The RCVS has announced that the Registrar, Gordon Hockey, has decided to leave the College after 16 years' service.

Gordon served first as Assistant Registrar / Head of Professional Conduct, and, since 2012, as Registrar / Director of Legal Services…

The RCVS Council has announced its agreement with wholesale reform of the College’s governance arrangements to improve the efficiency and accountability of its decision-making processes.

The changes agreed by Council included almost halving the…

The RCVS is now accepting applications from veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses who wish to serve as members of the RCVS Ethics Review Panel (ERP).

The ERP has been established by the RCVS in order to facilitate access to ethical review for those…

The RCVS has announced that voting is now open for the 2016 Council elections. 

Ballot papers with candidate details, biographies and manifestos have been posted to all veterinary surgeons this week.

Eight candidates are standing in the RCVS Council…

The RCVS is reminding veterinary surgeons that you need to complete your annual renewal for 2016-7 by the end of April.

About 75% of veterinary surgeons have renewed their registrations so far.

Renewals paid after 30th April will incur an additional…

The RCVS has announced the results of the 2016 RCVS Council elections.

Current members Christopher Barker (2,838 votes), Amanda Boag (2,689 votes), Kit Sturgess (2,586 votes) and Stephen May (2,452 votes) were returned to four of the six available seats…

The RCVS has announced it will be launching a new nine-month alternative dispute resolution (ADR) trial this autumn which will be administered by the law firm that runs the General Optical Council’s ADR scheme.

Nockolds Solicitors was approved…

The RCVS has announced that from next week, it will be trialling a confidential reporting telephone line and email address to allow veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and other members of the veterinary team to discuss concerns about colleagues on…

Chris Tufnell has been invested as the President of the RCVS for 2016/17 during RCVS Day 2016, which took place at the Royal Institute of British Architects last week.

Chris has been an elected member of Council since 2009 and, during this time, has served…

The RCVS has contacted 1,415 veterinary surgeons asking them to share their CPD records as part of its annual audit of compliance.

Those veterinary surgeons being audited are being asked to share their records for 2013 to 2015 by either allowing the…

The RCVS has held the first meeting of its Brexit Presidential Taskforce.

The taskforce was established following the EU referendum result on 24 June, with the central purpose of putting the profession in charge of its future by maximising the opportunities…

The RCVS has responded to a petition from Danny Chambers MRCVS and 1,100 of its members which called for veterinary surgeons to be banned from prescribing homeopathic treatments to animals.

In a letter to Danny, RCVS President Christopher Tufnell wrote:

The RCVS is now accepting nominations from veterinary surgeons who would like to stand as candidates in next year’s RCVS Council elections.

The nomination period runs up until 5pm on Tuesday 31 January 2017. In order to stand, candidates need to…

The RCVS is reminding the profession that the deadline is approaching for nominations from veterinary surgeons who wish to stand as candidates in next year’s RCVS Council elections.

The nomination period runs up until 5pm on Tuesday 31 January…

The RCVS has announced the launch of an online consultation asking for the views of the veterinary and veterinary nurse professions on the use of telemedicine in veterinary clinical practice. 

Telemedicine can be defined as any clinical healthcare service…

The RCVS has announced the candidates standing in the 2017 RCVS Council election and is inviting veterinary surgeons to put their questions to them directly in this year's 'Quiz the candidates'.

There are 15 candidates contesting six places…

The RCVS is reminding veterinary surgeons that annual renewals must be completed by 1 April 2017.

Those who pay their fees after 30 April 2017 will be charged an extra £35 to renew their registration while those who have not paid by 31 May 2017 will…

The RCVS has announced what it calls 'minor updates' to the Practice Standards Scheme’s (PSS) modules for accreditations and awards.

The Practice Standards Scheme was launched in 2005 and then relaunched in 2015 to better recognise and…

The RCVS has published its plan for navigating the risks posed to the veterinary industry by the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, while maximising the opportunities it offers.

Underlying the plan are three 'Brexit Principles', devised…

Voting in this year's RCVS Council elections has now opened, and veterinary surgeons who are eligible to vote can do so either online or by post.

A number of candidates have already come to the VetSurgeon.org forums to discuss their candidacy and…

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…

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…

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 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.

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…