SPVS and the VMG have postponed their Congress to 13th-14th May 2022 because of the Covid restrictions put in place by the Welsh Government. 

All existing bookings for the event, which takes place at the ICC Wales in Newport, have been transferred to the…

The SPVS and the VPMA have announced that registration is now open for their 2018 Congress at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport on 25-27 January 2018.

SPVS/VPMA Congress, which is supported by Boehringer and Citation, will be opened this year by Benjamin…

There has been a lot in the press lately about the high rates of suicide, addiction and depression within the veterinary profession. So it seems apt that SPVS has chosen the theme of 'happiness' for this year's congress.

Congress will…

The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) has inaugurated its new President Iain Richards BVSc CertVA Cert SHP MRCVS, who has outlined the key issues he would like to address during his presidency: 

"The reform of the Veterinary Surgeons…

The Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) reports that its annual Congress, held jointly with the Veterinary Practice Managers Association (VPMA) at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport last week, was a sell out.

Over 470 delegates attended…

SPVS has announced that Professor Noel Fitzpatrick will appear ‘In Conversation’ with Martin Whiting, lecturer in ethics at the RVC, at the SPVS/VPMA Congress at the Celtic Manor Resort on 29/30th January 2016.

Noel is both an inspirational…

SPVS is to host a webinar: 'Exiting practice on your terms', presented by Simon Biles from Moore Scarrott on Tuesday 13th December at 7:30pm.

The Association says: "Deciding how best to exit a practice that you have usually spent the majority…

SPVS will be celebrating its 90th anniversary at its forthcoming Congress, being held at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham on the 26th and 27th January 2023.

The theme of Congress is 'Thriving in Practice' and there are five lecture streams:

SPVS has announced that its next annual Congress will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, from Thursday 25th to Saturday 27th January 2024.

Designed for the whole practice team, the Congress theme will be Smarter Working – better outcomes: focussing…

SPVS has launched the Veterinary Business Excellence Awards, an initiative designed to honour outstanding veterinary practices that have demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation in areas that are crucial to the success of the profession.

There…

SPVS has announced that its 2025 Congress, aimed at the whole practice team, will take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole from Thursday 30th January to Saturday 1st February 2025.

The opening speaker will be Cassie Leonard (pictured), engineer,…

Nominations are now open for the second annual SPVS Veterinary Business Excellence Awards.

The awards are to recognise outstanding veterinary practices that have demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation in areas crucial to the future success…

SPVS is calling for submissions for its 2026 Congress programme (26th-27th February 2026, Hilton Birmingham Metropole).

Session submissions should fit within one of the five strands of SPVS's over-arching theme of Thriving in Practice: leadership skills…

SPVS has announced that the award-winning speaker and best-selling author, Richard Gerver, will open its 2026 Congress taking place on the 26th-27th February at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.

The theme of Congress this year is 'Adapt, Evolve, Succeed…

Entries for the annual SPVS Veterinary Business Excellence Awards are now open.

The awards are to celebrate outstanding veterinary practices that have demonstrated exceptional performance and innovation in various areas crucial to the future success of…