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1. Who we are
2. RCVS Council
3. Council Members
4. Role of Council Members
5. Council meetings
6. 8 June 2023
7. 16 March 2023
8. 19 January 2023
9. 10 November 2022
10. 9 November 2022
11. 8 September 2022
12. 6 July 2022
13. 9 June 2022
14. 21 April 2022
15. 17 March 2022
16. 20 January 2022
17. 11 November 2021
18. 9 September 2021
19. 10 June 2021
20. 18 March 2021
21. 21 January 2021
22. 22 December 2020
23. 5 November 2020
24. 8 October 2020
25. 21 September 2020
26. 3 September 2020
27. 4 June 2020
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. Standards Committee
99. Certification Subcommittee
100. Ethics Review Panel
101. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
102. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
103. Practice Standards Group
104. 21 February 2023
105. 6 February 2023
106. 7 December 2022
107. 14 November 2022
108. 10 November 2022
109. 24 October 2022
110. 12 September 2022
111. 4 August 2022
112. 16 June 2022
113. 19 May 2022
114. 9 May 2022
115. 31 March 2022
116. 7 February 2022
117. 24 January 2022
118. 15 December 2021
119. 15 November 2021
120. 26 October 2021
121. 13 September 2021
122. 25 August 2021
123. 4 August 2021
124. 16 July 2021
125. 10 May 2021
126. 4 March 2021
127. 08 February 2021
128. 12 January 2021
129. 9 November 2020
130. 15 December 2020
131. 7 September 2020
132. 27 April 2020
133. 10 February 2020
134. 11 November 2019
135. 15 May 2023
136. 25 August 2023
137. 11 September 2023
138. 13 November 2023
139. 14 February 2024
140. 16 April 2024
141. 12 June 2024
142. 24 September 2024
143. 23 October 2024
144. 3 December 2024
145. 12 February 2025
146. 9 April 2025
147. 11 June 2025
148. Advancement of the Professions Committee
149. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
150. Fellowship Board
151. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
152. Vet Futures Project Board
153. 7 February 2023
154. 15 November 2022
155. 13 September 2022
156. 10 May 2022
157. 8 February 2022
158. 16 November 2021
159. 14 September 2021
160. 11 May 2021
161. 10 November 2020
162. 5 May 2020
163. 11 February 2020
164. 12 November 2019
165. 9 May 2023
166. 14 November 2023
167. 7 February 2024
168. 12 September 2023
169. 08 May
170. Audit and Risk Committee
171. Elizabeth Butler
172. Victor Olowe
173. Judith Rutherford
174. Janice Shardlow
175. 13 February 2024
176. 14 May 2024
177. Kalwant Grewal
178. 10 September 2024
179. 12 November 2024
180. 4 February 2025
181. 13 May 2025
182. Naomi Nicholson
183. Education Committee
184. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
185. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
186. Specialist Subcommittee
187. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
188. 9 May 2023
189. 7 February 2023
190. 15 November 2022
191. 13 September 2022
192. 10 May 2022
193. 8 February 2022
194. 16 November 2021
195. 14 September 2021
196. 11 May 2021
197. 9 February 2021
198. 20 November 2020
199. 15 September 2020
200. 5 May 2020
201. 11 February 2020
202. 12 November 2019
203. 12 September 2023
204. 14 November 2023
205. 27 February 2024
206. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
207. 21 May 2024
208. 17 September 2024
209. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
210. 19 November 2024
211. 27 February 2025
212. Education Committee 20 May 2025
213. Finance and Resources Committee
214. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
215. 29 February 2024
216. 14 May 2024
217. 26 September 2024
218. 18 October 2024
219. 5 November 2024
220. 27 February 2025
221. 13 May 2025
222. Disciplinary Committee
223. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
224. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
225. Ms Helena Jones
226. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
227. Ms Hilary Lloyd
228. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
229. Mr Peter Smith
230. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
231. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
232. Mr Paul Francis Morris
233. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
234. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
235. Mr Colin Childs
236. Susan Ridge CB
237. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
238. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
239. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
240. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
241. Mr James Hurden
242. Ms Catharine Seddon
243. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
244. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
245. Charter Case Committee
246. Charter Case Committee Protocol
247. Charter Case Committee Rules
248. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
249. Ms Jane Kilgannon
250. Mrs Rachel Cook
251. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
252. Ms Cerys Jones
253. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
254. Registration Committee
255. 22 October 2024
256. 19 December 2024
257. 6 February 2025
258. 29 April 2025
259. Preliminary Investigation Committee
260. Mr Kenneth Caley
261. Georgie Barnard
262. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
263. Mrs Victoria Smith
264. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
265. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
266. Ms Miranda Winram
267. PIC Lay Observers
268. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
269. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
270. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
271. Rosalyn Hayles
272. Dr Emily Knapp
273. Dr Victoria Emma King MRCVS
274. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
275. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
276. Mr Damian Kearney
277. Mr Mark Stobbs
278. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
279. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
280. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
281. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
282. Examinations Appeals Committee
283. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
284. Paper classification: some definitions
285. Remuneration Subcommittee
286. Nominations Subcommittee
287. Accreditation Appeals Committee
288. 05 February 2025
289. Senior team
290. Work for us
291. Contact us
292. Complaints about the College
293. How to find us
294. How we work
295. The role of the RCVS
296. Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029
297. About us
298. About this plan
299. Royal Charter and legislation
300. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
301. Government legislation
302. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
303. Honours & awards
304. Recipients of RCVS Honours
305. The Queen's Medal
306. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
307. The RCVS International Award
308. The RCVS Impact Award
