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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. Standards Committee
99. Certification Subcommittee
100. Ethics Review Panel
101. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
102. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
103. Practice Standards Group
104. 21 February 2023
105. 6 February 2023
106. 7 December 2022
107. 14 November 2022
108. 10 November 2022
109. 24 October 2022
110. 12 September 2022
111. 4 August 2022
112. 16 June 2022
113. 19 May 2022
114. 9 May 2022
115. 31 March 2022
116. 7 February 2022
117. 24 January 2022
118. 15 December 2021
119. 15 November 2021
120. 26 October 2021
121. 13 September 2021
122. 25 August 2021
123. 4 August 2021
124. 16 July 2021
125. 10 May 2021
126. 4 March 2021
127. 08 February 2021
128. 12 January 2021
129. 9 November 2020
130. 15 December 2020
131. 7 September 2020
132. 27 April 2020
133. 10 February 2020
134. 11 November 2019
135. 15 May 2023
136. 25 August 2023
137. 11 September 2023
138. 13 November 2023
139. 14 February 2024
140. 16 April 2024
141. 12 June 2024
142. 24 September 2024
143. 23 October 2024
144. 3 December 2024
145. 12 February 2025
146. 9 April 2025
147. 11 June 2025
148. Advancement of the Professions Committee
149. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
150. Fellowship Board
151. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
152. Vet Futures Project Board
153. 7 February 2023
154. 15 November 2022
155. 13 September 2022
156. 10 May 2022
157. 8 February 2022
158. 16 November 2021
159. 14 September 2021
160. 11 May 2021
161. 10 November 2020
162. 5 May 2020
163. 11 February 2020
164. 12 November 2019
165. 9 May 2023
166. 14 November 2023
167. 7 February 2024
168. 12 September 2023
169. 08 May
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. Education Committee 20 May 2025
212. Finance and Resources Committee
213. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
214. 29 February 2024
215. 14 May 2024
216. 26 September 2024
217. 18 October 2024
218. 5 November 2024
219. 27 February 2025
220. 13 May 2025
221. Disciplinary Committee
222. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
223. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
224. Ms Helena Jones
225. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
226. Ms Hilary Lloyd
227. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
228. Mr Peter Smith
229. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
230. Mr Paul Francis Morris
231. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
232. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
233. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
234. Mr Colin Childs
235. Susan Ridge CB
236. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
237. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
238. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
239. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
240. Mr James Hurden
241. Ms Catharine Seddon
242. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
243. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
244. Charter Case Committee
245. Charter Case Committee Protocol
246. Charter Case Committee Rules
247. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
248. Ms Jane Kilgannon
249. Mrs Rachel Cook
250. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
251. Ms Cerys Jones
252. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
253. Registration Committee
254. 22 October 2024
255. 19 December 2024
256. 6 February 2025
257. 29 April 2025
258. Preliminary Investigation Committee
259. Mr Kenneth Caley
260. Georgie Barnard
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. Dr Victoria Emma King MRCVS
273. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
274. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
275. Mr Damian Kearney
276. Mr Mark Stobbs
277. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
278. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
279. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
280. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
281. Examinations Appeals Committee
282. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
283. Paper classification: some definitions
284. Remuneration Subcommittee
285. Nominations Subcommittee
286. Accreditation Appeals Committee
287. 05 February 2025
288. Senior team
289. Work for us
290. Contact us
291. Complaints about the College
292. How to find us
293. How we work
294. The role of the RCVS
295. Strategic Plan 2025 - 2029
296. About us
297. About this plan
298. Royal Charter and legislation
299. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
300. Government legislation
301. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
302. Honours & awards
303. Recipients of RCVS Honours
304. The Queen's Medal
305. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
306. The RCVS International Award
307. The RCVS Impact Award
308. The RCVS Inspiration Award
309. Honorary Associateship
310. The RCVS Compassion Award
311. The RCVS Student Community Award
312. Our Service Promise
313. Service Standards
314. Complaints about the College
315. Fees
316. How to pay your fees
317. Annual renewal fees from 2016
318. Video Guides
319. News & views
320. News
321. Features
322. Blogs
323. Webinars and podcasts
324. Publications
325. CPD poster
326. Client/practice poster
327. Our publications explained
328. Events and meetings
329. Past events
330. RCVS Question Times
331. Royal College Day
332. Veterinary Nurses Day
333. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
334. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
335. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
336. Neurodiversity
337. Workforce Ambitions sessions
338. International Postgraduate Veterinary Education Symposium
339. Policy
340. Veterinary Legislation Review
341. Legislation Working Party
342. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
343. Information for MPs
344. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
345. Our consultations
346. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
347. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
348. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
349. Standard 3 - Learning culture
350. Ensuring good governance
351. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
352. The RCVS Leavers survey
353. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
354. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
355. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
356. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
357. Legislative reform consultation
358. Executive summary
359. Introduction
360. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
361. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
362. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
363. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
364. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
365. Conclusions
366. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
367. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
368. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
369. Standard 1 - Learning culture
370. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
371. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
372. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
373. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
374. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
375. Contact the press office
376. Registration
377. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
378. Statutory Membership Exam
379. Seeing practice
380. English language requirements
381. Grenada
382. Europe
383. Australia
384. Japan
385. Canada
386. New Zealand
387. South Africa
388. United Kingdom
389. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
390. USA
391. Temporary registration
392. Hong Kong
393. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
394. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
395. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
396. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
397. Veterinary premises
398. Check our Registers
399. Registration categories
400. Practising and registration scenarios
401. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
402. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
403. Renew or make changes to your registration
404. Renew your registration
405. Make changes to your registration
406. Change your registration category
407. Which registration category is right for me?
408. Voluntary removal and restoration
409. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
410. Working abroad
411. Find a Vet practice staff
412. 'Working in the UK' online courses
413. Fellowship
414. How to apply for Fellowship
415. Fellows Directory
416. Fellowship Day
417. Fellowship Day 2022
418. Fellowship Week 2021
419. Fellowship Evening 2020
420. Fellowship Day 2019
421. Fellows of the Future?
422. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
423. Fellowship Day 2018
424. Fellows of the Future?
425. The importance of public engagement in science
426. 'Fellows of the Future' student research submissions 2025
427. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
428. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
429. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
430. Credentials Panel recruitment
431. Become a Fellowship Mentor
432. Lifelong learning
433. Students
434. Veterinary students
435. Veterinary nursing students
436. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
437. Approved Training Practices
438. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
439. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
440. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
441. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
442. EMS requirements
443. Information for vet students
444. EMS hints and tips for students
445. Financial support for EMS students
446. EMS booking database tutorials for students
447. Information for EMS providers
448. The role of the EMS provider
449. Why become an EMS provider
450. EMS database tutorials for placement providers
451. Information for vet schools
452. Temporary EMS requirements
453. Practice by students - regulations
454. Health and safety on EMS placements
455. EMS contacts and further guidance
456. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
457. Background
458. A changing landscape of veterinary education
459. Making EMS sustainable for the future
460. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
461. Summary
462. Next steps
463. Appendix 1
464. VetGDP
465. VetGDP Advisers
466. VetGDP Adviser declaration
467. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
468. VetGDP Adviser case studies
469. Practices and workplaces
470. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
471. Graduates and students
472. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
473. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
474. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
475. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
476. VetGDP information to help you get started
477. VetGDP e-portfolio
478. VetGDP guidance
479. VetGDP FAQs
480. Overseas vets
481. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
482. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
483. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
484. Continuing professional development (CPD)
485. CPD webinars
486. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
487. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
488. Enrolment
489. Module subjects
490. Designated certificates
491. Synoptic assessment
492. Accredited university contact details
493. Information for universities
494. Frequently asked questions
495. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
496. Professional accreditation
497. Advanced Practitioner status
498. Specialist status
499. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
500. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
501. Disability inclusion
502. Equality Act guidance    
503. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
504. Real stories and insights
505. RCVS Leadership Library
506. Delegation
507. Difficult Conversations
508. Inclusive Leadership
509. Leading and Working in Teams
510. Quality Improvement
511. Leading and Managing Change
512. RCVS Academy
513. Setting standards
514. Practice Standards Scheme
515. Applying to the PSS
516. The PSS assessment process
517. PSS awards
518. Meet the PSS team
519. Meet the PSS assessors
520. PSS assessor training
521. Meet the Practice Standards Group
522. PSS updates
523. Environmental sustainability module and award
524. PSS accreditation levels
525. Using the Stanley system
526. Updating your practice information
527. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
528. PSS training and resources
529. Advice & guidance
530. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
531. Supporting guidance
532. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
533. Supporting guidance
534. Contact the Advice Team
535. XL Bully dog ban
536. 'Under care' - guidance
537. Under care: practice scenarios
538. Advice on Schedule 3
539. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
540. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
541. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
542. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
543. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
544. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
545. Accrediting primary qualifications
546. Accrediting veterinary degrees
547. Accreditation Standards
548. Visitations
549. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
550. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
551. Accreditation visitation reports
552. Accreditation visitors
553. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
554. Reasonable adjustments for student vets
555. Health and disability in veterinary medicine study and practice
556. The role of the veterinary schools and the RCVS
557. Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010
558. Reasonable adjustments and Day One Competences
559. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet students
560. Annex
561. Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
562. Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
563. Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
564. Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
565. Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
566. Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
567. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
568. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
569. Riding Establishments
570. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
571. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
572. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
573. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
574. Guidance on the inspection
575. Notification to local authorities
576. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
577. Concerns
578. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
579. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
580. What you need to know first
581. Tell us about your concern
582. How we assess and investigate concerns
583. How we make decisions
584. Our terms explained
585. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
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. Confidential Reporting Line
592. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
593. Disciplinary Committee hearings
594. Charter Case Committee decisions
595. A concern has been raised about me
596. Information for veterinary surgeons
597. How we assess and investigate concerns
598. How we make decisions
599. Our terms explained
600. Information for veterinary nurses
601. How we assess and investigate concerns
602. How we make decisions
603. Our terms explained
604. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
605. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
606. Reference information
607. A note on negligence
608. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
609. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
610. The Stage one PIC
611. Areas of particular concern
612. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
613. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
614. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
615. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
616. The referral of cases
617. Outcome
618. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
619. Cases unlikely to result in referral
620. Aggravating and mitigating factors
621. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
622. The Stage one RVNPIC
623. Areas of particular concern
624. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
625. Outcome
626. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
627. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
628. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
629. Outcome
630. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
631. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
632. Aggravating and mitigating factors
633. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
634. Background
635. Code of Professional Conduct
636. About this document
637. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
638. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
639. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
640. When do I have to disclose?
641. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
642. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
643. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
644. Closed cases
645. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
646. How to request a review of a decision
647. Illegal veterinary practice
648. Contact
649. Feedback
650. Site map
651. A to Z
652. Find a Vet
653. Accessibility
654. Document library
655. Search tips
656. Requests for data from third parties
657. Publication scheme
658. Who we are and what we do
659. What we spend and how we spend it
660. What our priorities are and how we are doing
661. How we make decisions
662. Our policies and procedures
663. Lists and Registers
664. The services we offer
665. Accessing information policy
666. Privacy policy
667. Cookie policy
668. Cookie settings
669. How to certify documents
670. 02 October 2024
671. 07 May 2025