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