker
95. Officer Team
96. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
97. Committees, subcommittees and groups
98. Advancement of the Professions Committee
99. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
100. Fellowship Board
101. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
102. Vet Futures Project Board
103. 7 February 2023
104. 15 November 2022
105. 13 September 2022
106. 10 May 2022
107. 8 February 2022
108. 16 November 2021
109. 14 September 2021
110. 11 May 2021
111. 10 November 2020
112. 5 May 2020
113. 11 February 2020
114. 12 November 2019
115. 9 May 2023
116. 14 November 2023
117. 7 February 2024
118. 12 September 2023
119. 08 May
120. Standards Committee
121. Certification Subcommittee
122. Ethics Review Panel
123. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
124. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
125. Practice Standards Group
126. 21 February 2023
127. 6 February 2023
128. 7 December 2022
129. 14 November 2022
130. 10 November 2022
131. 24 October 2022
132. 12 September 2022
133. 4 August 2022
134. 16 June 2022
135. 19 May 2022
136. 9 May 2022
137. 31 March 2022
138. 7 February 2022
139. 24 January 2022
140. 15 December 2021
141. 15 November 2021
142. 26 October 2021
143. 13 September 2021
144. 25 August 2021
145. 4 August 2021
146. 16 July 2021
147. 10 May 2021
148. 4 March 2021
149. 08 February 2021
150. 12 January 2021
151. 9 November 2020
152. 15 December 2020
153. 7 September 2020
154. 27 April 2020
155. 10 February 2020
156. 11 November 2019
157. 15 May 2023
158. 25 August 2023
159. 11 September 2023
160. 13 November 2023
161. 14 February 2024
162. 16 April 2024
163. 12 June 2024
164. 24 September 2024
165. 23 October 2024
166. 3 December 2024
167. 12 February 2025
168. 9 April 2025
169. Audit and Risk Committee
170. Elizabeth Butler
171. Victor Olowe
172. Judith Rutherford
173. Janice Shardlow
174. 13 February 2024
175. 14 May 2024
176. Kalwant Grewal
177. 10 September 2024
178. 12 November 2024
179. 4 February 2025
180. Education Committee
181. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
182. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
183. Specialist Subcommittee
184. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
185. 9 May 2023
186. 7 February 2023
187. 15 November 2022
188. 13 September 2022
189. 10 May 2022
190. 8 February 2022
191. 16 November 2021
192. 14 September 2021
193. 11 May 2021
194. 9 February 2021
195. 20 November 2020
196. 15 September 2020
197. 5 May 2020
198. 11 February 2020
199. 12 November 2019
200. 12 September 2023
201. 14 November 2023
202. 27 February 2024
203. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
204. 21 May 2024
205. 17 September 2024
206. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
207. 19 November 2024
208. 27 February 2025
209. Finance and Resources Committee
210. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
211. 29 February 2024
212. 14 May 2024
213. 26 September 2024
214. 18 October 2024
215. 5 November 2024
216. 27 February 2025
217. Disciplinary Committee
218. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
219. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
220. Ms Helena Jones
221. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
222. Ms Hilary Lloyd
223. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
224. Mr Peter Smith
225. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
226. Mr Paul Francis Morris
227. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
228. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
229. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
230. Mr Colin Childs
231. Susan Ridge CB
232. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
233. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
234. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
235. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
236. Mr James Hurden
237. Ms Catharine Seddon
238. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
239. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
240. Charter Case Committee
241. Charter Case Committee Protocol
242. Charter Case Committee Rules
243. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
244. Ms Jane Kilgannon
245. Mrs Rachel Cook
246. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
247. Ms Cerys Jones
248. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
249. Registration Committee
250. 22 October 2024
251. 19 December 2024
252. 6 February 2025
253. Preliminary Investigation Committee
254. Mr Kenneth Caley
255. Georgie Barnard
256. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
257. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
258. Mrs Victoria Smith
259. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
260. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
261. Ms Miranda Winram
262. PIC Lay Observers
263. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
264. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
265. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
266. Rosalyn Hayles
267. Dr Emily Knapp
268. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
269. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
270. Mr Damian Kearney
271. Mr Mark Stobbs
272. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
273. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
274. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
275. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
276. Examinations Appeals Committee
277. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
278. Paper classification: some definitions
279. Remuneration Subcommittee
280. Nominations Subcommittee
281. Accreditation Appeals Committee
282. Senior team
283. Work for us
284. Contact us
285. Complaints about the College
286. How to find us
287. How we work
288. The role of the RCVS
289. Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029
290. About us
291. About this plan
292. Royal Charter and legislation
293. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
294. Government legislation
295. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
296. Honours & awards
297. Recipients of RCVS Honours
298. The Queen's Medal
299. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
300. The RCVS International Award
301. The RCVS Impact Award
302. The RCVS Inspiration Award
303. Honorary Associateship
304. The RCVS Compassion Award
305. The RCVS Student Community Award
306. Our Service Promise
307. Service Standards
