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  2. RCVS Council
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  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. 23 January 2020
  31. 7 November 2019
  32. 3 October 2019
  33. 5 September 2019
  34. 13 June 2019
  35. 7 March 2019
  36. 17 January 2019
  37. 1 November 2018
  38. 27 September 2018
  39. 7 September 2023
  40. 9 November 2023
  41. 18 January 2024
  42. 14 March 2024
  43. Council elections
  44. Previous election results
  45. Dr Gerard Henry
  46. Dr Peter Higgins
  47. Professor David Barrett
  48. Dr Sinéad Bennett
  49. Dr Mark Bowen
  50. Richard Brown
  51. Paddy Gordon
  52. Dr Zara Kennedy
  53. Dr Thomas Lonsdale
  54. Penelope Morgan
  55. Dr Kate Richards
  56. Dr Richard Sanderson
  57. Sally Schroeder
  58. Dr Lara Wilson
  59. Past-Presidents
  60. VN Council
  61. VN Council members
  62. VN Council meetings
  63. 10 May 2023
  64. 8 February 2023
  65. 16 November 2022
  66. 14 September 2022
  67. 11 May 2022
  68. 9 February 2022
  69. 17 November 2021
  70. 15 September 2021
  71. 12 May 2021
  72. 10 February 2021
  73. 9 September 2020
  74. 6 May 2020
  75. 12 February 2020
  76. 13 November 2019
  77. 11 September 2019
  78. 8 May 2019
  79. 6 February 2019
  80. 2 October 2018
  81. 13 September 2023
  82. 15 November 2023
  83. 28 February 2024
  84. Membership of committees & sub-committees
  85. VN Futures Project Board
  86. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
  87. VN Council elections
  88. Previous results
  89. Susan Howarth
  90. Stuart Bobby Miller
  91. Kirsty Young
  92. Officer Team
  93. Legislation Working Party
  94. Brexit Taskforce
  95. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
  96. Committees, subcommittees and groups
  97. Standards Committee
  98. Certification Subcommittee
  99. Ethics Review Panel
  100. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  101. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
  102. Practice Standards Group
  103. 21 February 2023
  104. 6 February 2023
  105. 7 December 2022
  106. 14 November 2022
  107. 10 November 2022
  108. 24 October 2022
  109. 12 September 2022
  110. 4 August 2022
  111. 16 June 2022
  112. 19 May 2022
  113. 9 May 2022
  114. 31 March 2022
  115. 7 February 2022
  116. 24 January 2022
  117. 15 December 2021
  118. 15 November 2021
  119. 26 October 2021
  120. 13 September 2021
  121. 25 August 2021
  122. 4 August 2021
  123. 16 July 2021
  124. 10 May 2021
  125. 4 March 2021
  126. 08 February 2021
  127. 12 January 2021
  128. 9 November 2020
  129. 15 December 2020
  130. 7 September 2020
  131. 27 April 2020
  132. 10 February 2020
  133. 11 November 2019
  134. 9 September 2019
  135. 28 May 2019
  136. 19 April 2019
  137. 30 January 2019
  138. 15 May 2023
  139. 25 August 2023
  140. 11 September 2023
  141. 13 November 2023
  142. 14 February 2024
  143. Advancement of the Professions Committee
  144. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
  145. Fellowship Board
  146. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
  147. Vet Futures Project Board
  148. 7 February 2023
  149. 15 November 2022
  150. 13 September 2022
  151. 10 May 2022
  152. 8 February 2022
  153. 16 November 2021
  154. 14 September 2021
  155. 11 May 2021
  156. 10 November 2020
  157. 5 May 2020
  158. 11 February 2020
  159. 12 November 2019
  160. 7 May 2019
  161. 10 September 2019
  162. 5 February 2019
  163. 22 November 2018
  164. 9 May 2023
  165. 14 November 2023
  166. 7 February 2024
  167. Audit and Risk Committee
  168. Elizabeth Butler
  169. Victor Olowe
  170. Judith Rutherford
  171. Janice Shardlow
  172. Kalwant Grewal
  173. Education Committee
  174. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
  175. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  176. Specialist Subcommittee
