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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. 23 January 2020
31. 7 November 2019
32. 7 September 2023
33. 9 November 2023
34. 18 January 2024
35. 14 March 2024
36. 6 June 2024
37. 11 September 2024
38. 7 November 2024
39. 16 January 2025
40. Council elections
41. Previous election results
42. Dr Louise Allum
43. Dr Sam Bescoby
44. Dr Andrew Clemence
45. Dr Tshidi Gardiner
46. Dr Reginald Godwin
47. Paddy Gordon
48. Dr Danielle Greenberg
49. Dr Gerard Henry
50. Dr Richard Hillman
51. Dr Benjamin Kennedy
52. Dr Tom Lonsdale
53. Dr Darren Partridge
54. Martin Peaty
55. Alison Price
56. Dr Peter Robinson
57. Dr Jennifer Simmons
58. Dr Sadie Spencer
59. Dr Mary Thomas
60. William Wilkinson
61. Dr Lara Wilson
62. Past-Presidents
63. VN Council
64. VN Council members
65. VN Council meetings
66. 10 May 2023
67. 8 February 2023
68. 16 November 2022
69. 14 September 2022
70. 11 May 2022
71. 9 February 2022
72. 17 November 2021
73. 15 September 2021
74. 12 May 2021
75. 10 February 2021
76. 9 September 2020
77. 6 May 2020
78. 12 February 2020
79. 13 November 2019
80. 11 September 2019
81. 8 May 2019
82. 6 February 2019
83. 2 October 2018
84. 13 September 2023
85. 15 November 2023
86. 28 February 2024
87. 22 May 2024
88. 18 september 2024
89. 13 November 2024
90. Membership of committees & sub-committees
91. VN Futures Project Board
92. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
93. VN Council elections
94. Previous results
95. Bethan Louise Pinhey
96. Hannah Frances Welsman
97. Lauren Whittaker
98. Officer Team
99. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
100. Committees, subcommittees and groups
101. Standards Committee
102. Certification Subcommittee
103. Ethics Review Panel
104. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
105. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
106. Practice Standards Group
107. 21 February 2023
108. 6 February 2023
109. 7 December 2022
110. 14 November 2022
111. 10 November 2022
112. 24 October 2022
113. 12 September 2022
114. 4 August 2022
115. 16 June 2022
116. 19 May 2022
117. 9 May 2022
118. 31 March 2022
119. 7 February 2022
120. 24 January 2022
121. 15 December 2021
122. 15 November 2021
123. 26 October 2021
124. 13 September 2021
125. 25 August 2021
126. 4 August 2021
127. 16 July 2021
128. 10 May 2021
129. 4 March 2021
130. 08 February 2021
131. 12 January 2021
132. 9 November 2020
133. 15 December 2020
134. 7 September 2020
135. 27 April 2020
136. 10 February 2020
137. 11 November 2019
138. 15 May 2023
139. 25 August 2023
140. 11 September 2023
141. 13 November 2023
142. 14 February 2024
143. 16 April 2024
144. 12 June 2024
145. 24 September 2024
146. 23 October 2024
147. 3 December 2024
148. 12 February 2025
149. Advancement of the Professions Committee
150. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
151. Fellowship Board
152. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
153. Vet Futures Project Board
154. 7 February 2023
155. 15 November 2022
156. 13 September 2022
157. 10 May 2022
158. 8 February 2022
159. 16 November 2021
160. 14 September 2021
161. 11 May 2021
162. 10 November 2020
163. 5 May 2020
164. 11 February 2020
165. 12 November 2019
166. 9 May 2023
167. 14 November 2023
168. 7 February 2024
169. 12 September 2023
170. 08 May
171. Audit and Risk Committee
172. Elizabeth Butler
173. Victor Olowe
174. Judith Rutherford
175. Janice Shardlow
176. 13 February 2024
177. 14 May 2024
178. Kalwant Grewal
179. 10 September 2024
180. 12 November 2024
181. 4 February 2025
182. Education Committee
183. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
184. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
185. Specialist Subcommittee
186. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
187. 9 May 2023
188. 7 February 2023
189. 15 November 2022
190. 13 September 2022
191. 10 May 2022
192. 8 February 2022
193. 16 November 2021
194. 14 September 2021
195. 11 May 2021
196. 9 February 2021
197. 20 November 2020
198. 15 September 2020
199. 5 May 2020
200. 11 February 2020
201. 12 November 2019
202. 12 September 2023
203. 14 November 2023
204. 27 February 2024
205. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
206. 21 May 2024
207. 17 September 2024
208. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
209. 19 November 2024
210. Finance and Resources Committee
211. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
212. 29 February 2024
213. 14 May 2024
214. 26 September 2024
215. 18 October 2024
216. 5 November 2024
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. Mr Paul Francis Morris
226. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
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. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
