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