Veterinary News Headlines

    RCVS initiative to increase access to the veterinary profession for disabled people

    The RCVS has set up a new Working Party tasked with increasing disabled people's access to the veterinary profession. The aim of the Working Party is to compare options, such as limited licensure, for increasing inclusion, source evidence both from...

    RCVS asks vets to help recruit animal owners to new advisory group

    The RCVS) is calling on veterinary surgeons to help it recruit around 30 animal owners and keepers for a new Public Advisory Group to help guide the College's policies. The group is being set up to ensure that the College meets its objective of working...

    CVS upskills over 300 of its vet nurses to carry out minor surgical procedures

    CVS reports that over 300 RVNs have now completed its recently launched Surgical Schedule 3 Course, designed for nurses looking to upskill and perform minor surgical tasks that were previously undertaken by vets. The course covers w ound management...

    CVS Equine shares analysis of its antimicrobial use in first opinion equine practice

    CVS Equine has carried out an audit of antimicrobial use in its first opinion equine practices, both to better understand prescribing patterns and to create opportunities for further clinical research and guideline development. Preliminary results...

    Fort Dodge launches Dorbene vet and EWSS

    Fort Dodge has unveiled an initiative to help practices improve peri-operative care and the management of hospitalised cases with the launch of its Early Warning Scoring System (EWSS) kit. The kit contains cat and dog anaesthesia and observation charts...
  • Vet needed to live in the wilderness for a year

    Production company Keo Films is on the hunt for a veterinary surgeon that wants to take a year out and help set up a new community in a remote part of the British Isles for a high profile TV documentary series. The documentary is essentially a social...

    New educational materials to improve management of scour

    MSD Animal Health has launched a range of educational materials to help calf rearers and their advisers improve the management of scour problems. The materials available include a scour management guide for farmers and a more detailed version for vets...

    IVC announces partnership to promote sustainability in the veterinary profession

    IVC Evidensia has announced that it has partnered with social enterprise company, Vet Sustain, to help promote sustainable practices and improve the implementation of them within the veterinary industry. Vet Sustain works to inspire and enable veterinary...

    CPD Solutions launches UK-first PGCert in Soft Tissue Surgery

    CPD Solutions has launched the first postgraduate certificate (PGCert) in Soft Tissue Surgery in the UK. Awarded by The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), the programme starts in March 2024. The programme combines practical training with reflective...
  • Companion Care coming to a high street near you

    Companion Care is launching a new division to develop a network of joint venture surgeries on high streets around the UK. Thus far, 62 out of the company's 66 surgeries have been located inside Pets at Home stores. The company says it plans to more...
  • New strain of zoonotic MRSA found in cows

    The BBC reports that a new strain of MRSA has emerged in British cows and is thought to be infecting humans. For more on this story, click here.

    BVA gravely concerned over rise in animals killed without stunning

    The number of animals killed without pre-stunning has risen sharply, according to analysis by the British Veterinary Association of the latest survey released by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). According to the FSA figures, 24.4% (758,263) of sheep...

    Runners and riders announced for this year's RCVS Council election

    The RCVS has announced the 14 candidates standing in this year’s Council election. Voting for this year’s election will take place from 15th March until 5pm on Friday 23 April 2021 and the 14 candidates are: Dr Louise Allum MRCVS Dr Danny Chambers...
  • Strawberry fields forever

    Loseley, the ice-cream maker, has announced that it has developed a new way of making flavoured ice-cream by adapting the diet fed to its cows. The first variety to be made using the new technique is 'Eton Mess', for which the company's herd is being...

    Veterinary support website needs votes

    Vetsnet , the support website set up by Liz Barton MRCVS , needs your vote for its application for funding from the Aviva Community Fund. Liz set up vetsnet to bring together all the wellbeing, leadership and management tools being created by individuals...

    Vetlife reports 25% increase in calls in 2020

    Vetlife reports that its helpline was contacted by 3,921 members of the veterinary profession in 2020, making it the charity's busiest year to date. The charity says that many of the calls and emails were linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Vetlife...

    Vets struggle to interpret ocular findings in hypertensive cats

    A study published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery has identified barriers to blood pressure measurement in cats and revealed that vets and nurses struggle to interpret ocular findings when identifying hypertensive lesions in cats 1 . ...

    AMTRA launches SQPs CPD scheme

    The Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA) is launching its new Continuous Professional Development (CPD) scheme today, designed to ensure that the Authority's registered Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) keep up to date with the latest...

    New echocardiography videos from BCF

    BCF Technology has released a free 'how-to' video series describing the techniques required to take some of the more-commonly-used echocardiographic measurements for first opinion small animal practitioners. The videos, by BCF in-house vet Ben Sullivan...

    New mental health training programme for rural vets

    The RCVS and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England are running a free, online mental health training programme for vets in isolated and rural areas across the UK, and ambulatory vets. As part of the programme, the College aims to form a network of...

    RCVS Council places further restrictions on remote prescribing

    RCVS Council has voted to make it a requirement that remote prescribing (without physically examining the animal) can now only be carried out by veterinary surgeons who can 'provide a 24/7 follow-up service involving physical examination, plus or minus...

    Vets invited to take part in consultation on banning primates as pets

    The government has launched a public consultation on proposals to ban keeping primates as pets in England, which veterinary surgeons are invited to take part in before it closes on the 6th February 2021. The government estimates that up to 5,000 primates...

    RCVS now accepts debit cards for annual renewal fees

    The RCVS has announced that this year, for the first time, it will accept debit card payments from veterinary surgeons who are renewing their registration. The annual renewal fee should be paid by 31 March. Those who have not paid by 30 April will...
  • New poster explains good 'vetiquette'

    VetSurgeon.org has published a light-hearted practice waiting room poster designed to help pet owners learn good 'vetiquette' The idea came about after Hamilton-based Julie Innes MRCVS shared a poem she'd written to display in her own practice waiting...
  • Survey to help the VBF help you

    The Veterinary Benevolent Fund has launched a survey for veterinary surgeons in order to learn more about how the charity is viewed by the profession, and understand how it might improve the support it offers. Please take part! The survey is anonymous...