Susan Mulvey has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for clinical and managerial failings, including failing to provide adequate veterinary care, failing to provide test results and clinical records, and failing to comply with the RCVS…

Cambridge-based Nebojsa Petrovic MRCVS has been suspended by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for six months for dishonestly providing false information related to the export of horses.

Nebojsa Petrovic faced eight charges, although charge four was withdrawn…

Matthew John Makepeace has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after a conviction for assaulting his ex-partner.

Mr Makepeace faced five charges.

The first charge was that in 2022 Mr Makepeace was convicted at Scarborough Magistrates Court…

The RCVS is inviting vets to a focus group to look at the profession's needs for a Specialist GP status and contribute to the development of a curriculum on Friday 3rd May 2024 between 9.30am and 4.30pm at the Woburn House Conference Centre.

Dr Linda…

Hampshire-based Robert Russell has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after he was convicted of possessing indecent images of children and extreme animal abuse.

Dr Russell, 64, who waived his right to attend the hearing, was convicted…

Voting has now opened for the 2024 RCVS Council elections, which are being held online. 

All MsRCVS were set an email with a voting link and a unique voter code.

The College says it will be writing to the few vets for whom it has no unique email address…

Boston-based Michael Kettle MRCVS has been reprimanded by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after it found that he had used unnecessary force on a dog that had tried to bite him, and failed to handle it with sufficient care.

Dr Kettle faced a charge that he…

The RCVS has published the findings of its fourth Mind Matters Mental Health Research Symposium and videos of talks from the day.

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…

The RCVS has collaborated with the VMD to answer the most frequently asked questions about prescribing, following the 'Under Care' review.

Of particular note is the guidance that prescriptions should no longer be written in mg/kg, as it may lead…

The RCVS is once again asking veterinary surgeons to submit questions to the candidates for this year's Council elections, in order to better understand their views on subjects important to the profession.

Each candidate will produce a written reply…

At its January meeting today, RCVS Council agreed a series of proposals for the future reform of the College's governance structure which will now go to consultation with the profession and the public before being integrated into the overall recommendations…

Folkestone-based Vlad Butnaru haș been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after it found that he'd dishonestly signed a declaration on a horse passport application.

Dr Vlad Butnaru faced two charges, the first of which was that in May 2021…

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, is…

North Yorkshire-based Amelia Briggs MRCVS has been reprimanded and warned by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after she was found to have been dishonest in documentation relating to her official avian influenza surveillance visits. 

Dr Briggs faced four charges…

RCVS has launched its Surveys of the Professions, billed as the largest and most comprehensive study of the UK veterinary sector, to inform strategy and policy for years to come.

The two surveys, for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses respectively…

The RCVS and the BVA have issued statements after hearing reports of individual vets and veterinary practices being on the receiving end of abusive and threatening messages from groups campaigning against the XL Bully ban. 

The RCVS said: "We understand…

The RCVS is inviting veterinary surgeons to throw their hats into the ring for the 2024 Council elections. 

Vets who want to stand as election candidates must submit their nomination forms by 5pm on Wednesday 31st January 2024.

There are places for three…

The RCVS has announced that next January, its Mind Matters Initiative will be subsidising an online training course for vets to qualify as Mental Health First Aid Champions

The course, which is led by Mental Health First Aid England, comprises of two day…

A veterinary nurse has been reprimanded by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for removing the heads of two dead stray cats and taking them home. 

The nurse, who admitted the charges against her, successfully applied for anonymity at the outset of the case…

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…

Sylwia Kalisz MRCVS has been reprimanded by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for lapses in clinical judgement in relation to the treatment of a cocker spaniel.

Dr Kalisz faced a total of nine charges (including 41 sub-charges).

The first was that in July…

The RCVS has withdrawn from the Stonewall Diversity Champion Scheme, which it joined in 2017.

In a statement given to the Veterinary Record earlier this year, the College said: 

"In 2017, our commitment to equality for our LGBTQ+ employees, members of…

The RCVS has updated its 1CPD platform to allow users to track how many hours of continuing professional development (CPD) they have reflected on.

The 1CPD homepage now displays two progress bars: one to track the number of CPD hours currently achieved…

The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has restored Portsmouth-based Simon Wood MRCVS to the Register. 

Mr Wood was removed from the Register in 2018 after being convicted of posessing indecent images of children and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order…