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  2. RCVS Council
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  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. 5 September 2019
  33. 3 October 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. 18 January 2024
  42. 14 March 2024
  43. Council elections
  44. Previous election results
  45. Dr Gerard Henry
  46. Dr Peter Higgins
  47. Professor David Barrett
  48. Dr Sinéad Bennett
  49. Dr Mark Bowen
  50. Richard Brown
  51. Paddy Gordon
  52. Dr Zara Kennedy
  53. Dr Thomas Lonsdale
  54. Penelope Morgan
  55. Dr Kate Richards
  56. Dr Richard Sanderson
  57. Sally Schroeder
  58. Dr Lara Wilson
  59. Past-Presidents
  60. VN Council
  61. VN Council members
  62. VN Council meetings
  63. 10 May 2023
  64. 8 February 2023
  65. 16 November 2022
  66. 14 September 2022
  67. 11 May 2022
  68. 9 February 2022
  69. 17 November 2021
  70. 15 September 2021
  71. 12 May 2021
  72. 10 February 2021
  73. 9 September 2020
  74. 6 May 2020
  75. 12 February 2020
  76. 13 November 2019
  77. 11 September 2019
  78. 8 May 2019
  79. 6 February 2019
  80. 2 October 2018
  81. 13 September 2023
  82. 15 November 2023
  83. 28 February 2024
  84. Membership of committees & sub-committees
  85. VN Futures Project Board
  86. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
  87. VN Council elections
  88. Previous results
  89. Susan Howarth
  90. Stuart Bobby Miller
  91. Kirsty Young
  92. Officer Team
  93. Legislation Working Party
  94. Brexit Taskforce
  95. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
  96. Committees, subcommittees and groups
  97. Advancement of the Professions Committee
  98. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
  99. Fellowship Board
  100. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
  101. Vet Futures Project Board
  102. 7 February 2023
  103. 15 November 2022
  104. 13 September 2022
  105. 10 May 2022
  106. 8 February 2022
  107. 16 November 2021
  108. 14 September 2021
  109. 11 May 2021
  110. 10 November 2020
  111. 5 May 2020
  112. 11 February 2020
  113. 12 November 2019
  114. 7 May 2019
  115. 10 September 2019
  116. 5 February 2019
  117. 22 November 2018
  118. 9 May 2023
  119. 14 November 2023
  120. 7 February 2024
  121. 12 September 2023
  122. Standards Committee
  123. Certification Subcommittee
  124. Ethics Review Panel
  125. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  126. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
  127. Practice Standards Group
  128. 21 February 2023
  129. 6 February 2023
  130. 7 December 2022
  131. 14 November 2022
  132. 10 November 2022
  133. 24 October 2022
  134. 12 September 2022
  135. 4 August 2022
  136. 16 June 2022
  137. 19 May 2022
  138. 9 May 2022
  139. 31 March 2022
  140. 7 February 2022
  141. 24 January 2022
  142. 15 December 2021
  143. 15 November 2021
  144. 26 October 2021
  145. 13 September 2021
  146. 25 August 2021
  147. 4 August 2021
  148. 16 July 2021
  149. 10 May 2021
  150. 4 March 2021
  151. 08 February 2021
  152. 12 January 2021
  153. 9 November 2020
  154. 15 December 2020
  155. 7 September 2020
  156. 27 April 2020
  157. 10 February 2020
  158. 11 November 2019
  159. 9 September 2019
  160. 28 May 2019
  161. 19 April 2019
  162. 30 January 2019
  163. 15 May 2023
  164. 25 August 2023
  165. 11 September 2023
  166. 13 November 2023
  167. 14 February 2024
  168. Audit and Risk Committee
  169. Elizabeth Butler
  170. Victor Olowe
  171. Judith Rutherford
  172. Janice Shardlow
  173. Kalwant Grewal
  174. Education Committee
  175. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
  176. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  177. Specialist Subcommittee
  178. CPD Policy and Compliance Subcommittee
  179. Veterinary Graduate Development Programme Subcommittee
  180. 9 May 2023
  181. 7 February 2023
  182. 15 November 2022
  183. 13 September 2022
  184. 10 May 2022
  185. 8 February 2022
  186. 16 November 2021
  187. 14 September 2021
  188. 11 May 2021
  189. 9 February 2021
  190. 20 November 2020
  191. 15 September 2020
  192. 5 May 2020
  193. 11 February 2020
  194. 12 November 2019
  195. 10 September 2019
  196. 7 May 2019
  197. February 2019
  198. 3 October 2018
  199. 12 September 2023
  200. 14 November 2023
  201. 27 February 2024
  202. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
  203. Finance and Resources Committee
  204. Estate Strategy Group
  205. Disciplinary Committee
  206. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
  207. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
  208. Ms Helena Jones
  209. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
  210. Ms Hilary Lloyd
  211. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
  212. Mr Peter Smith
  213. Mr Paul Francis Morris
  214. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
  215. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
  216. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
  217. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
  218. Mr Colin Childs
  219. Susan Ridge CB
  220. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
  221. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
  222. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
  223. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
  224. Mr James Hurden
  225. Ms Catharine Seddon
  226. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
  227. Charter Case Committee
  228. Charter Case Committee Protocol
  229. Charter Case Committee Rules
  230. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
  231. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
  232. Ms Jane Kilgannon
  233. Mrs Kathryn Latimer RVN
  234. Mrs Rachel Cook
  235. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
  236. Ms Cerys Jones
  237. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
  238. Registration Committee
  239. Preliminary Investigation Committee
  240. Mr Kenneth Caley
  241. Georgie Barnard
  242. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
  243. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
  244. Mrs Victoria Smith
  245. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
  246. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
  247. Ms Miranda Winram
  248. Mr Timothy Skelton BSc
  249. PIC Lay Observers
  250. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
  251. Dr Katharine Nelson MRCVS
  252. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
  253. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
  254. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
  255. Ms Sally Bowden BSc(Hons)CertEd RVN
  256. Mr Damian Kearney
  257. Mr Mark Stobbs
  258. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
  259. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
  260. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
  261. Examinations Appeals Committee
  262. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
  263. Paper classification: some definitions
  264. Remuneration Subcommittee
  265. Nominations Subcommittee
  266. Accreditation Appeals Committee
  267. Senior team
  268. Work for us
  269. Contact us
  270. Complaints about the College
  271. How to find us
  272. How we work
  273. The role of the RCVS
  274. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
  275. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
  276. Royal Charter and legislation
  277. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
  278. Government legislation
  279. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
  280. Honours & awards
  281. Recipients of RCVS Honours
  282. The Queen's Medal
  283. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
  284. The RCVS International Award
  285. The RCVS Impact Award
  286. The RCVS Inspiration Award
  287. Honorary Associateship
  288. The RCVS Compassion Award
  289. The RCVS Student Community Award
  290. Our Service Promise
  291. Service Standards
  292. Complaints about the College
  293. Fees
  294. How to pay your fees
  295. Annual renewal fees from 2016
  296. Video Guides
  297. News & views
  298. News
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  300. Blogs
  301. Webinars and podcasts
  302. Publications
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  304. Client/practice poster
