Voting has opened for the 2023 RCVS Council elections.

There are 10 candidates standing this year and vets can vote for up to three of them until 5pm on Friday 21st April 2023:

• Professor David Barrett FRCVS
• Linda Belton MRCVS
• Dr Martin Chamberlain MRCV…

RCVS Council has approved final changes to its guidance on prescribing prescription-only veterinary medicines (POM-Vs) to an animal that is ‘under care’ of a veterinary surgeon, and confirmed it will come into effect on 1st September 2023.…

RCVS Council has approved a trial protocol which will allow the College to launch private prosecutions against unqualified individuals breaching the Veterinary Surgeons Act from April 2023.

Under the protocol trial, the RCVS can launch private prosecutions…

The RCVS has announced the results of this year's Council elections. 

There were ten candidates for the three available places.

6,087 veterinary surgeons voted, representing a 16.7% turnout. 

This continued a decline seen since 2020, when there was a…

The RCVS) is calling on veterinary surgeons to help it recruit around 30 animal owners and keepers for a new Public Advisory Group to help guide the College's policies.

The group is being set up to ensure that the College meets its objective of working…

Linda Belton MRCVS has been elected to be the next Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Junior Vice President.

Linda, who was first elected to Council in 2019, will take up the post at the RCVS Annual General Meeting in July.

She is currently Chair of…

The RCVS has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2022, in which it details its strategic achievements for the year.

They include the launch of the RCVS Academy, reforms to the RCVS concerns investigation process, the publication of…

RCVS Council has decided to delay the implementation of new 'under care' guidance covering the prescription of POM-V parasiticides until 12th January 2024.

The decision was made after Council heard increasing reports that practices have not been…

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 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…

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…

Nicola Menzies-Gow FRCVS, Professor in Equine Medicine at the Royal Veterinary College, has been appointed Chair of the RCVS Ethics Review Panel (ERP).

The RCVS ERP provides an ethics review mechanism for researchers who are based in practice and don…

The RCVS has announced that the annual renewal fee for veterinary surgeons will increase by 6% subject to government approval. 

RCVS Council recommended the increase due to inflationary pressures and increased business costs.

Dr Tshidi Gardiner MRCVS, RCVS…

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…

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…

The RCVS has announced the winners and losers in this year's Council elections. 

7,383 veterinary surgeons voted in this year's election, a turnout of 19.7%. 

This compares to turnouts of 16.7% in 2023, 18.6% in 2022, 24.5% in 2021, and 26.2% in…

RCVS CEO Lizzie Lockett has outlined the College's likely approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in the veterinary sector at a roundtable event it hosted last week.

At the roundtable, Liz Barton MRCVS, Head of Communications at Vet.CT…

The RCVS has launched a consultation about how the profession should, in the future, be governed.

The consultation is open to veterinary surgeons, nurses, students, and the public.

One of the main - and most controversial - proposals in the consultation…

In her inaugural address as RCVS President for 2024-25, Linda Belton said she wants to focus on the core remit of the RCVS as a regulator, and the importance of good regulation for public trust and keeping pace in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI…

The RCVS has tightened up the Code of Professional Conduct concerning how general practitioners refer cases and how veterinary professionals talk about referral surgeons.

The first change has been made to paragraph 1.6 which now advises general practitioners…

RCVS Council has voted on the changes to its governance structure proposed in its ‘Good Governance’ public consultation held earlier this year. 

Council members voted in favour of becoming a fully-appointed governing Council and to explore retaining…

The RCVS has appointed Clare Paget as its new Registrar and Director of Legal Services.

Clare (pictured) who is currently the General Dental Council’s Interim Executive Director for Legal and Governance, will be joining the RCVS as its most senior legal…

There has been a notable change to the RCVS council elections this year: candidates are now required to answer a number of insightful questions so that voters can better understand what they would bring to the party if elected. 

In previous years, candidates…

The RCVS has announced that renewal fees will increase by 4%.

The 4% increase was approved by the Privy Council and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. 

Dr Tshidi Gardiner, RCVS Treasurer, said: “As with last year, RCVS Council recognises…

Tim Hutchinson MRCVS has been elected to serve as the Junior Vice-President of the RCVS.

Tim, who is Managing Partner of Larkmead Vets and also a Director at the independent veterinary community XLVets, graduated from Liverpool Vet School in 1994 and…