Veterinary News Headlines
  • RCVS forms working group to develop proposals for mandatory veterinary practice regulation

    The RCVS has established a new working group to develop proposals for how it will regulate veterinary practices on a statutory basis in the future. The mandatory regulation of veterinary practices, including statutory powers of entry and inspection...

    WSAVA's One Health Award goes to Mission Rabies founder

    Luke Gamble MRCVS, founder of the charities Worldwide Veterinary Service and Mission Rabies , has been announced as the winner of the WSAVA's 2016 One Health Award. Luke will receive his award at the 2016 WSAVA World Congress , which takes place from...

    SPVS Senior Officer working to restructure VN training

    Jacqui Molyneux, SPVS President Elect, has announced details of the work she has been involved in to radically restructure and improve the training of veterinary nurses in the UK. For the last 10 years the VN qualification has involved candidates...

    RSPCA complains about the Daily Telegraph

    The RSPCA has made a formal complaint against the Daily Telegraph to the Press Complaints Commission after the newspaper failed to print an apology or offer a right to reply after printing a series of articles which the charity considers potentially...

    BSAVA offers vets training to help with suspected abuse cases

    The BSAVA has teamed up with the Links Group to provide veterinary surgeons with free CPD sessions on how to deal with suspected cases of non-accidental injury to small animals. Members of the profession are of course more likely than most to receive...

    2020 OV Conference to be held online, tickets now available

    Improve International has announced that this year's Official Veterinarian Conference will be held online from the 28th September to the 2nd October as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 OV Conference will offer up to 25 hours of CPD with...

    Herts practice promotes walking to improve mental health

    Davies Veterinary Specialists has launched an initiative to encourage its staff to walk more to enhance their mental wellbeing. For the 10,000 steps challenge, the practice has split into teams of eight which will compete against each other for a weekly...

    Registration now open for ISFM 2021

    Registration is now open for the ISFM 2021 World Feline Congress, taking place online from 25th to the 27th June. The theme this year is 'The ever-complex cat: a multidisciplinary approach to feline medicine', around which there will be a full programme...

    Old age dogs needed for BSAVA PetSavers research

    PetSavers is on the hunt for the owners of old age dogs to take part in research designed to help help them and veterinary professionals provide the best care for their pets. Owners are being asked to provide a photo or video and a brief description...

    Fearne Cotton to headline VET Festival

    The organisers of VET Festival 2019 have announced that the 2019 VETFest Conversation will take place with broadcaster and author Fearne Cotton. Fearne, who has been presenting live TV since she was 15 years old, has published eight books including...

    New checklist to help vets improve flock health

    MSD Animal Health has launched a new Flock Health Checklist to help vets work with shepherds to develop action plans to address the main areas influencing flock health and productivity. The new Flock Health Checklist is designed to helps practitioners...

    New RCVS guidance on religious clothing in veterinary practice

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) have jointly published new guidelines on accommodating religious clothing and beliefs in veterinary education and clinical settings. Although developed by the RCVS and...

    Nominations open for the 2013 Veterinary Awards

    Petplan has announced that nominations are now open for its 14th annual Veterinary Awards. The awards recognise members of the veterinary community who have gone above and beyond in their daily role. According to the company, one in three pets...

    Merial launches new pet parasiticide range

    Merial has announced the launch of V LINE, a new range of parasiticides sold exclusively through veterinary practices. The first two products, called Broadline for cats and NexGard for dogs, will be unveiled at the BSAVA Congress at the start of next...

    RVN Georgina Hills becomes President of the Veterinary Management Group

    Veterinary nurse Georgina Hills has been elected President of the Veterinary Management Group (VMG), the professional association for all those in leadership and management roles in the veterinary sector. Since qualifying as an RVN in 1998, Georgina...
  • Small animal referral centre restructures

    Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS), the multi-specialist small animal referral centre based on the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire border, has announced a restructuring of the ownership and management of the practice. Following 12 years of successful operation...

    Zolvix released in 0.5L pack for quarantine dosing

    Novartis Animal Health has launched a 0.5L pack of the anthelmintic Zolvix to make the product more readily available for quarantine dosing, and for the smaller sheep farmer. Novartis says that because Zolvix is a broad spectrum anthelmintic that...

    Disciplinary Committee restores Berkshire vet

    The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has accepted an application for restoration to the RCVS Register by James Main, who was struck off in 2011, following his administration of a prohibited substance to a racehorse and his subsequent attempts to conceal his...

    New appointments to Veterinary Residues Committee

    Lord Rooker, Minister for Sustainable Food, Farming and Animal Health has announced seven new members to the Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC). The VRC’s role is to advise the Chief Executives of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) and the...

    Vets Now launches 24/7 pet ambulance in Winchester

    Vets Now, the Out Of Hours emergency vets has announced the launch of Winchester's first dedicated 24/7 pet ambulance service. Specifically designed for the comfortable and secure transport of all small animals, the new state-of-the-art ambulance...

    First equine gastric ulcer study launched

    Richard Hepburn MRCVS has launched what is thought to be the world's first equine gastric ulcer study, designed to improve understanding and knowledge of ulceration in performance horses. Mr Hepburn is conducting the InnerVision study of performance...

    Police horses line up to take part in National Equine Health Survey

    The Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch (Hyde Park) has joined forces with the Blue Cross to launch the charity's National Equine Health Survey, taking place this week. The National Equine Health Survey is an online snapshot survey designed to uncover...

    RCVS announces mental health and wellbeing training for vets

    The RCVS has announced dates for a range of new mental health and wellbeing training opportunities for veterinary professionals this year. Expanding on the training available in autumn 2022, which was launched based on the results of an extensive training...

    3883 veterinary nurses join the new register

    The new, non-statutory Register for veterinary nurses opened on 1st September. 3329 VNs were automatically included (having been listed with the RCVS since 2003). The remainder joined the list voluntarily. RVNs are obliged to undertake 45 hours...

    RCVS audits over 1,400 veterinary surgeons' CPD records

    The RCVS has contacted 1,415 veterinary surgeons asking them to share their CPD records as part of its annual audit of compliance. Those veterinary surgeons being audited are being asked to share their records for 2013 to 2015 by either allowing the...