RCVS Council members have unanimously agreed the establishment of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) service to help resolve lower-level complaints about veterinary services through mediation.

Since 2014 the RCVS has trialled two different ADR services…

The RCVS has launched ViVet, a new programme designed to ensure veterinary professionals are at the forefront of technological innovation in the animal health sector.

ViVet (derived from the Latin word ‘vivet’ meaning ‘it will thrive’) will, says the…

The RCVS has launched a revamp of its website, www.rcvs.org.uk, now redesigned to make it easier for people find what they want, faster.

The redesign includes an overhaul of the layout, structure and navigation of all the College’s websites: Professionals…

The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has agreed to accept undertakings from Cardiff-based veterinary surgeon Adrian John Westwood that he requests the removal his name from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons and agree never to apply to be restored to it.

Somerset-based Arturas Zukauskas MRCVS has been reprimanded by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for failing to respond to repeated requests from the College for his continuing  professional development (CPD) records.

The first part of the charge was that…

The RCVS has launched two new awards for veterinary surgeons or veterinary nurses who are making a tangible positive impact on the profession and who are inspiring others by their example.

The RCVS Inspiration Award is for a veterinary surgeon or veterinary…

Carlos Egido Cortes, a Glamorgan-based practitioner, has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee following his conviction for possession of four indecent images of children and an extreme pornographic image involving an animal and a female.

The RCVS has announced that it is to extend its Ethics Review Panel for a further year with an expanded remit to consider a greater diversity of applications.

The panel, chaired by veterinary ethicist Professor David Morton CBE, was established last…

The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has ended an enquiry against a Cambridgeshire-based veterinary surgeon who had repeatedly breached court orders relating to the control of dogs, after finding that it did not render him unfit to practise.

Amir Kashiv faced…

East Sussex-based Maria Elena Marin Crespo MRCVS has been reprimanded by the RCVS DC for twice failing to declare a conviction for failing to provide the police with a specimen of breath for analysis.

Dr Crespo appeared in front of the Disciplinary Committee…

The RCVS has announced that is has teamed up with Stonewall, the charity that campaigns for equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, with the aim of ensuring that all people are accepted, without exception, within the veterinary profession…

The RCVS has issued a warning to veterinary practices not to employ the man pictured as a veterinary surgeon, because whatever he might claim, he is not one.

Peter Keniry has convictions dating back to 1986 in his native South Africa for fraud and impersonating…

The new President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Professor Stephen May, gave his maiden speech at the RCVS Day last Friday, in which he signalled his intent to help foster a nurturing, learning culture within the veterinary profession, one…

The RCVS has announced that Kit Sturgess will officially take up the post of Treasurer at RCVS Day, tomorrow.

Kit was appointed by RCVS Council at its June meeting, making him responsible for maintaining an overview of the College’s financial affairs…

The RCVS Disciplinary Committee has ended an inquiry against Hampshire-based veterinary surgeon Jose Ignacio Messa MRCVS, after finding no case of serious professional misconduct against him. 

The case against Jose Ignacio Messa MRCVS related to two heads…

The RCVS has announced that its CEO, Nick Stace, will be leaving at the end of the summer to take up a new post as UK Chief Executive at The Prince's Trust.

The Prince's Trust 'creates life-changing opportunities' for those aged 11-30 and Nick has…

The RCVS has published the results of a survey of EU veterinary surgeons and nurses working in the UK which shows a high degree of fear and uncertainty caused by Brexit, causing many to question whether they will stay.

The survey was carried out by the…

The RCVS has removed 339 veterinary surgeons from the Register for non-payment of their annual renewal fee.

The final deadline for paying the fee was 31 May 2017, with the 339 who did not pay being removed on 1 June 2017, compared to 296 last year.

Warwick Seymour-Hamilton, a former Kent-based vet, has had his application for restoration to the Register of Veterinary Surgeons refused by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee.

Mr Seymour-Hamilton was originally removed from the Register in June 1994 for…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has paid tribute to past President Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, following news of his death on Monday, aged 90. 

Chris Tufnell, current President of the RCVS, said: "We are very sad to hear of the death of Lord…

The RCVS has launched a consultation about Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act, which defines what acts of veterinary surgery can be performed by veterinary nurses.

For veterinary nurses, Schedule 3 is arguably one of the most important aspects…

The RCVS has announced that five new members have been elected to RCVS Council for four year terms following a record voter turnout in this year's elections. 

22% (6,785) of veterinary surgeons eligible to vote did so, compared to the previous record…

David Bibby, a retired Worcester-based practitioner, has agreed to remove himself from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons and never to apply to be restored to it, at a hearing of the RCVS Disciplinary Committee.

At the outset of the hearing, which was…

Essex-based Anne Mullen MRCVS has been suspended from the Register for two months by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for failing to have professional indemnity insurance (PII) or equivalent arrangements in compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has set up a Working Party to consider whether the time has come for new legislation to regulate the profession.

The Legislation Working Party was set up on the recommendation of the College’s Brexit Taskforce…