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VN Council members

The VN Council comprises elected veterinary nurses and appointed veterinary surgeons and lay people - details of whom are provided below.

The veterinary surgeons are drawn both from RCVS Council and appointments made by the VN Council.

Elected veterinary nurse members

Jessica Beckett

DipAVN(small animal) RVN

Mrs Susan Howarth

DipAVN (Surgical) DipAVN (Medical) RVN

Miss Holly Witchell

DipAVN (small animal) RVN

Appointed veterinary nurse members

Mrs Belinda Andrews-Jones

DipAVN(surgical) RVN

Appointed lay members

Members appointed from RCVS Council

Mr Timothy Hutchinson

BVSc CertSAS MRCVS

Professor James Wood

OBE BSc BVetMed MSc PhD DipECVPH MA FSB FRCVS

RCVS Officer observer