  177. CPD Policy and Compliance Subcommittee
  178. Veterinary Graduate Development Programme Subcommittee
  179. 9 May 2023
  180. 7 February 2023
  181. 15 November 2022
  182. 13 September 2022
  183. 10 May 2022
  184. 8 February 2022
  185. 16 November 2021
  186. 14 September 2021
  187. 11 May 2021
  188. 9 February 2021
  189. 20 November 2020
  190. 15 September 2020
  191. 5 May 2020
  192. 11 February 2020
  193. 12 November 2019
  194. 10 September 2019
  195. 7 May 2019
  196. February 2019
  197. 3 October 2018
  198. 12 September 2023
  199. 14 November 2023
  200. 27 February 2024
  201. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
  202. Finance and Resources Committee
  203. Estate Strategy Group
  204. Disciplinary Committee
  205. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
  206. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
  207. Ms Helena Jones
  208. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
  209. Ms Hilary Lloyd
  210. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
  211. Mr Peter Smith
  212. Mr Paul Francis Morris
  213. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
  214. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
  215. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
  216. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
  217. Mr Colin Childs
  218. Susan Ridge CB
  219. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
  220. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
  221. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
  222. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
  223. Mr James Hurden
  224. Ms Catharine Seddon
  225. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
  226. Charter Case Committee
  227. Charter Case Committee Protocol
  228. Charter Case Committee Rules
  229. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
  230. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
  231. Ms Jane Kilgannon
  232. Mrs Kathryn Latimer RVN
  233. Mrs Rachel Cook
  234. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
  235. Ms Cerys Jones
  236. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
  237. Registration Committee
  238. Preliminary Investigation Committee
  239. Mr Kenneth Caley
  240. Georgie Barnard
  241. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
  242. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
  243. Mrs Victoria Smith
  244. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
  245. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
  246. Ms Miranda Winram
  247. Mr Timothy Skelton BSc
  248. PIC Lay Observers
  249. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
  250. Dr Katharine Nelson MRCVS
  251. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
  252. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
  253. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
  254. Ms Sally Bowden BSc(Hons)CertEd RVN
  255. Mr Damian Kearney
  256. Mr Mark Stobbs
  257. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
  258. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
  259. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
  260. Examinations Appeals Committee
  261. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
  262. Paper classification: some definitions
  263. Remuneration Subcommittee
  264. Nominations Subcommittee
  265. Accreditation Appeals Committee
  266. Senior team
  267. Work for us
  268. Contact us
  269. Complaints about the College
  270. How to find us
  271. How we work
  272. The role of the RCVS
  273. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
  274. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
  275. Royal Charter and legislation
  276. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
  277. Government legislation
  278. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
  279. Honours & awards
  280. Recipients of RCVS Honours
  281. The Queen's Medal
  282. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
  283. The RCVS International Award
  284. The RCVS Impact Award
  285. The RCVS Inspiration Award
  286. Honorary Associateship
  287. The RCVS Compassion Award
  288. The RCVS Student Community Award
  289. Our Service Promise
  290. Service Standards
  291. Complaints about the College
  292. Fees
  293. How to pay your fees
  294. Annual renewal fees from 2016
  295. Video Guides
  296. News & views
  297. News
  298. Features
  299. Blogs
  300. Webinars and podcasts
  301. Publications
  302. CPD poster
  303. Client/practice poster
  304. Our publications explained
  305. Events and meetings
  306. Past events
  307. RCVS Question Times
  308. Royal College Day
  309. Royal College Day 2023
  310. Veterinary Nurses Day
  311. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
  312. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
  313. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
  314. Congresses
  315. Policy
  316. Veterinary Legislation Review
  317. Legislation Working Party
  318. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
  319. Information for MPs
  320. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
  321. October 2021 meeting summary
  322. July 2021 meeting summary
  323. May 2021 meeting summary
  324. March 2021 meeting summary
  325. January 2021 meeting summary
  326. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
  327. December 2022 meeting summary
  328. August 2022 meeting summary
  329. Our consultations
  330. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
  331. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
  332. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
  333. Legislative reform consultation
  334. Executive summary
  335. Introduction
  336. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
  337. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
  338. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
  339. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
  340. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
  341. Conclusions
  342. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
  343. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
  344. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
  345. Standard 1 - Learning culture
  346. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
  347. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
  348. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
  349. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
  350. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
  351. The RCVS Leavers survey
  352. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
  353. Contact the press office
  354. Registration
  355. Applications - Veterinary surgeons
  356. Statutory Membership Exam
  357. Seeing practice
  358. English language requirements
  359. Statutory framework for registration
  360. Grenada
  361. Europe
  362. Australia
  363. Japan
  364. Canada
  365. New Zealand
  366. South Africa
  367. United Kingdom
  368. Registering as a veterinary surgeon – UK graduates
  369. USA
  370. How to apply
  371. Restricted (Temporary) Registration
  372. Hong Kong
  373. Applications - Veterinary nurses
  374. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
  375. Registration of veterinary nurses educated outside the UK
  376. Veterinary nurse pre-registration examinations
  377. Practical examinations
  378. Applications - Veterinary premises
  379. Check our Registers
  380. About the RCVS Register
  381. About the VN Register
  382. Maintaining and amending your registration
  383. Completing your annual renewal
  384. Change of category fees
  385. Amending your registration
  386. Amending your registration category
  387. Voluntary removal and restoration
  388. Vets - voluntary removal and restoration
  389. VNs - voluntary removal and restoration
  390. Replacement Membership Certificates
  391. Frequently Asked Questions
  392. Disclosing convictions and/or adverse findings
  393. Working abroad
  394. Vets working in the EU
  395. Letters of good standing
  396. Find a Vet practice staff
  397. 'Working in the UK' online courses
  398. Fellowship
  399. How to apply for Fellowship
  400. Fellows Directory
  401. Fellowship Day
  402. Fellowship Day 2022
  403. Fellowship Week 2021
  404. Fellowship Evening 2020
  405. Fellowship Day 2019
  406. Fellows of the Future?