309. The RCVS Inspiration Award
310. Honorary Associateship
311. The RCVS Compassion Award
312. The RCVS Student Community Award
313. Our Service Promise
314. Service Standards
315. Complaints about the College
316. Fees
317. How to pay your fees
318. Annual renewal fees from 2016
319. Video Guides
320. News & views
321. News
322. Features
323. Blogs
324. Webinars and podcasts
325. Publications
326. CPD poster
327. Client/practice poster
328. Our publications explained
329. Events and meetings
330. Past events
331. RCVS Question Times
332. Royal College Day
333. Veterinary Nurses Day
334. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
335. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
336. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
337. Neurodiversity
338. Workforce Ambitions sessions
339. International Postgraduate Veterinary Education Symposium
340. Policy
341. Veterinary Legislation Review
342. Legislation Working Party
343. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
344. Information for MPs
345. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
346. Our consultations
347. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
348. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
349. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
350. Standard 3 - Learning culture
351. Ensuring good governance
352. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
353. The RCVS Leavers survey
354. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
355. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
356. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
357. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
358. Legislative reform consultation
359. Executive summary
360. Introduction
361. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
362. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
363. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
364. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
365. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
366. Conclusions
367. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
368. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
369. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
370. Standard 1 - Learning culture
371. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
372. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
373. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
374. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
375. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
376. Contact the press office
377. Registration
378. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
379. Statutory Membership Exam
380. Seeing practice
381. English language requirements
382. Grenada
383. Europe
384. Australia
385. Japan
386. Canada
387. New Zealand
388. South Africa
389. United Kingdom
390. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
391. USA
392. Temporary registration
393. Hong Kong
394. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
395. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
396. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
397. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
398. Veterinary premises
399. Check our Registers
400. Registration categories
401. Practising and registration scenarios
402. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
403. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
404. Renew or make changes to your registration
405. Renew your registration
406. Make changes to your registration
407. Change your registration category
408. Which registration category is right for me?
409. Voluntary removal and restoration
410. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
411. Working abroad
412. Find a Vet practice staff
413. 'Working in the UK' online courses
414. Fellowship
415. How to apply for Fellowship
416. Fellows Directory
417. Fellowship Day
418. Fellowship Day 2022
419. Fellowship Week 2021
420. Fellowship Evening 2020
421. Fellowship Day 2019
422. Fellows of the Future?
423. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
424. Fellowship Day 2018
425. Fellows of the Future?
426. The importance of public engagement in science
427. 'Fellows of the Future' student research submissions 2025
428. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
429. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
430. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
431. Credentials Panel recruitment
432. Become a Fellowship Mentor
433. Lifelong learning
434. Students
435. Veterinary students
436. Veterinary nursing students
437. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
438. Approved Training Practices
439. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
440. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
441. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
442. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
443. EMS requirements
444. Information for vet students
445. EMS hints and tips for students
446. Financial support for EMS students
447. EMS booking database tutorials for students
448. Information for EMS providers
449. The role of the EMS provider
450. Why become an EMS provider
451. EMS database tutorials for placement providers
452. Information for vet schools
453. Temporary EMS requirements
454. Practice by students - regulations
455. Health and safety on EMS placements
456. EMS contacts and further guidance
457. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
458. Background
459. A changing landscape of veterinary education
460. Making EMS sustainable for the future
461. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
462. Summary
463. Next steps
464. Appendix 1
465. VetGDP
466. VetGDP Advisers
467. VetGDP Adviser declaration
468. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
469. VetGDP Adviser case studies
470. Practices and workplaces
471. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
472. Graduates and students
473. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
474. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
475. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
476. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
477. VetGDP information to help you get started
478. VetGDP e-portfolio
479. VetGDP guidance
480. VetGDP FAQs
481. Overseas vets
482. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
483. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
484. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
485. Continuing professional development (CPD)
486. CPD webinars
487. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
488. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
489. Enrolment
490. Module subjects
491. Designated certificates
492. Synoptic assessment
493. Accredited university contact details
494. Information for universities
495. Frequently asked questions
496. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
497. Professional accreditation
498. Advanced Practitioner status
499. Specialist status
500. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
501. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
502. Disability inclusion
503. Equality Act guidance    
504. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
505. Real stories and insights
506. Understanding occupational therapy in the workplace
507. RCVS Leadership Library
508. Delegation
509. Difficult Conversations
510. Inclusive Leadership
511. Leading and Working in Teams
512. Quality Improvement
513. Leading and Managing Change
514. RCVS Academy
515. Setting standards
516. Practice Standards Scheme
517. Applying to the PSS
518. The PSS assessment process
519. PSS awards
520. Meet the PSS team
521. Meet the PSS assessors
522. PSS assessor training
523. Meet the Practice Standards Group
524. PSS updates
525. Environmental sustainability module and award
526. PSS accreditation levels
527. Using the Stanley system
528. Updating your practice information
529. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
530. PSS training and resources
531. Advice & guidance
532. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
533. Supporting guidance
534. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
535. Supporting guidance
536. Contact the Advice Team
537. XL Bully dog ban
538. 'Under care' - guidance
539. Under care: practice scenarios
540. Advice on Schedule 3
541. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
542. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
543. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
544. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
545. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
546. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
547. Accrediting primary qualifications
548. Accrediting veterinary degrees
549. Accreditation Standards
550. Visitations
551. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
552. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
553. Accreditation visitation reports
554. Accreditation visitors
555. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
556. Reasonable adjustments for student vets
557. Health and disability in veterinary medicine study and practice
558. The role of the veterinary schools and the RCVS
559. Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010
560. Reasonable adjustments and Day One Competences
561. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet students
562. Annex
563. Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
564. Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
565. Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
566. Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
567. Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
568. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
569. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
570. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
571. Riding Establishments
572. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
573. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
574. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
575. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
576. Guidance on the inspection
577. Notification to local authorities
578. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
579. Concerns
580. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
581. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
582. What you need to know first
583. Tell us about your concern
584. How we assess and investigate concerns
585. How we make decisions
586. Our terms explained
587. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
588. What you need to know first
589. Tell us about your concern
590. How we assess and investigate concerns
591. How we make decisions
592. Our terms explained
593. Confidential Reporting Line
594. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
595. Disciplinary Committee hearings
596. Charter Case Committee decisions
597. A concern has been raised about me
598. Information for veterinary surgeons
599. How we assess and investigate concerns
600. How we make decisions
601. Our terms explained
602. Information for veterinary nurses
603. How we assess and investigate concerns
604. How we make decisions
605. Our terms explained
606. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
607. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
608. Reference information
609. A note on negligence
610. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
611. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
612. The Stage one PIC
613. Areas of particular concern
614. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
615. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
616. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
617. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
618. The referral of cases
619. Outcome
620. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
621. Cases unlikely to result in referral
622. Aggravating and mitigating factors
623. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
624. The Stage one RVNPIC
625. Areas of particular concern
626. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
627. Outcome
628. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
629. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
630. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
631. Outcome
632. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
633. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
634. Aggravating and mitigating factors
635. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
636. Background
637. Code of Professional Conduct
638. About this document
639. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
640. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
641. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
642. When do I have to disclose?
643. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
644. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
645. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
646. Closed cases
647. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
648. How to request a review of a decision
649. Illegal veterinary practice
650. Contact
651. Feedback
652. Site map
653. A to Z
654. Find a Vet
655. Accessibility
656. Document library
657. Requests for data from third parties
658. Search tips
659. Publication scheme
660. Who we are and what we do
661. What we spend and how we spend it
662. What our priorities are and how we are doing
663. How we make decisions
664. Our policies and procedures
665. Lists and Registers
666. The services we offer
667. Accessing information policy
668. Privacy policy
669. Cookie policy
670. Cookie settings
671. How to certify documents
672. 02 October 2024
673. 07 May 2025