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VETERINARY NEWS

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    RCVS non-payers removed from Register

    The RCVS has published a list of 369 veterinary surgeons who missed the 31st May deadline for retention fee payments, were removed from the Register and not restored by 24 June, on its website . The College says it publishes the list to alert those...
  • Jobs for veterinary surgeons now on the map

    VetSurgeon.org has announced the launch of the VetSurgeon Jobs Map , designed to give veterinary jobseekers a way to see at a glance where all the new job opportunities are, both in the UK and around the world. VetSurgeon Editor Arlo Guthrie said...

    NOAH launches 'Use Animal Medicines Responsibly' campaign.

    The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has launched a new 'Use Medicines Responsibly' campaign. The main thrust of the campaign is an initiative by NOAH to encourage pharmaceutical companies to add: 'Use Medicines Responsibly' as a strapline...

    Animal campaigner changes name to StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com

    A PR headache for Fortnum and Mason yesterday, as PETA employee Abi Izzard changed her name by deed poll to StopFortnumandMasonFoieGrasCruelty.com to try and shame the London store into stopping selling foie gras. To produce foie gras, birds are force...

    New farm animal health website from Novartis

    Novartis Animal Health has launched a new website providing product information, news, up to date advice and insights into key issues facing the farming industry. Nikki Crossley, Associate Brand Manager at Novartis Animal Health, said: "This new site...
  • BVA warns owners to keep pets off the e-fags

    Following reports that a puppy in Cornwall has died after biting into an e-cigarette refill , the BVA is warning pet owners to ensure they are kept out of reach of animals. BVA President Robin Hargreaves said: "This is a tragic case and very worrying...

    Vets given more time to apply for AP status

    The RCVS has announced that those veterinary surgeons who wish to gain the middle tier RCVS Advanced Practitioner status will have extra time to do so this year. The status, which was launched last August, recognises those veterinary surgeons who...

    New move by Dechra to help dispensing

    Dechra Veterinary Products has launched two new initiatives to improve dispensing in veterinary practices in the UK and Ireland. The company has introduced a new online range of pack inserts for several of its key products including Vetoryl, Felimazole...

    Vet Futures reports on 12 months' activity

    Vet Futures, the RCVS/BVA project designed to put the profession in charge of its destiny, has reported on the work that has taken place since the launch of the Vet Futures and VN Futures Action Plans last July. The Vet Futures Action Plan included...

    Langford Vets to host a day of feline CPD for vets

    The Feline Centre at Langford Vets is hosting a day of in-person CPD lectures, masterclasses and practical sessions about feline care for vets on Wednesday 15th May, in Langford, Bristol. The day also has a stream for veterinary nurses, and another...
  • Task force issues new guidelines on management of canine epilepsy

    The International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force (IVETF), a group of 26 veterinary practitioner, neuropharmacology, neuropathology and neurology experts led by Holger Volk, Professor of Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery at the RVC, has issued new...

    Veterinary practitioners invited to apply for new research bursary

    MSD Animal Health is inviting veterinary surgeons to apply for its Research Bursaries which, for the first time, now include awards for both ruminant and companion animal research projects. There are three awards, two ruminant and one companion animal...

    Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD) outbreaks in North East Scotland

    The Rabbit Welfare Association and CEVA Animal Health, manufacturer of Lapinject, would like to make vets across the UK aware of recent outbreaks of Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD) in North East Scotland. Outbreaks have been confirmed in: Ellen...
  • Defra rejects petition to protect VN title

    Defra has rejected the RCVS petition to protect the VN title , saying that criminalising the use of the term 'veterinary nurse' by other animal carers in a veterinary setting would be unduly harsh. In rejecting the petition, which had gained nearly...

    Vets Now pledges to pay 'real' living wage

    Vets Now has pledged to pay all of its staff more than the 'real' living wage. The company says it believes it is the first major veterinary business in the UK to make this promise. As a result of the pledge, salaries for about a third of the pet...

    RCVS re-branding 'highly commended' in Membership Communication Awards

    The new RCVS brand has been highly commended in the 'Brand Development' Category of the Membership Communication (MemCom) Awards. The new look, which was launched last year, aimed to clarify the role and function of the College, with the strapline...

    RCVS unveils revamped website

    The RCVS has launched a revamp of its website, www.rcvs.org.uk , now redesigned to make it easier for people find what they want, faster. The redesign includes an overhaul of the layout, structure and navigation of all the College’s websites: Professionals...

    Two more Improve qualifications now count towards AP status

    Improve International has announced that two of its programmes now count towards RCVS Advanced Practitioner (AP) status. The company's Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) programme in Dentistry and Oral Surgery - delivered and awarded in partnership with...

    Good practice guide on veterinary medicines

    The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today announced the availability of a new members’ service, the BVA Good Practice Guide on Veterinary Medicines. The guide, written in consultation with, and endorsed by, the Veterinary Medicines...

    BVA Congress 2008: Vets in a Changing Environment

    BVA Congress 2008 will combine both political and CPD sessions under the theme ‘Vets in a changing environment’. Building on last year’s BVA Congress in Belfast, hailed by many delegates as ‘the best Congress for many years,’ Congress 2008 aims...

    CVS launches course to help new grad vets perform commonplace surgery with confidence

    CVS has launched ‘Further surgical skills for the General Practitioner’ a course designed to help new graduate vets develop their confidence and competence performing commonplace surgical procedures. The one-day course covers a variety of procedures...

    New research shows one dog every hour is a victim of intentional harm

    The RSPCA has released new figures which show that between 2016 and 2020, 63,881 incidents of intentional harm involving dogs were reported to the charity's cruelty line: 34 a day or more than one every hour across England and Wales. The figures, published...

    Careers @ Vets Now

    Vets Now has just added a new recruitment section to its website, with details of the veterinary career opportunities available within the company. Click here for more.

    EMA concludes zinc oxide products should be withdrawn

    The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use (CVMP) has reached a final conclusion that the benefit-risk for veterinary medicines containing zinc oxide, used to prevent post weaning diarrhoea in piglets, is...

    New specialist pain management clinic for cats and dogs in the Northwest

    Manchester Veterinary Specialists (MVS) is opening a Specialist-led pain management clinic for cats and dogs in the Northwest of England. The clinic will be led by Oscar Bautista MRCVS (pictured), a European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and...