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RCVS DC suspends Leicestershire veterinary surgeon

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has suspended a veterinary surgeon from the Register for nine months for convictions regarding docking puppies' tails and driving...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:31 AM
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Slap on the wrist for Merial from NOAH

Merial Animal Health has been found in breach of the NOAH Code of Practice for literature promoting the wormer Ivomec Super. In the literature, Merial stated that Closantel injection (Janssen Animal Health...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 7:11 PM
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RCVS warns of internship scam

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is warning veterinary surgeons to be on their guard after it came to light that a fraudster is charging a £150 'non-refundable application fee' for...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 4:25 PM
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DC refuses Kent-based vet's application for restoration

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has refused an application for restoration to the RCVS Register from a Kent-based former veterinary surgeon struck off in 1994 for...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 3:20 PM
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Fake 'vet' removed from RCVS Register

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week directed that the name of a man who had been illegally practising as a veterinary surgeon in the North West of England be...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 1:16 PM
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Vet removed from RCVS Register for medicines dishonesty

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has directed that the name of a veterinary surgeon who had been practising in Essex be removed from the RCVS Register, having found...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:05 AM
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Vet restored to RCVS Register after 'salutary' experience

The Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS has approved an application for restoration to the Register from an Oxfordshire veterinary surgeon who had been struck off for false certification. In November 2007...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:28 AM
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Drink-drive vet gets warning

Following a two-year postponed judgment, the Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week warned a Cambridgeshire veterinary surgeon as to his future conduct, after...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 9:20 AM
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Vet suspended for practising whilst not registered

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has suspended a veterinary surgeon for a period of three months for practising veterinary surgery while not registered with the College...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 3:09 PM
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Police warn vets to be on guard after drug thefts

Police have advised veterinary practices to be on their guard following a spate of break-ins in the South East, linked to the theft of controlled drugs. PC Steve Doswell, Controlled Drugs Liaison Officer...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 1:02 PM
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Norwich vet suspended for false certification

The Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has suspended a veterinary surgeon for a period of six months for issuing two false horse passports, having found him to have...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 8:01 PM
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Gwynedd vet reprimanded for 'reckless' certification

The Disciplinary Committee (DC) of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week issued a reprimand to a veterinary surgeon for reckless certification of an equine passport, having found her to have...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 4:24 PM
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RCVS DC accepts 18-month undertakings from Lincolnshire vet

Following two postponed hearings and a stayed Judicial Review, the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week accepted a wide-ranging 18-month programme of undertakings...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Wed, 06 May 2009 10:17 AM
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Gwynedd vet suspended for false certification

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons last week ordered a month's suspension for a veterinary surgeon from Dolgellau for dishonest certification of bovine tuberculin...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 6:26 PM
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Liverpool vet struck off for inadequate clinical care

The Disciplinary Committee of the RCVS has found Mr Leslie Higgott, of Wallasey, near Liverpool, guilty of Disgraceful Conduct in a Professional Respect and has directed that his name be removed from the...
Published Arlo Guthrie on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:00 AM
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