Congratulations to Ciar Pembroke RVN, who has won the The VNJ Writer of the Year Award for an article she wrote about the barriers affecting BAME veterinary students.

Ciar, who works at Davies Veterinary Specialists, says her driving aim was to help acknowledge…

The BVA has launched 'Vet Team in a Box', a teaching resource for secondary school-aged pupils, designed to encourage young people to consider a career in the veterinary professions.

The new resource, which is sponsored by ManyPets pet insurance…

The RCVS has accredited Hartpury University to provide four CertAVN qualifications, bringing the number of accredited CertAVN providers to five.

The CertAVN was launched by the RCVS in May 2019 as an advanced professional qualification allowing veterinary…

Goddard Veterinary Nursing College is celebrating a glowing Ofsted report which rated it good in all areas, including its quality of education, apprenticeships and leadership, and management.

Part of the Goddard Veterinary Group and based at Wanstead…

CVS reports that its Nurse Training Centre in Chester has been categorised 'Good' by OFSTED, following its first full inspection conducted in November 2022.

It has also been ranked 'Excellent' by employers as an apprentice provider on the government…

CVS is launching a new Level 5 Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Nursing (Practice Nurse), which any registered veterinary nurse in the UK is eligible to apply for.  

The new course, which starts in February, is only the second such course to be offered…

IVC Evidensia has launched the GP Vet Futures Award Programme, designed to champion the role of its general practitioners.

In what the company says is a European first, IVC vets will be recognised for the skills they already have, as well as supported to…

Linnaeus has announced that Wear Referrals in County Durham and Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Essex have joined Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in the West Midlands in being accredited by the College of Animal Welfare (CAW) to provide…

CVTC, CVS's vet nurse training arm, has opened a new vet nurse training satellite centre in Dereham.

The second of CVS’ UK nurse training centres (the first being in Chester), CVTC Dereham is situated near the site of CVS’ small animal The Grove Hospital…

The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) has announced the list of nominees to stand for BVNA Council and voting is now open until Friday 7th July 2023.

This year, there are 3 RVN seats and 2 Student seats available.

The RVN candidates for three…

The School of Veterinary Nursing at the Royal Veterinary College has received the 2023 Quality Improvement Champion award at this year’s RCVS Knowledge Awards.

The Veterinary Nursing School was commended for its excellent Quality Improvement initiatives…

Newly-invested RCVS President, Dr Sue Paterson FRCVS, has announced that her focus for this year will be on widening access to the veterinary profession to those from different socioeconomic, ethnic and religious groups.

She said: “My theme will be focussed…

Congratulations to Emily Hooper from North Downs Specialist Referrals in Surrey, who has become one of only four vet nurses in the UK to be recognised as a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in neurology.

To apply for the VTS, you have to have to have…

Patricia Rigio RVN has been awarded the Louise O’Dwyer Scholarship run by Improve Veterinary Education and has won a free place on its Emergency and Critical Care ISVPS Nurse Certificate Programme.

The Scholarship was set up to continue the legacy…

Gemma Fisher RVN, Head Nurse at The Animal Clinic in Blackheath, London, has been awarded the first Level 5 Diploma in Veterinary Leadership and Management (DVLM) from the Veterinary Management Group (VMG).

Launched by the VMG in 2021, the VMG Veterinary…

The British Equine Veterinary Association has introduced free equine vet nurse student membership. 

The offer has been made possible due to the generosity of Baker McVeigh, CVS Equine, IVC Evidensia, Newmarket Equine Hospital, Rossdales, VetPartners and…

The Association of Zoo and Exotic Nurses (AZEVN) and Harper Adams University have developed a new Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Exotic, Zoo and Wildlife), which will start in September 2024. 

The course has been designed for RVN’s with an…

CVS has announced that its Chester Veterinary Training Centre (CVTC) will launch a new VetSkill VTEC Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Emergency and Critical Care) in May. 

It is the first time this Ofqual-regulated qualification has been offered…

Vetpartners is offering grants to support those of its RVNs who want to boost their clinical skills by doing veterinary work overseas.

The veterinary group is stumping up more than £100,000 for the initiative, which will enable 20 vets and nurses, and…

Scotish independent veterinary group, Thrums Vets, is launching a two-day course for teenagers to give them an insight into what it takes to be a veterinary nurse and what the job involves.

The first course will run in May and is already fully subscribed…

Wales' first and only school of veterinary science is to start its veterinary nursing degree course in September. 

The Veterinary Nursing foundation degree at Aberystwyth University combines theoretical and practical learning, with a year-long work…

Improve Veterinary Education has opened applications for the Louise O’Dwyer ECC scholarship for veterinary nurses.

The successful candidate will be awarded a free place on Improve Veterinary Education’s Emergency and Critical Care Nurse Certificate…

Lite Ltd has been rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted after inspectors visited the RVN training provider and graded all aspects of its provision.

A team of three Ofsted inspectors carried out a four-day inspection, reporting that:

• Leaders have a…

The RCVS is looking for a vet nurse to join a new engagement group tasked with raising awareness of the importance of CPD for vets and nurses.

The group will also be supporting members in how to reflect on their CPD as a way of consolidating learning,…

CVS is opening its third veterinary nurse training centre, in Harrogate, in the autumn.

The new centre, based at The Harrogate Vet, will be Vetskill- and RCVS-approved and will specialise in training student nurses and patient care assistants.

CVTC Har…