/b/veterinary-news/posts/115635 The RCVS has announced the steps it will be taking in response to the Standards Committee&#39;s review of 24/7 emergency care. Whilst the College has stopped short of making home visits entirely discretionary, it has confirmed that with regards to 24en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/115635Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:53:37 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:dc525edc-656d-4cff-a38e-add96ed32093Lizzie Lockett0<p>Dear David, </p> <p>We only have the headline results from the full Survey of the Profession - the report won&#39;t be published until end July - but ref the statement &quot;I feel I should continue to be obliged to take steps to provide emergency first aid and pain relief to animals according to my skills and the specific situation”, 80% said either &#39;agree&#39; or &#39;strongly agree&#39;; 12% said &#39;neither&#39;; and only 8% said &#39;strongly disagree&#39; or &#39;disagree&#39;. We had over 6,800 respondents to the Survey. </p> <p>The final report will show a more detailed breakdown of respondents by age/gender etc.</p> <p>Best wishes Lizzie Lockett</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=115635&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/115635Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:50:56 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:dc525edc-656d-4cff-a38e-add96ed32093david kemp0<p>Fudge!</p> <p>Can I ask which &quot;part&quot; of the profession does not want to give up 24/7. A breakdown of the survey would be great. As the owner of a 10 vet practice I would not deny my clients access to 24 hr care but want to be in control of how it is delivered and not be dictated to by non-clients taking advantage of a service subsidised by us the business owners or other true clients of our practice.</p> <p>David kemp</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=115635&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">