  305. Our publications explained
  306. Events and meetings
  307. Past events
  308. RCVS Question Times
  309. Royal College Day
  310. Royal College Day 2023
  311. Veterinary Nurses Day
  312. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
  313. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
  314. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
  315. Congresses
  316. Policy
  317. Veterinary Legislation Review
  318. Legislation Working Party
  319. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
  320. Information for MPs
  321. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
  322. October 2021 meeting summary
  323. July 2021 meeting summary
  324. May 2021 meeting summary
  325. March 2021 meeting summary
  326. January 2021 meeting summary
  327. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
  328. December 2022 meeting summary
  329. August 2022 meeting summary
  330. Our consultations
  331. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
  332. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
  333. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
  334. Legislative reform consultation
  335. Executive summary
  336. Introduction
  337. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
  338. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
  339. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
  340. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
  341. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
  342. Conclusions
  343. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
  344. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
  345. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
  346. Standard 1 - Learning culture
  347. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
  348. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
  349. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
  350. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
  351. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
  352. The RCVS Leavers survey
  353. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
  354. Contact the press office
  355. Registration
  356. Applications - Veterinary surgeons
  357. Statutory Membership Exam
  358. Seeing practice
  359. English language requirements
  360. Statutory framework for registration
  361. Grenada
  362. Europe
  363. Australia
  364. Japan
  365. Canada
  366. New Zealand
  367. South Africa
  368. United Kingdom
  369. Registering as a veterinary surgeon – UK graduates
  370. USA
  371. How to apply
  372. Restricted (Temporary) Registration
  373. Hong Kong
  374. Applications - Veterinary nurses
  375. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
  376. Registration of veterinary nurses educated outside the UK
  377. Veterinary nurse pre-registration examinations
  378. Practical examinations
  379. Applications - Veterinary premises
  380. Check our Registers
  381. About the RCVS Register
  382. About the VN Register
  383. Maintaining and amending your registration
  384. Completing your annual renewal
  385. Change of category fees
  386. Amending your registration
  387. Amending your registration category
  388. Voluntary removal and restoration
  389. Vets - voluntary removal and restoration
  390. VNs - voluntary removal and restoration
  391. Replacement Membership Certificates
  392. Frequently Asked Questions
  393. Disclosing convictions and/or adverse findings
  394. Working abroad
  395. Vets working in the EU
  396. Letters of good standing
  397. Find a Vet practice staff
  398. 'Working in the UK' online courses
  399. Fellowship
  400. How to apply for Fellowship
  401. Fellows Directory
  402. Fellowship Day
  403. Fellowship Day 2022
  404. Fellowship Week 2021
  405. Fellowship Evening 2020
  406. Fellowship Day 2019
  407. Fellows of the Future?
  408. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
  409. Fellowship Day 2018
  410. Fellows of the Future?
  411. The importance of public engagement in science
  412. Fellows in Focus
  413. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
  414. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
  415. Dealing with the worm that turned
  416. Complexity of common diseases
  417. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
  418. Whose best interests?
  419. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
  420. Mission Rabies
  421. The health of corals, and their importance for society
  422. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
  423. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
  424. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
  425. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
  426. Causes and cures for cataracts
  427. Nature’s wings and their passengers
  428. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
  429. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
  430. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
  431. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
  432. Rare or well done?
  433. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
  434. Credentials Panel recruitment
  435. Become a Fellowship Mentor
  436. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
  437. Lifelong learning
  438. Students
  439. Veterinary students
  440. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
  441. Veterinary nursing students
  442. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
  443. Approved Training Practices
  444. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
  445. Student policy EMS placement
  446. VetGDP
  447. VetGDP Advisers
  448. VetGDP Adviser declaration
  449. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
  450. VetGDP Adviser case studies
  451. Practices and workplaces
  452. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
  453. Graduates and students
  454. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
  455. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
  456. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
  457. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
  458. VetGDP information to help you get started