308. Complaints about the College
309. Fees
310. How to pay your fees
311. Annual renewal fees from 2016
312. Video Guides
313. News & views
314. News
315. Features
316. Blogs
317. Webinars and podcasts
318. Publications
319. CPD poster
320. Client/practice poster
321. Our publications explained
322. Events and meetings
323. Past events
324. RCVS Question Times
325. Royal College Day
326. Royal College Day 2023
327. Veterinary Nurses Day
328. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
329. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
330. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
331. Neurodiversity
332. Workforce Ambitions sessions
333. Policy
334. Veterinary Legislation Review
335. Legislation Working Party
336. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
337. Information for MPs
338. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
339. Our consultations
340. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
341. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
342. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
343. Standard 3 - Learning culture
344. Ensuring good governance
345. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
346. The RCVS Leavers survey
347. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
348. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
349. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
350. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
351. Legislative reform consultation
352. Executive summary
353. Introduction
354. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
355. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
356. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
357. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
358. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
359. Conclusions
360. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
361. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
362. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
363. Standard 1 - Learning culture
364. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
365. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
366. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
367. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
368. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
369. Contact the press office
370. Registration
371. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
372. Statutory Membership Exam
373. Seeing practice
374. English language requirements
375. Grenada
376. Europe
377. Australia
378. Japan
379. Canada
380. New Zealand
381. South Africa
382. United Kingdom
383. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
384. USA
385. Temporary registration
386. Hong Kong
387. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
388. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
389. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
390. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
391. Veterinary premises
392. Check our Registers
393. Registration categories
394. Practising and registration scenarios
395. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
396. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
397. Renew or make changes to your registration
398. Renew your registration
399. Make changes to your registration
400. Change your registration category
401. Which registration category is right for me?
402. Voluntary removal and restoration
403. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
404. Working abroad
405. Find a Vet practice staff
406. 'Working in the UK' online courses
407. Fellowship
408. How to apply for Fellowship
409. Fellows Directory
410. Fellowship Day
411. Fellowship Day 2022
412. Fellowship Week 2021
413. Fellowship Evening 2020
414. Fellowship Day 2019
415. Fellows of the Future?
416. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
417. Fellowship Day 2018
418. Fellows of the Future?
419. The importance of public engagement in science
420. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
421. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
422. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
423. Credentials Panel recruitment
424. Become a Fellowship Mentor
425. Lifelong learning
426. Students
427. Veterinary students
428. Veterinary nursing students
429. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
430. Approved Training Practices
431. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
432. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
433. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
434. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
435. EMS requirements
436. Information for vet students
437. EMS hints and tips for students
438. Financial support for EMS students
439. EMS booking database tutorials for students
440. Information for EMS providers
441. The role of the EMS provider
442. Why become an EMS provider
443. EMS database tutorials for placement providers
444. Information for vet schools
445. Temporary EMS requirements
446. Practice by students - regulations
447. Health and safety on EMS placements
448. EMS contacts and further guidance
449. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
450. Background
451. A changing landscape of veterinary education
452. Making EMS sustainable for the future
453. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
454. Summary
455. Next steps
456. Appendix 1
457. VetGDP
458. VetGDP Advisers
459. VetGDP Adviser declaration
460. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
461. VetGDP Adviser case studies
462. Practices and workplaces
463. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
464. Graduates and students
465. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
466. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
467. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
468. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
469. VetGDP information to help you get started
470. VetGDP e-portfolio
471. VetGDP guidance
472. VetGDP FAQs
473. Overseas vets
474. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
475. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
476. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
477. Continuing professional development (CPD)
478. CPD webinars
479. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
480. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
481. Enrolment
482. Module subjects
