The RCVS has issued a statement to reassure veterinary surgeons that problems arising from the shortage of isoflurane are very unlikely to be considered as a professional misconduct issue, provided that clinical decisions are justifiable, that detailed…

The RCVS Council has approved a pathway for veterinary and animal health paraprofessionals to become associates of, or accredited by the College and thereby fall within its regulatory remit.

At the June 2017 meeting of RCVS Council, members decided to…

The RCVS has announcing the candidates standing in the 2019 RCVS Council elections.

There are nine candidates standing in this year’s RCVS Council election, including five existing Council members eligible for re-election and four candidates not currently…

The RCVS has confirmed that surgical insemination in dogs is prohibited by animal welfare laws and amended Section 27 of the supporting guidance to the Code of Professional Conduct so that it now sits alongside tail docking, dew claw removal, prosthetic…

Mandisa Greene has been elected Junior Vice-President of the RCVS for 2019-20.

Mandisa (pictured right) was first elected to Council in 2014 and then re-elected last year. She is currently Chair of the Practice Standards Group, which coordinates the RCVS…

Voting has now opened in the 2019 RCVS Council election. Eligible veterinary surgeons can now vote online or by posting their paper ballot.

There are nine candidates standing in this year’s elections, including five existing Council members eligible…

The RCVS has today announced that retention fees paid by veterinary surgeons are set to rise by 150%, from £340 to £850 per annum.

According to the College, the increase in fees is needed primarily to develop its regulatory capacity for paraprofessionals…

The RCVS is reminding everyone that the annual fee that allows you to remain on the RCVS Register for 2019-2020 is now overdue.

At the same time as paying the fee, all veterinary surgeons must annually confirm their Register and correspondence details…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has announced that RCVS President-elect Niall Connell, Linda Belton and Jo Dyer have been re-elected to Council after what is believed to have been a record turn out this century.

A total of 8,234 votes were cast…

The RCVS Council has today announced a 'wide-ranging' review of a number of key provisions of the supporting guidance to the Code of Professional Conduct, following ongoing discussions around trialling the development of telemedicine services, including…

The RCVS has removed 346 veterinary surgeons from the Register for non-payment of their annual renewal fee.

The final deadline for paying the fee was 31 May 2019, with the 346 who did not pay being removed on 1 June 2019, compared to 308 last year.

The RCVS has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2018, in which it highlights what it considers to be its major achievements over the year.

They include the successful completion of its governance review, the launch of the Graduate…

The RCVS has published details about its plans for a comprehensive review of its guidance to the veterinary profession on ‘under care’ and out-of-hours emergency cover, including a broad timetable for evidence gathering, policy drafting, and public consultation…

The RCVS has launched 'Veterinary care from your kind of vets', a new campaign to raise awareness of the Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) amongst animal owners.

The two-month campaign is comprised of a series of very polished videos which are now…

The RCVS is now inviting veterinary surgeons to stand as candidates for Council in its 2020 elections.

In next year's election, there are three places on Council for elected veterinary surgeons, with successful candidates serving four-year terms.

The RCVS has issued a statement in which it commits to consult with the profession over a proposal to change the standard of proof required in disciplinary proceedings from the criminal standard to the lower civil standard. 

The proposal seems to have…

The RCVS has announced that the Privy Council has approved a rise to the current annual renewal fees of £24 for UK-practising members, £12 for overseas-practising members and £4 for non-practising members.

The College says the increase…

The RCVS has announced the candidates standing in the 2020 RCVS Council elections.

Eight veterinary surgeons have put themselves forward to compete for the three available places. They are:

• John Davies MRCVS
• Dr Melissa Donald MRCVS (incumbent)
• Dr Tom…

RCVS Council has elected Dr Christopher (Kit) Sturgess to be Junior Vice-President of the College for 2020-21.

Kit, who has served on Council as an elected member since 2013, is currently the Chair of the RCVS Finances & Resources Committee and has been…

The RCVS has set out a new methodology and timeline for its review of its guidance to the profession on ‘under care’ and 24/7 out-of-hours emergency cover.

The review, which had been due to start in late 2019, will now start in April 2020. 

The RCVS has suspended all Practice Standards Scheme assessments until 1st May 2020. 

Pam Mosedale, Lead Practice Standards Scheme Assessor, said: “We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but based on the UK Government’s advice and our…

The RCVS has announced that all its staff are now working from home and that Belgravia House has now closed indefinitely.   

The College says it will, however, continue to operate as close to normality as possible, with the main support services for veterinary…

Voting in the 2020 RCVS Council Election is now open. 

There are eight veterinary surgeons standing in this year’s RCVS Council election, including three existing Council members eligible for re-election and five candidates not currently on Council. They…

The RCVS has reduced the annual requirement of hours of CPD that veterinary surgeons are expected to undertake in 2020 by 25% due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The annual minimum requirement for vets will be reduced from 35 to 26 hours of CPD, while…

The RCVS has announced that veterinary surgeons will be able to spread the cost of their annual renewal fees over the course of the calendar year to mitigate against the financial consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

The measures agreed by RCVS Council…