  459. VetGDP e-portfolio
  460. VetGDP guidance
  461. VetGDP FAQs
  462. Overseas vets
  463. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
  464. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
  465. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
  466. Continuing professional development (CPD)
  467. CPD webinars
  468. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
  469. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
  470. Enrolment
  471. Module subjects
  472. Designated certificates
  473. Synoptic assessment
  474. Accredited university contact details
  475. Information for universities
  476. Frequently asked questions
  477. Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  478. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  479. Professional accreditation
  480. Advanced Practitioner status
  481. Specialist status
  482. RCVS Leadership Initiative
  483. Edward Jenner Veterinary Leadership Programme
  484. Inspiring Veterinary Leaders
  485. 12 veterinary professionals showcase
  486. RCVS Leadership Library
  487. Delegation
  488. Difficult Conversations
  489. Inclusive Leadership
  490. Leading and Working in Teams
  491. Quality Improvement
  492. Leading and Managing Change
  493. RCVS Academy
  494. Setting standards
  495. Practice Standards Scheme
  496. Applying to the PSS
  497. The PSS assessment process
  498. PSS awards
  499. Meet the PSS team
  500. Meet the PSS assessors
  501. PSS assessor training
  502. Meet the Practice Standards Group
  503. PSS updates
  504. Environmental sustainability module and award
  505. PSS accreditation levels
  506. Using the Stanley system
  507. Updating your practice information
  508. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
  509. PSS training and resources
  510. Advice & guidance
  511. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
  512. Supporting guidance
  513. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
  514. Supporting guidance
  515. Contact the Advice Team
  516. XL Bully dog ban
  517. 'Under care' - new guidance
  518. Under care: practice scenarios
  519. Advice on Schedule 3
  520. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
  521. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
  522. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
  523. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
  524. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
  525. Accrediting primary qualifications
  526. Accrediting veterinary degrees
  527. Accreditation Standards
  528. Visitations
  529. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
  530. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
  531. Accreditation visitation reports
  532. Accreditation visitors
  533. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
  534. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
  535. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
  536. Riding Establishments
  537. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
  538. Concerns
  539. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
  540. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
  541. What you need to know first
  542. Tell us about your concern
  543. How we assess and investigate concerns
  544. How we make decisions
  545. Our terms explained
  546. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
  547. What you need to know first
  548. Tell us about your concern
  549. How we assess and investigate concerns
  550. How we make decisions
  551. Our terms explained
  552. Confidential Reporting Line
  553. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
  554. Disciplinary Committee hearings
  555. Charter Case Committee decisions
  556. A concern has been raised about me
  557. Information for veterinary surgeons
  558. How we assess and investigate concerns
  559. How we make decisions
  560. Our terms explained
  561. Information for veterinary nurses
  562. How we assess and investigate concerns
  563. How we make decisions
  564. Our terms explained
  565. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
  566. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
  567. Reference information
  568. A note on negligence
  569. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
  570. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  571. The Stage one PIC
  572. Areas of particular concern
  573. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  574. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
  575. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  576. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
  577. The referral of cases
  578. Outcome
  579. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  580. Cases unlikely to result in referral
  581. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  582. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  583. The Stage one RVNPIC
  584. Areas of particular concern
  585. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  586. Outcome
  587. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  588. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
  589. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  590. Outcome
  591. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  592. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  593. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  594. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
  595. Background
  596. Code of Professional Conduct
  597. About this document
  598. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
  599. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
  600. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
  601. When do I have to disclose?
  602. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
  603. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
  604. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
  605. Closed cases
  606. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
  607. How to request a review of a decision
  608. Illegal veterinary practice
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