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…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an overview of its emerging views about how the veterinary services market is working.

The overview starts with the CMA noting how it has had significant dealings with many vets and nurses from…

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 Veterinary Medicines Directorate has ruled that it will likely censor any individual or journalist who talks about a veterinary prescription medicine on social media.

The VMD's ruling sets a chilling precedent for the curtailment of free speech b…

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…

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has updated the licensed indications for Stelfonta, Virbac's treatment for mast cell tumours. 

The updated indications reflect the recognition that Stelfonta may be used in any case where surgery may not be an option…

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…

The RCVS has published new rules for vets which dictate the factors that they will now need to take into account when offering contextualised care.

From next month, practices will be required to ask all clients, both new and existing, a series of questions…

The RCVS has published its 2025-2029 strategic plan, which lays out how the College will work with and for stakeholder groups.

Underlying the strategic plan are what the College says are its four updated values of compassion, collaboration, clarity and…

The RCVS has moved into its funky-looking new HQ in Clerkenwell, London. 

The six-floor building, which the College bought for £22.3m in 2022, was originally a warehouse.

Over the years it has been home to a range of businesses from leather manufacturers…

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is inviting feedback from vets and other interested parties about the legislation which regulates the manufacture, marketing, supply and distribution of veterinary medicines. 

The review will consider whether the UK…

The BVA has raised serious concerns over the findings of a new parliamentary committee report on biosecurity at the UK borders, which warns that significant volumes of meat are being illegally imported into the UK, with some entering the food chain, and…

The RCVS has revealed its updated brand and visual identity.

RCVS President Tim Parkin said: “The aim of our brand review was to make it easier for people to understand our purpose and the unique role we have as a Royal College that regulates.

“Our…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that there are competition problems within the veterinary services market and proposed a series of remedial actions. 

However, many of the causes of above-inflation increases in the cost of veterinary…

The British Veterinary Association has responded to the Competition and Markets Authority provisional decision, broadly welcoming measures to improve transparency but denouncing the watchdog's veterinary medicines proposals.

The CMA proposed that…

The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill introduced as a private members Bill earlier this year by Winchester MP, Danny Chambers MRCVS, has passed into law.

The new law allows the Government to: 

• raise the minimum age at which dogs and…

The RCVS has welcomed a record 80 overseas veterinary surgeons to the Register after they passed the RCVS Statutory Membership Examination.

The Statutory Membership Examination needs to be taken by overseas vets who hold veterinary degrees that are not recognised…

The UK Government has opened an eight-week consultation on reforming the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, describing it as the biggest overhaul of veterinary regulation in 60 years — with the most notable shift being towards regulating veterinary practices…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons will require veterinary practices to implement suicide prevention plans from 1 April 2026.

The change marks an expansion of practice standards beyond physical workplace safety into psychological and suicide-risk…

Veterinary surgeons are being invited to submit a question to the 15 candidates standing in this year’s RCVS Council election, ahead of voting which begins in March.

Questions will be collated and shared with candidates, who will each be able to…

The RCVS has published its response to Defra’s consultation on reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966, urging vets to back Option 1 and retain a ‘Royal College that regulates’.

The College response welcomes Defra’s incorporation…

The annual renewal fee to remain on the RCVS Register of Veterinary Surgeons is now due.

The standard annual fee has increased to £431 from last year’s £418, which is due for payment on or before Wednesday 1 April 2026.

RCVS Treasurer…

Veterinary surgeons can now vote in the 2026 RCVS Council election and elect the candidates who will influence decisions affecting the profession.

Voting emails were sent by Civica Election Services (CES) yesterday.

Each email contains a secure link and…