The British Veterinary Association has launched a free new webinar series starting at 1:00pm tomorrow with 'Mentoring Matters', a look at what it takes to be an inspiring mentor or an engaged mentee.

"Great Workplaces: Raising the Bar (Elevating…

Rob Williams MVB MBA CMgr FCMI MCIPD MRCVS has been elected President of the British Veterinary Association for 2025-2026.  

A 2001 graduate of University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine with an RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, Rob…

Veselina Trufcheva-Edwards MRCVS and Natalie Bubenheim, a final year vet student at the University of Edinburgh, have won awards from the BVA.

The BVA Council Impact Award (Bleby Cup) is presented annually to the BVA Council member who has made an outstanding…

The BVA has published 'How can I reduce my pet’s environmental impact?', an online resource designed to help vets have conversations with clients on the best way they can reduce their pet’s impact on the planet.

The advice includes buying…

The BVA has raised serious concerns over the findings of a new parliamentary committee report on biosecurity at the UK borders, which warns that significant volumes of meat are being illegally imported into the UK, with some entering the food chain, and…

Giles Yeo MBE, Cambridge Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, will deliver a lecture looking at the genetics of canine obesity on Friday 21st November, 11:00am to 12:15am, at BVA Congress. 

Giles is the professor of molecular neuroendocrinology at…

The British Veterinary Association has launched a new Continuous Professional Development library for its members.

The library currently has 28 on-demand recordings, covering a range of sessions on three main themes: people, planet and animals.

They include…

The British Veterinary Association has published some research showing that 21% of vets now use AI technology in their daily work, and is inviting veterinary professionals to a discussion on the subject at this year's BVA Live (Birmingham NEC, 2pm, 12th June…

The BVA has opened nominations for this year's Young Vet of the Year Award and is encouraging veterinary professionals to nominate exceptional candidates.

The award, which is sponsored by Zoetis, celebrates vets in the first eight years of their career…

The British Veterinary Association and VDS Training are hosting 'Building Great Workplaces: Practical Tips for Veterinary Teams', a free series of webinars for veterinary professionals, starting on 29th January at 1pm.

Great Workplaces by BVA is…

David Charles MRCVS has been named BVA Young Vet of the Year 2024. 

David, who graduated at Bristol in 2019, worked in mixed practice before joining Scarsdale Vets’ farm animal team early in 2020, where he developed a passion for small ruminant work and…

The BVA has published Net Zero, a report into the role of veterinary practices in tackling climate change.

The report comes on the back of a survey by the association which found that 93% of vets say sustainability is important to them.

The BVA says the…

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on the profession to support pet owners in choosing a healthy, sustainable diet for their cats and dogs.

The association says that its research has found that 94% of companion animal vets say they have…

The British Veterinary Association has launched 'Great Workplaces', a workplace accreditation scheme designed to help address some of the  recruitment and retention issues in the veterinary profession.

The BVA says that securing 'Great Workplaces…

The BVA has announced that this year's BVA Live (NEC, 6th-7th June) will focus on contextualised care, in other words recognising that appropriate and proportionate care must be tailored to the needs of both the animal and the client, and consider the…

The BVA has submitted a joint response with the BSAVA, SPVS, BVNA and VMG to the Competition and Markets Authority consultation on a proposed market investigation. 

The response offers further evidence concerning the CMA’s potential concerns, and says that…

The BVA, SPVS and BVNA are calling on the Government to restrict the movement of dogs from countries with high levels of diseases like Brucella canis, which are currently not widely present in the UK, and introduce mandatory pre-import testing.

In the last…

Norfolk commercial poultry and gamebird vet Henry Lamb has been named the BVA Young Vet of the Year 2023.

Henry won the title in recognition of his work tackling bird flu, as the outbreak of this devastating disease spread across the country this summer…

The BVA has submitted a detailed response to the Competition and Market's review of veterinary services, which highlights four main reasons for above-inflation increases in the cost of veterinary care.

The reasons are: above average increases in veterinary…

Rebecca Hampson, Henry Lamb and Camilla Church have been named as the three finalists for this year's BVA Young Vet of the Year Award, sponsored by Zoetis.

The judging panel, comprising BVA President Anna Judson, RCVS President Sue Paterson, National…

The BVA has launched a new menopause hub to support members of the veterinary professions affected by menopause and keep more vets in the profession.

Evidence given to the Women and Equalities parliamentary committee by BUPA last year suggested that 900…

Two years since BVA launched its Good Veterinary Workplaces campaign, the association has launched new awards to recognise veterinary workplaces which have embraced the campaign ethos by going above and beyond to support the wellbeing of their teams. 

Veterinary…

The British Veterinary Association has announced the three winners of its Photographers of the Year competition, sponsored by iM3 Dental.

The winning images were selected from nine finalists, shortlisted from hundreds of entries that were taken by vets…

The BVA has chosen nine finalists for this year's Veterinary Photographer of the Year competition.

BVA President Malcolm Morley said: “Judging this competition has been genuinely both extremely enjoyable and really difficult.

"The entries this…

The BVA is urging vets and their employers to be more transparent about pay with a new member resource: 'Talking about pay in the veterinary professions', a publication designed to facilitate open discussions about pay for the whole team. 

New statistics…