245. Ms Jane Kilgannon
246. Mrs Kathryn Latimer Jones RVN
247. Mrs Rachel Cook
248. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
249. Ms Cerys Jones
250. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
251. Registration Committee
252. 22 October 2024
253. 19 December 2024
254. 6 February 2025
255. Preliminary Investigation Committee
256. Mr Kenneth Caley
257. Georgie Barnard
258. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
259. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
260. Mrs Victoria Smith
261. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
262. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
263. Ms Miranda Winram
264. PIC Lay Observers
265. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
266. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
267. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
268. Rosalyn Hayles
269. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
270. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
271. Mr Damian Kearney
272. Mr Mark Stobbs
273. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
274. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
275. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
276. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
277. Examinations Appeals Committee
278. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
279. Paper classification: some definitions
280. Remuneration Subcommittee
281. Nominations Subcommittee
282. Accreditation Appeals Committee
283. Senior team
284. Work for us
285. Contact us
286. Complaints about the College
287. How to find us
288. How we work
289. The role of the RCVS
290. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
291. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
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. Policy
333. Veterinary Legislation Review
334. Legislation Working Party
335. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
336. Information for MPs
337. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
338. October 2021 meeting summary
339. July 2021 meeting summary
340. May 2021 meeting summary
341. March 2021 meeting summary
342. January 2021 meeting summary
343. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
344. December 2022 meeting summary
345. August 2022 meeting summary
346. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
347. Our consultations
348. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
349. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
350. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
351. Standard 3 - Learning culture
352. Ensuring good governance
353. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
354. The RCVS Leavers survey
355. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
356. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
357. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
358. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
359. Legislative reform consultation
360. Executive summary
361. Introduction
362. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
363. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
364. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
365. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
366. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
367. Conclusions
368. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
369. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
370. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
371. Standard 1 - Learning culture
372. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
373. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
374. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
375. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
376. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
377. Contact the press office
378. Registration
379. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
380. Statutory Membership Exam
381. Seeing practice
382. English language requirements
383. Grenada
384. Europe
385. Australia
386. Japan
387. Canada
388. New Zealand
389. South Africa
390. United Kingdom
391. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
392. USA
393. Temporary registration
394. Hong Kong
395. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
396. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
397. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
398. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
399. Veterinary premises
400. Check our Registers
401. Registration categories
402. Practising and registration scenarios
403. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
404. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
405. Renew or make changes to your registration
406. Renew your registration
407. Make changes to your registration
408. Change your registration category
409. Which registration category is right for me?
410. Voluntary removal and restoration
411. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
412. Working abroad
413. Find a Vet practice staff
414. 'Working in the UK' online courses
415. Fellowship
416. How to apply for Fellowship
417. Fellows Directory
418. Fellowship Day
419. Fellowship Day 2022
420. Fellowship Week 2021
421. Fellowship Evening 2020
422. Fellowship Day 2019
423. Fellows of the Future?
424. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
425. Fellowship Day 2018
426. Fellows of the Future?
427. The importance of public engagement in science
428. Fellows in Focus
429. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
430. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
431. Dealing with the worm that turned
432. Complexity of common diseases
433. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
434. Whose best interests?
435. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
436. Mission Rabies
437. The health of corals, and their importance for society
438. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
439. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
440. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
441. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
442. Causes and cures for cataracts
443. Nature’s wings and their passengers
444. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
445. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
446. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
447. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
448. Rare or well done?
449. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
450. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
451. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
452. Credentials Panel recruitment
453. Become a Fellowship Mentor
454. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
455. Fellows awarded in 2024
456. RCVS Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board elections 2024
457. Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board Elections Candidate Information
458. Lifelong learning
459. Students
460. Veterinary students
461. Veterinary nursing students
462. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
463. Approved Training Practices
464. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
465. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
466. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
467. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
468. EMS requirements
469. Information for vet students
470. EMS hints and tips for students
471. Financial support for EMS students
472. Information for EMS providers
473. The role of the EMS provider
474. Why become an EMS provider
475. Information for vet schools
476. Temporary EMS requirements
477. Practice by students - regulations
478. Health and safety on EMS placements
479. EMS contacts and further guidance
480. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
481. Background
482. A changing landscape of veterinary education
483. Making EMS sustainable for the future
484. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
485. Summary
486. Next steps
487. Appendix 1
488. VetGDP
489. VetGDP Advisers
490. VetGDP Adviser declaration
491. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
492. VetGDP Adviser case studies
493. Practices and workplaces
494. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
495. Graduates and students
496. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
497. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
498. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
499. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
500. VetGDP information to help you get started
501. VetGDP e-portfolio
502. VetGDP guidance
503. VetGDP FAQs
504. Overseas vets
505. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
506. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
507. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
508. Continuing professional development (CPD)
509. CPD webinars
510. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
511. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
512. Enrolment
513. Module subjects
514. Designated certificates
515. Synoptic assessment
516. Accredited university contact details
517. Information for universities
518. Frequently asked questions
519. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
520. Professional accreditation
521. Advanced Practitioner status
522. Specialist status
523. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
524. RCVS Leadership Library
525. Delegation
526. Difficult Conversations
527. Inclusive Leadership
528. Leading and Working in Teams
529. Quality Improvement
530. Leading and Managing Change
531. RCVS Academy
532. Setting standards
533. Practice Standards Scheme
534. Applying to the PSS
535. The PSS assessment process
536. PSS awards
537. Meet the PSS team
538. Meet the PSS assessors
539. PSS assessor training
540. Meet the Practice Standards Group
541. PSS updates
542. Environmental sustainability module and award
543. PSS accreditation levels
544. Using the Stanley system
545. Updating your practice information
546. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
547. PSS training and resources
548. Advice & guidance
549. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
550. Supporting guidance
551. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
552. Supporting guidance
553. Contact the Advice Team
554. XL Bully dog ban
555. 'Under care' - new guidance
556. Under care: practice scenarios
557. Advice on Schedule 3
558. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
559. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
560. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
561. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
562. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
563. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
564. Accrediting primary qualifications
565. Accrediting veterinary degrees
566. Accreditation Standards
567. Visitations
568. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
569. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
570. Accreditation visitation reports
571. Accreditation visitors
572. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
573. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
574. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
575. Riding Establishments
576. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
577. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
578. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
579. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
580. Guidance on the inspection
581. Notification to local authorities
582. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
583. Concerns
584. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
585. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
586. What you need to know first
587. Tell us about your concern
588. How we assess and investigate concerns
589. How we make decisions
590. Our terms explained
591. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
592. What you need to know first
593. Tell us about your concern
594. How we assess and investigate concerns
595. How we make decisions
596. Our terms explained
597. Confidential Reporting Line
598. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
599. Disciplinary Committee hearings
600. Charter Case Committee decisions
601. A concern has been raised about me
602. Information for veterinary surgeons
603. How we assess and investigate concerns
604. How we make decisions
605. Our terms explained
606. Information for veterinary nurses
607. How we assess and investigate concerns
608. How we make decisions
609. Our terms explained
610. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
611. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
612. Reference information
613. A note on negligence
614. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
615. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
616. The Stage one PIC
617. Areas of particular concern
618. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
619. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
620. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
621. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
622. The referral of cases
623. Outcome
624. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
625. Cases unlikely to result in referral
626. Aggravating and mitigating factors
627. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
628. The Stage one RVNPIC
629. Areas of particular concern
630. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
631. Outcome
632. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
633. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
634. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
635. Outcome
636. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
637. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
638. Aggravating and mitigating factors
639. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
640. Background
641. Code of Professional Conduct
642. About this document
643. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
644. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
645. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
646. When do I have to disclose?
647. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
648. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
649. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
650. Closed cases
651. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
652. How to request a review of a decision
653. Illegal veterinary practice
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