The RCVS is hosting a free one-hour webinar about self-compassion, presented by Mind Matters research grant recipient Dr Katherine Wakelin, Clinical Psychologist, and Sarah Corthorne, trainee Clinical Psychologist, at 7:00pm on Tuesday 3rd September 2024…

The RCVS Academy has launched ‘Communicating cost’, a free course designed to help vet nurses discuss treatment costs with clients.

The course offers practical tips and is also designed to help veterinary professionals understand their obligations…

The RCVS has announced a number of sessions it will be running at BSAVA Congress this year, including one on the future of veterinary nursing.

The sessions are:

• Thursday 20 March - VN Vision workshop: The future of team-based veterinary healthcare –…

The RCVS is inviting all members of the veterinary practice team to attend one of a series of free CPD events it is hosting to share how it believes veterinary nurses can be more effectively integrated within multidisciplinary veterinary teams, and explore…

The RCVS is encouraging more vets to come to a series of events designed to help them make better use of veterinary nurses, after a poor turnout at the first two.

The College wants more vets to come and share their ideas and insights into how the role of…

The RCVS is re-running its Workforce Ambitions Revisited webinar series, which is designed to stimulate useful discussions about veterinary workforce challenges and how culture change, career development and leadership can improve retention, attract new talent…

The RCVS Academy has launched a course to help vet nurses navigate its guidance on responsible advertising and social media use.

The College says the course breaks down the supporting guidance to the Code of Professional Conduct into clear, practical…

The RCVS Academy has launched the ‘Appointed Senior Veterinary surgeon’ course, designed to help veterinary clinical practices implement the role effectively.

PSS accredited practices are required to nominate an Appointed Senior Veterinary…

The RCVS has launched a WhatsApp broadcast channel which members can use to keep abreast of the College's activities, and relaunched its podcast series for veterinary professionals.

The College says that its new WhatsApp channel will give alerts of upcoming…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has opened bookings for online and in-person ‘Managing Mental Health in the Workplace’ workshops for veterinary professionals.

The workshops have been co-authored with a workplace wellbeing company called Ultimate…

The RCVS is hosting its second VN Educators’ Conference for veterinary nurse educators involved in student training on 17 June from 9am to 4.30pm at its London headquarters, focusing on how developments across the profession may shape the role of…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has launched a revamped, online-only course aimed at veterinary surgeons and nurses who have qualified outside of the UK and recently started practising, or intend to practise, in the UK.

The ‘Introduction…

The RCVS ViVet Programme is hosting a webinar to introduce veterinary professionals to the concept of ‘design thinking’ and how it can be used in the context of veterinary practice, at 12:30pm on Wednesday 2nd December. 

The College says that…

The RCVS will be holding two online workshops to give an overview of its 1CPD platform and how to use it most effectively.

1CPD was launched in 2020 with the aim of providing an easy-to-use platform for veterinary nurses to use to plan, record and reflect on…

The RCVS is to hold three webinars looking at the issues around recognising the value of veterinary nurses' work, including maximising the potential of veterinary nurses and leadership opportunities within the profession.

Part of the VN Futures project…

The RCVS has launched the Edward Jenner Veterinary Leadership Programme, a online leadership training course for all members of the practice team.

The programme, which was developed in collaboration with the NHS Leadership Academy, is designed to teach…

The RCVS and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) will be holding a free Masterclass offering practical guidance on the requirements of the Veterinary Practice Premises Register, on Saturday 4 April, at BSAVA Congress.

If you are concerned about…

The Royal College is inviting veterinary nurses to the first-ever Virtual Question Time, which is being held online with The Webinar Vet, from 8-9.30pm on Wednesday 24 April.

Lizzie Lockett, Head of the RCVS Communications Department said: "This is…