  407. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
  408. Fellowship Day 2018
  409. Fellows of the Future?
  410. The importance of public engagement in science
  411. Fellows in Focus
  412. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
  413. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
  414. Dealing with the worm that turned
  415. Complexity of common diseases
  416. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
  417. Whose best interests?
  418. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
  419. Mission Rabies
  420. The health of corals, and their importance for society
  421. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
  422. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
  423. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
  424. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
  425. Causes and cures for cataracts
  426. Nature’s wings and their passengers
  427. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
  428. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
  429. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
  430. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
  431. Rare or well done?
  432. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
  433. Credentials Panel recruitment
  434. Become a Fellowship Mentor
  435. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
  436. Lifelong learning
  437. Students
  438. Veterinary students
  439. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
  440. Veterinary nursing students
  441. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
  442. Approved Training Practices
  443. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
  444. Student policy EMS placement
  445. VetGDP
  446. VetGDP Advisers
  447. VetGDP Adviser declaration
  448. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
  449. VetGDP Adviser case studies
  450. Practices and workplaces
  451. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
  452. Graduates and students
  453. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
  454. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
  455. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
  456. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
  457. VetGDP information to help you get started
  458. VetGDP e-portfolio
  459. VetGDP guidance
  460. VetGDP FAQs
  461. Overseas vets
  462. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
  463. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
  464. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
  465. Continuing professional development (CPD)
  466. CPD webinars
  467. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
  468. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
  469. Enrolment
  470. Module subjects
  471. Designated certificates
  472. Synoptic assessment
  473. Accredited university contact details
  474. Information for universities
  475. Frequently asked questions
  476. Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  477. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  478. Professional accreditation
  479. Advanced Practitioner status
  480. Specialist status
  481. RCVS Leadership Initiative
  482. Edward Jenner Veterinary Leadership Programme
  483. Inspiring Veterinary Leaders
  484. 12 veterinary professionals showcase
  485. RCVS Leadership Library
  486. Delegation
  487. Difficult Conversations
  488. Inclusive Leadership
  489. Leading and Working in Teams
  490. Quality Improvement
  491. Leading and Managing Change
  492. RCVS Academy
  493. Setting standards
  494. Practice Standards Scheme
  495. Applying to the PSS
  496. The PSS assessment process
  497. PSS awards
  498. Meet the PSS team
  499. Meet the PSS assessors
  500. PSS assessor training
  501. Meet the Practice Standards Group
  502. PSS updates
  503. Environmental sustainability module and award
  504. PSS accreditation levels
  505. Using the Stanley system
  506. Updating your practice information
  507. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
  508. PSS training and resources
  509. Advice & guidance
  510. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
  511. Supporting guidance
  512. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
  513. Supporting guidance
  514. Contact the Advice Team
  515. XL Bully dog ban
  516. 'Under care' - new guidance
  517. Under care: practice scenarios
  518. Advice on Schedule 3
  519. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
  520. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
  521. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
  522. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
  523. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
  524. Accrediting primary qualifications
  525. Accrediting veterinary degrees
  526. Accreditation Standards
  527. Visitations
  528. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
  529. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
  530. Accreditation visitation reports
  531. Accreditation visitors
  532. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
  533. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
  534. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
  535. Riding Establishments
  536. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
  537. Concerns
  538. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
  539. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
  540. What you need to know first
  541. Tell us about your concern
  542. How we assess and investigate concerns
  543. How we make decisions
  544. Our terms explained
  545. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
  546. What you need to know first
  547. Tell us about your concern
  548. How we assess and investigate concerns
  549. How we make decisions
  550. Our terms explained
  551. Confidential Reporting Line
  552. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
  553. Disciplinary Committee hearings
  554. Charter Case Committee decisions
  555. A concern has been raised about me
  556. Information for veterinary surgeons
  557. How we assess and investigate concerns
  558. How we make decisions
  559. Our terms explained
  560. Information for veterinary nurses
  561. How we assess and investigate concerns
  562. How we make decisions
  563. Our terms explained
  564. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
  565. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
  566. Reference information
  567. A note on negligence
  568. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
  569. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  570. The Stage one PIC
  571. Areas of particular concern
  572. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  573. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
  574. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  575. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
  576. The referral of cases
  577. Outcome
  578. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  579. Cases unlikely to result in referral
  580. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  581. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  582. The Stage one RVNPIC
  583. Areas of particular concern
  584. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  585. Outcome
  586. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  587. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
  588. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  589. Outcome
  590. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  591. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  592. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  593. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
  594. Background
  595. Code of Professional Conduct
  596. About this document
  597. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
  598. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
  599. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
  600. When do I have to disclose?
  601. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
  602. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
  603. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
  604. Closed cases
  605. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
  606. How to request a review of a decision
  607. Illegal veterinary practice
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