The RSPCA has thanked the veterinary profession for its support as the charity endeavours to maintain an emergency-only service to animals through the coronavirus crisis.

RSPCA Chief Veterinary Officer, Caroline Allen, today praised the vets and nurses…

VetKind, a collaboration between the Association of Veterinary Students of UK and Ireland and SkillsTree Training, are giving a webinar this Saturday which will offer advice for student vet nurses about how they can look after their mental wellbeing during…

WellVet, the annual event held to help veterinary professionals thrive and support each other, has announced the line up for this year's conference, which will be held online on Saturday 23rd May 2020.

Five time European champion and British record…

Veterinary Surgeons have opened the 2020 Practice Wellbeing Star nominations to recognise those individuals who are helping to create a positive workplace environment even under the present difficult circumstances.

The nominations allow practices to recognise…

WellVet Virtual, the day-long virtual wellness conference for veterinary professionals, has re-opened ticket sales for its recorded sessions after what the organisers describe as the 'overwhelming success of the event'. 

The conference, which was…

Lintbells has partnered with VetYogi to offer vet nurses "Hatha for Heroes", a free, six week online yoga course starting on Wednesday 12th August. 

The company says the beginner level course was created to say thank you to the superheroes in…

Vet Empowered and Covetrus are running a free two-part webinar series on how veterinary workplaces can better support people affected by hormonal changes.

The two 90-minute sessions, led by clinical psychologist Dr Helena Tucker, will cover how menstrual…

Veterinary Woman is running a campaign to put challenging health topics on the agenda throughout October and into November.

The campaign comprises of a series of live interviews, articles and surveys aimed at exploring the impact of breast cancer, menopause…

Davies Veterinary Specialists has launched an initiative to encourage its staff to walk more to enhance their mental wellbeing.

For the 10,000 steps challenge, the practice has split into teams of eight which will compete against each other for a weekly…

The BVA reports that three-quarters of vets are concerned about stress and burnout in the profession as a result the pandemic, according to a new survey of the Voice of the Veterinary Profession panel.

For the survey, 565 respondents ranked their levels…

Wellvet has announced a free ‘Winter Wellbeing’ series of online events which it is hosting in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, starting with a Facebook Live session at 8pm on Thursday 19 November.

The events will cover a range…

VetNurse.co.uk and VetSurgeon.org are kicking off the New Year with a quick competition for a veterinary nurse or surgeon to win one of two Ororo heated gilets. 

The gilets, which normally cost $170, have three heating zones: one around the neck, one across…

Vetlife reports that its helpline was contacted by 3,921 members of the veterinary profession in 2020, making it the charity's busiest year to date.

The charity says that many of the calls and emails were linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vetlife Helpline…

Somerset-based Amy Gardiner, a senior medicine nurse at Cave Veterinary Specialists in West Buckland, has raised more than £2,000 for the doctors and nurses who looked after her during cancer treatment.

Amy was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer…

The RCVS has published its Diversity & Inclusion Group (DIG) Strategy, setting out how it will help create a veterinary profession where everyone can flourish. 

The strategy, which is available to read at: www.rcvs.org.uk/diversity, lists six areas…

WellVet and Boehringer Ingelheim have partnered to host ‘Spring into Spring', a series of online wellbeing events for veterinary professionals

The series will start on Sunday February 27th when Katie Ford MRCVS, who is also a life coach, will…

The RCVS has pledged £20,000 for the Vetlife Health Support Service through its 'Mind Matters' initiative.

The charity reports that 2020 was its busiest year ever, with 3,921 calls to its Helpline - a 25% increase over 2019.

Similarly, Vetlife…

Vetlife is encouraging all members of the veterinary team to get involved with a number of online activities it is running during Mental Health Awareness Week, which starts on Monday.

The charity is asking everyone to donate £5 and nominate 5 friends to…

Francisco Gomez MRCVS, a Clinical Director at one of the corporates and an Advanced Practitioner in Ophthalmology, has launched 'More Than Just a Vet', a podcast in which he interviews fellow veterinary professionals from around the country, focussing…

The RCVS has launched an independent service to provide emotional support to veterinary nurses and surgeons who are under investigation by the College after a complaint about their professional conduct.

The ProfCon Investigation Support (PCIS) service is a…

On the 1st August, the British Veterinary Nursing Association is launching the Chronic Illness Campaign, a 2-month campaign to raise awareness about chronic illness and conditions among veterinary nurses.

The campaign comes after the Association carried…

The RCVS is inviting veterinary professionals to register for its free new Mind Matters mental health and wellbeing app ahead of its launch early this autumn.

The new Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) Kite App is the result of a collaboration with The Kite…

Blue Cross is inviting veterinary teams to nominate their ‘Veterinary Nurse of the Year 2021‘ by Monday 20th September 2021.

The award is to recognise the dedication of the country’s veterinary nurses and the support they give to their veterinary…

Building on research undertaken by VetNurse.co.uk and VetSurgeon.org in 2017, the RCVS Mind Matters initiative has published the results of a survey which found that 96% of student and newly qualified veterinary nurses feel that bullying and incivility…

Kirsty Cavill, Aneesa Malik, Sarah Coton and Flick Caldwell have won this year's BVNA Awards

Kirsty won the BVNA Impact Award for going above and beyond to support and teach others in practice. 

Aneesa won the VNJ Writer of the Year Award for articles which…