The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has launched a revamped, online-only course aimed at veterinary surgeons and nurses who have qualified outside of the UK and recently started practising, or intend to practise, in the UK.

The ‘Introduction…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has published an updated set of standards that detail the professional values, knowledge, skills and behaviours that need to be met by those responsible for training student veterinary nurses.

The updated standards…

The RCVS has launched its Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP) e-portfolio platform to support graduates as they begin their working lives.

From this summer, all new veterinary graduates have had to be enrolled on the VetGDP when they start…

Zoë Halfacree, a soft tissue specialist at Davies Veterinary Specialists has been awarded a Fellowship by the RCVS.

Zoë, who joined Davies in October 2020, was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and Head of Soft Tissue Surgery 

The RCVS has published an interim report of the achievements so far of its VN Futures project to champion and improve veterinary nursing. 

The project was launched as a joint initiative between the RCVS and the BVNA in 2016. Its objectives included highlighting…

As part of its Black History Month activities, the RCVS has put together a series of video interviews with black and mixed heritage newly-qualified and student vets and nurses, talking about what inspired them to join the veterinary profession and how…

The RCVS is inviting veterinary nurses to take part in a consultation considering the competences, skills and professional behaviours required of newly-qualified veterinary nurses.

The College says the consultation, which closes on 22nd December, reflects…

The RCVS Fellowship is looking for members of the veterinary profession to join its Fellowship Credentials Panel, which makes recommendations for who should become an RCVS Fellow.

Every year, the RCVS invites members of the veterinary profession to apply…

The RCVS and the Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) have published recommendations on how support for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) veterinary students can be improved.

The report is the culmination of the work of a joint RCVS and VSC BAME Student…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has launched a free new training programme to help the whole veterinary team better understand the multifactorial mental health and wellbeing challenges facing veterinary professionals.

The training sessions are taking place…

Newly-invested RCVS President, Dr Sue Paterson FRCVS, has announced that her focus for this year will be on widening access to the veterinary profession to those from different socioeconomic, ethnic and religious groups.

She said: “My theme will be focussed…

The RCVS Council has approved a new project to enhance veterinary clinical career pathways in three ways.

The first is the introduction of Specialist training and status for general practitioners in primary care, for which the RCVS project will now dev…

The RCVS has launched a consultation on its standards framework for veterinary nurse training. 

The Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training sets out the professional values, skills and behaviours required of approved educational…

Niall Connell FRCVS and Nicky Paull MRCVS have been elected by RCVS Fellows to the Fellowship Board.

Niall, who stepped up from Vice Chair to acting interim Chair of the Fellowship Board after the resignation of the previous Chair, has been formally elected…

The RCVS Education Committee has given the University of Cambridge’s Department of Veterinary Medicine 10 months to make improvements to its veterinary degree programme, after an RCVS accreditation visit earlier this year identified wide-ranging…

The RCVS has announced it will launch its free EMS National Booking Database early in 2025.

The database, which has been designed to streamline the process of securing extra-mural study (EMS) placements for veterinary students and providers in the UK, has…

The RCVS Privy Council has approved changes to the Statutory Exam which has to be taken by veterinary surgeons who hold a veterinary degree that is not recognised by the RCVS.

The changes are designed to make the process more accessible and the College…

The RCVS has launched a consultation on its Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework and is asking vets, employers and vet nurse educators to take part.

The CertAVN was launched in May 2019 as a modular, advanced professional qualification…

The RCVS Academy has launched ‘Vet return,’ a free course designed to offer support and guidance to veterinary surgeons returning to clinical practice after a break.

The College says that the course is suitable for veterinary surgeons who:

The BVetMS veterinary degree offered by Harper & Keele Veterinary School has been approved by the RCVS Council.

Harper & Keele Veterinary School is a collaboration between Harper Adams University in Shropshire and Keele University in Staffordshire…

The RCVS Education Committee has granted conditional accreditation of the veterinary degree offered by the University of Cambridge’s Department of Veterinary Medicine, to allow for further improvements to be made to meet accreditation standards for another…

The RCVS Education Committee has announced that it will be closing its Extra-Mural Studies (EMS) National Booking Database.

The EMS database began development in 2022.

It was launched for placement providers a year ago and for students in March this year…