Veterinary News Headlines
  • New online advice service for general practitioners

    A new company offering general practitioners online consultations with veterinary specialists launched in the UK last month. Televetdx ( www.televetdx.com ) has grouped over 40 veterinary specialists to offer their services to GPs in the UK and Europe...

    VMA calls for PR award entries from practices

    The Veterinary Marketing Association is calling for entries from veterinary practices, industry marketers and PR agencies for its 2016 PR Award. VMA chair, Claire Edmunds said: "The aim of the PR award is to recognise the value that media and public...

    New confidence course for vets

    Elle Payne RVN CERT(VNECC), the founder of The Positive Vet Nurse , has launched a Confidence Coaching CPD Course designed for veterinary surgeons and nurses. Elle says she created the course she wished she had when she first qualified, one which offers...

    RCVS Trust offers veterinary surgeons BVA Congress places

    Veterinary surgeons who can keep it short and sweet have a chance of receiving an all (reasonable) expenses paid trip to BVA Congress this September. The RCVS Trust is offering to pay the registration fee, plus travel, food and accommodation costs...
  • BSAVA launches Masters for budding researchers

    The BSAVA has launched the 'Masters by Research', a new qualification which it says will help veterinary surgeons with enquiring minds to unlock their 'inner researcher'. Enrolment is now open for the programme, which matches participants with an...

    'Veterinary Women in Leadership' event to be held on 29th September

    Veterinarywoman.co.uk and XLVets are hosting ‘Veterinary Women in Leadership’, a day of online talks from inspirational figures in the profession on Tuesday 29th September from 1pm to 7pm. The speaker line-up includes performance coach and head of...

    BEVA debate concludes new vet schools not needed

    A debate held at BEVA Congress last month ended with more than 70% of voters disagreeing with the motion: this house believes that new vet schools will benefit equine veterinary practice in the UK. The result reflects a recent industry survey indicating...

    RCVS invites nominations for 2023 awards

    The RCVS has opened the nomination period for its 2023 Honours & Awards, to recognise veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and laypeople, both in the UK and overseas, who are doing their utmost for animal health and welfare, the professions and society...

    AHT vets win international awards

    Two veterinary surgeons from the Animal Health Trust have won international awards for outstanding work in diagnostic imaging at 16 th International Veterinary Radiology Association (IVRA) meeting held in Bursa Turkey. Dr Sue Dyson, Head of Clinical...

    Septuagenarian vet heads off on 8,000km bicycle ride to Cape Town

    Retired veterinary surgeon Graham Duncanson is celebrating 50 years in the profession by cycling over 8,000km from the UK to South Africa to raise money for the British Veterinary Association's charity, the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) . Graham...

    CPD sessions about antibiotic use in otitis and senior cat health checks at London Vet Show

    Dechra will be hosting two CPD sessions at the London Vet Show, the first about why senior cat health checks are worthwhile and the second covering the Nordic approach to antibiotic usage in otitis external. ‘Feline enthusiasts assemble! How to help...
  • RCVS Knowledge to create a QI model that offers vet practices a return on investment

    RCVS Knowledge and the University of Nottingham have launched a project that aims to create a bespoke veterinary Quality Improvement (QI) model that provides a return on investment for veterinary practices and animal owners. The RCVS says this is the...

    RCVS and BVA publish Vet Futures report

    The RCVS and the BVA have published the Vet Futures report : their vision for how the veterinary profession should look in 2030, coupled with 34 recommendations for change. The report, which represents the culmination of a year of engagement, consultation...

    Vetlexicon now available in different languages

    Vetstream has updated the content on its Vetlexicon website so it is now available in a number of different languages. Dr Mark Johnston, CEO of Vetstream said: “The usage data of Vetlexicon has continually shown us how important the client factsheets...

    Self-flushing cat loo offers commercial opportunity for vets

    The latest solution to the perennial problem of cat mess has arrived in the UK; CatGenie is the world's first self-flushing, self-washing cat loo. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here it is... According to CatGenie UK, the.....

    Medivet celebrates 100th blood collection

    Medivet is celebrating its 100th batch collection for Vet Blood Supplies, the north London-based bloodbank set up in 2007 to provide blood products for its branches around the country. Veterinary nurse Laura Brind, who is responsible for collecting...

    Practices urged to highlight Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

    Virbac has announced that Canine Prostate Awareness Month, its initiative to highlight the prevalence of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), will be running again in November, and is urging practices to join in. The initiative is timed to coincide...
  • The experiences and musings of a vet, now available on Amazon

    VetSurgeon.org member, Martin Atkinson MRCVS has had his first book, A Test of Patients , published on Amazon Kindle (£6.59). Described as the experiences and musings of a veterinary surgeon, the book is a collection of anecdotes collected over the...

    First pocket microscope to premiere at London Vet Show

    ioLight , the first professional-quality pocket microscope which launched back in May ( discussed here ), will be presented to the profession at the Bayer stand (R20) at the London Vet Show , where it will be used to demonstrate Bayer's products. ...

    Vets asked to take part in SPVS 2025 Salary Survey

    The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has launched its Salary Survey 2025 survey and is inviting vets to take part. This annual survey is designed to provide an overview of remuneration levels within the veterinary sector. It covers...

    New Practice Management Course

    The VPMA and UMD Professional have launched a joint initiative to provide a new way of achieving the Certificate in Veterinary Practice Management (CVPM). Managers wishing to achieve the CVPM can now take UMD Professional's distance learning course...

    New intensive care units launched by Brinsea

    Brinsea has announced the launch of the new Vetario range of intensive care units. The company says the new models are the result of a 2 year design programme to provide the ideal environment for the successful recovery of small mammals, reptiles...

    Vets asked to help recruit owners for CKD survey

    VetSurgeon.org member Dr Sarah Caney's company, Cat Professional, is conducting a survey of owner experiences of caring for cats with chronic kidney disease and is looking for practices to help recruit participants. Recruited practices will be given...

    Lintbells launches feline urinary health supplement

    Lintbells Veterinary has announced the launch of Yurelieve, a feline urinary health supplement containing multiple glycosaminoglycans, L-tryptophan and EFAs. Andrew Connolly, Product Manager at Lintbells Veterinary said: "Yurelieve supports a condition...

    RCVS continues fight to protect the title 'veterinary nurse'

    www.youtube.com/watch The RCVS has launched an online petition calling on Parliament to protect the title ‘veterinary nurse’ in law. The petition follows on from the work done by the College earlier in the year, drawing up the ‘Veterinary Nurse...