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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
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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
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120. 16 July 2021
121. 10 May 2021
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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. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
202. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
203. Mr Paul Francis Morris
204. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
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
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269. Honours & awards
270. Recipients of RCVS Honours
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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
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340. Grenada
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343. Japan
344. Canada
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348. Registering as a veterinary surgeon – UK graduates
349. USA
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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
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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. Remote assessments
481. Overview of practice standards
482. About the Practice Standards Scheme
483. Meet the PSS Assessors
484. Meet the Practice Standards Group
485. Meet the PSS Team
486. Updates and changes to the requirements
487. Which accreditation is right for your practice and how to apply
488. How do I apply for PSS Awards?
489. What happens during an assessment?
490. About Stanley, our support system for the PSS
491. How do I update my accredited-practice information?
492. How can I promote my RCVS accreditation?
493. Additional training and resources
494. Advice & guidance
495. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
496. Supporting guidance
497. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
498. Supporting guidance
499. Contact the Advice Team
500. XL Bully dog ban
501. 'Under care' - new guidance
502. Under care: practice scenarios
503. Advice on Schedule 3
504. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
505. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
506. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
507. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
508. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
509. Accrediting primary qualifications
510. Accrediting veterinary degrees
511. Accreditation Standards
512. Visitations
513. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
514. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
515. Accreditation visitation reports
516. Accreditation visitors
517. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
518. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
519. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
520. Riding Establishments
521. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
522. Concerns
523. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
524. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
525. What you need to know first
526. Tell us about your concern
527. How we assess and investigate concerns
528. How we make decisions
529. Our terms explained
530. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
531. What you need to know first
532. Tell us about your concern
533. How we assess and investigate concerns
534. How we make decisions
535. Our terms explained
536. Confidential Reporting Line
537. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
538. Disciplinary Committee hearings
539. Charter Case Committee decisions
540. A concern has been raised about me
541. Information for veterinary surgeons
542. How we assess and investigate concerns
543. How we make decisions
544. Our terms explained
545. Information for veterinary nurses
546. How we assess and investigate concerns
547. How we make decisions
548. Our terms explained
549. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
550. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
551. Reference information
552. A note on negligence
553. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
554. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
555. The Stage one PIC
556. Areas of particular concern
557. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
558. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
559. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
560. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
561. The referral of cases
562. Outcome
563. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
564. Cases unlikely to result in referral
565. Aggravating and mitigating factors
566. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
567. The Stage one RVNPIC
568. Areas of particular concern
569. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
570. Outcome
571. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
572. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
573. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
574. Outcome
575. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
576. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
577. Aggravating and mitigating factors
578. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
579. Background
580. Code of Professional Conduct
581. About this document
582. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
583. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
584. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
585. When do I have to disclose?
586. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
587. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
588. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
589. Closed cases
590. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
591. How to request a review of a decision
592. Illegal veterinary practice
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