Maximilian Wood MRCVS has been suspended by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for 18 months after he was found guilty of dishonesty in relation to a falsified laboratory test result.

Mr Wood faced three charges, all relating to allegations of misconduct over…

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…

Tyne and Wear-based Razvan Georgescu has been suspended by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee for six months after being convicted of drug-driving. 

Mr Georgescu faced three sets of charges:

The first was that in  April 2024 at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court…

Perdi Welsh, Director of School of Veterinary Nursing at the RVC has been given the RCVS VN Golden Jubilee Award for her dedication to professional development for veterinary nurses.

The RCVS VN Golden Jubilee Award is the highest individual award that…

The RCVS has launched a new section of its website designed to give pet owners a better understanding of how veterinary practices work and is urging vet nurses to share it with clients. 

The advice in the new help section has been designed to highlight the…

Manchester-based Anca Bucur MRCVS has been suspended from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons for two months after she was found to have issued a veterinary prescription for tramadol intended for use by her father.

Ms Bucur MRCVS faced three charges against…

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…

Bristol-based Dayna Johnson has been struck off by the RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee after she was convicted of stealing controlled drugs from a practice where she worked.

Miss Johnson was convicted at North Somerset Magistrates’ Court following…

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…

Ms Emma Bowler has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after multiple clinical failings.

Ms Bowler faced four sets of charges, each of which contained sub-charges, summarised as follows: 

• that between August 2018 and March 2022, she failed…

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 –…

Gemma Louise Cole has been struck off by the RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee following her conviction for pet insurance fraud in 2024.

Mrs Cole pleaded guilty to fraud in July 2024 at Crawley Magistrates’ Court and was sentenced to eight months…

The RCVS has launched ‘Let’s talk adjustments’, a campaign to raise awareness of reasonable adjustments employers should make to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to an employee’s disability, whether it be physical or mental.…

The RCVS has announced that RVN 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…

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 RCVS has announced that it has withdrawn from X (formerly Twitter), saying that the move reflects its "commitment to the safety and wellbeing of its audience".

However, when asked by VetNurse.co.uk which audience - veterinary professionals…

Shropshire-based Emma Jane Evans MRCVS has been reprimanded and warned about her future conduct by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after allowing a colleague to order a veterinary drug for human use and falsifying test results and clinical records.

Ms Evans…

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 RCVS has launched a consultation on its Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework and is asking veterinary nurses to take part.

The CertAVN was launched in May 2019 as a modular, advanced professional qualification allowing veterinary…

The RCVS has published a forecast of the supply and demand for veterinary surgeons and nurses up to 2035, predicting that there will be an oversupply of veterinary nurses in private clinical practice by 2025.

The model for the forecast was developed by…

Donal Johnston MRCVS has been reprimanded and warned as to his future conduct by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after admitting four separate charges related to fraudulent insurance claims.

Each charge related to fraudulent pet insurance claims that Mr…

Shakira Free Miles RVN has been reprimanded and warned by the RCVS VN Council Disciplinary Committee after pleading guilty last year to six counts of theft and one of the attempted theft of animals which she and her co-defendants mistakenly believed were…

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 for VN Council…

A Kent-based veterinary surgeon who faced allegations relating to multiple clinical failings has been removed from the Register at his own request. 

George Philippus Hauptfleisch faced three charges in relation to allegations of clinical failings surrounding…

Brian Cullen Bowles has been struck off by the RCVS Disciplinary Committee after he was found to have put public health at risk by dishonestly certifying cattle test results.

Mr Bowles faced four charges, but did not respond to the College's notification…