483. Designated certificates
484. Synoptic assessment
485. Accredited university contact details
486. Information for universities
487. Frequently asked questions
488. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
489. Professional accreditation
490. Advanced Practitioner status
491. Specialist status
492. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
493. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
494. Disability inclusion
495. Equality Act guidance    
496. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
497. RCVS Leadership Library
498. Delegation
499. Difficult Conversations
500. Inclusive Leadership
501. Leading and Working in Teams
502. Quality Improvement
503. Leading and Managing Change
504. RCVS Academy
505. Setting standards
506. Practice Standards Scheme
507. Applying to the PSS
508. The PSS assessment process
509. PSS awards
510. Meet the PSS team
511. Meet the PSS assessors
512. PSS assessor training
513. Meet the Practice Standards Group
514. PSS updates
515. Environmental sustainability module and award
516. PSS accreditation levels
517. Using the Stanley system
518. Updating your practice information
519. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
520. PSS training and resources
521. Advice & guidance
522. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
523. Supporting guidance
524. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
525. Supporting guidance
526. Contact the Advice Team
527. XL Bully dog ban
528. 'Under care' - guidance
529. Under care: practice scenarios
530. Advice on Schedule 3
531. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
532. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
533. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
534. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
535. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
536. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
537. Accrediting primary qualifications
538. Accrediting veterinary degrees
539. Accreditation Standards
540. Visitations
541. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
542. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
543. Accreditation visitation reports
544. Accreditation visitors
545. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
546. Reasonable adjustments for student vets
547. Health and disability in veterinary medicine study and practice
548. The role of the veterinary schools and the RCVS
549. Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010
550. Reasonable adjustments and Day One Competences
551. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet students
552. Annex
553. Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
554. Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
555. Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
556. Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
557. Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
558. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
559. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
560. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
561. Riding Establishments
562. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
563. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
564. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
565. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
566. Guidance on the inspection
567. Notification to local authorities
568. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
569. Concerns
570. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
571. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
572. What you need to know first
573. Tell us about your concern
574. How we assess and investigate concerns
575. How we make decisions
576. Our terms explained
577. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
578. What you need to know first
579. Tell us about your concern
580. How we assess and investigate concerns
581. How we make decisions
582. Our terms explained
583. Confidential Reporting Line
584. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
585. Disciplinary Committee hearings
586. Charter Case Committee decisions
587. A concern has been raised about me
588. Information for veterinary surgeons
589. How we assess and investigate concerns
590. How we make decisions
591. Our terms explained
592. Information for veterinary nurses
593. How we assess and investigate concerns
594. How we make decisions
595. Our terms explained
596. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
597. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
598. Reference information
599. A note on negligence
600. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
601. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
602. The Stage one PIC
603. Areas of particular concern
604. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
605. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
606. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
607. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
608. The referral of cases
609. Outcome
610. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
611. Cases unlikely to result in referral
612. Aggravating and mitigating factors
613. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
614. The Stage one RVNPIC
615. Areas of particular concern
616. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
617. Outcome
618. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
619. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
620. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
621. Outcome
622. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
623. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
624. Aggravating and mitigating factors
625. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
626. Background
627. Code of Professional Conduct
628. About this document
629. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
630. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
631. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
632. When do I have to disclose?
633. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
634. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
635. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
636. Closed cases
637. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
638. How to request a review of a decision
639. Illegal veterinary practice
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