Veterinary Nursing News Headlines

    Dog ownership may have helped stave off depression during pandemic

    Purina Petcare has released the results of some research which suggests that the bond between dogs and their owners helped mitigate against some of the negative psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the research, Purina questioned...
  • New Yorkshire-based pet pain clinic

    Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield has announced the launch of a chronic pain clinic for pets referred to the centre by external first opinion practices. The clinic is being run by Liz Leece, an RCVS and EBVS Specialist in veterinary anaesthesia...

    Three nurses win subscription boxes from Boehringer

    Three veterinary nurses have won monthly lifestyle subscription boxes up to the value of £150 in a NexGard Spectra parasite training competition. Sally Rose RVN from Abervet in Aberdeen (pictured right), Jo Fuller RVN from Castle Vets in Farnborough...

    Animalcare names Vet Nurse Heroes

    Five vet nurses working in a range of clinical settings have been announced as the winners of Animalcare’s Vet Nurse Heroes competition. Earlier this year, t he company called on veterinary team members to nominate nurse colleagues who had gone beyond...

    RCVS publishes Covid recovery guidance

    The RCVS is publishing new Covid recovery guidance for the veterinary professions in the UK. The new guidance, which can be found at www.rcvs.org.uk/coronavirus , will gradually replace the current emergency guidance and aims to help veterinary practices...

    New atopy claim for Cortavance

    Virbac has announced that Cortavance, the topical steroid containing HCA, for the symptomatic treatment of inflammatory and pruritic skin disorders in dogs, is now licensed for the control of the symptoms associated with atopy. Virbac says HCA targets...

    409 vet nurses removed from Register non-payment of renewal fee

    The RCVS has removed 409 veterinary nurses from the Register for non-payment of their annual renewal fee. The annual renewal fee for veterinary nurses is due for payment on 1 November every year, although you have up to midnight on 31 December to...

    Pet Eye Health Awareness Week returns in September

    TVM had announced that its annual Pet Eye Health Awareness Week will take place from 22nd-28th September this year, focusing on brachycephalic pets which are particularly prone to eye problems. To help practices make the most of the week, TVM is providing...

    BVA gives four reasons for above-inflation rises in the cost of veterinary care to the Competition & Market Authority

    The BVA has submitted a detailed response to the Competition and Market's review of veterinary services, which highlights four main reasons for above-inflation increases in the cost of veterinary care. The reasons are: above average increases in veterinary...

    New support for vet nurses abused on social media and elsewhere

    VetNurse.co.uk has set up VNs FOR VNs a new, private support group on the site for veterinary nurses who’ve found themselves on the receiving end of unfair criticism or abuse from pet owners on social media and elsewhere. The internet has brought major...

    RCVS to move out by the end of March 2022

    The RCVS has announced plans to move out of its Westminster offices by 31st March 2022. The College sold the premises in March this year, with an option to lease it back for up to two years, giving time for Council to consider the future building requirements...

    RVN Georgina Hills becomes President of the Veterinary Management Group

    Veterinary nurse Georgina Hills has been elected President of the Veterinary Management Group (VMG), the professional association for all those in leadership and management roles in the veterinary sector. Since qualifying as an RVN in 1998, Georgina...

    Vet nurses welcome at free online cardiology course

    Ceva Animal Health is hosting a free online cardiology course on managing mitral valve disease (MVD) in dogs, which veterinary nurses are welcome to attend. Entitled ‘Managing mitral valve disease from start to finish’, the course will account for...

    Surrey-based Veterinary Care Assistant nominated for national award

    A Veterinary Care Assistant from Surrey has reached the final in a national competition to find young adults who have helped in their communities during the pandemic. The Heroes 2020 award has been set up by insurance company, Urban Jungle. CEO Jimmy...

    New guidelines to help vet nurses decide what's routine and what's research

    On the 1st July, the RCVS will publish new guidelines about whether procedures count as routine veterinary practice (RVP), clinical veterinary research (CVR) or as experimental. The new guidance replaces Chapter 25 of the Supporting Guidance to the...

    Vet nurses offered money to help each other

    VetNurse.co.uk is to give a percentage of the revenue it earns from recruitment advertising on the site back to those of its members that contribute to the community, in the form of Amazon vouchers. To take part in this initiative, members need to...

    Vet nurses 'exceptionally good' at completing CPD

    The RCVS has released data which reveals that an exceptionally high proportion of veterinary nurses completed their required CPD hours last year. Because of the pandemic, the College reduced the number of CPD hours required from 15 to 11 in 2020. ...

    New research shows one dog every hour is a victim of intentional harm

    The RSPCA has released new figures which show that between 2016 and 2020, 63,881 incidents of intentional harm involving dogs were reported to the charity's cruelty line: 34 a day or more than one every hour across England and Wales. The figures, published...

    RCVS announces winners of the 2020 Honours and Awards

    The RCVS has announced the recipients of this year’s Honours and Awards. The Queen’s Medal - the highest honour that the RCVS can bestow upon an individual veterinary surgeon - was given to Dr Mary Stewart MRCVS, a retired academic who spent most...

    RCVS Disciplinary Committee rules RVN fit to practise after dangerous driving conviction

    The RCVS Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee has ruled that Somerset-based William Kane is fit to practice after he was convicted of three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Mr Kane was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment,...

    Virbac launches ‘Lumps and Bumps’ toolkit for practices

    Virbac has launched a toolkit to help veterinary practices educate pet owners about the importance of checking their pet for abnormal lumps and bumps. The toolkit contains everything a practice needs to create its own lumps and bumps awareness campaign...

    CPD presentation will explain why it's important to test imported dogs for exotic parasites

    Horiba is holding a CPD webinar on 1st July 2021 at 7:30pm, when Ian Wright (the parasite guru, not the footballer) will talk about the importance of parasite testing protocols for imported pets in the face of increasing disease threats. Ian (pictured...

    Vet practice audit reduces medication errors by 100%

    A small animal practice in Cornwall has found that a clinical audit of its prescribing and dispensing errors resulted in 100% fewer errors and more than 50% fewer near misses. Rosemullion Veterinary Practice is a three-site small animal practice owned...

    New guide to help vet nurses set up senior pet clinics

    Ceva Animal Health has launched a new guide to help vet nurses set up and run senior pet clinics. The publication of the guide follows a study of vet professionals published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery which revealed that the main...

    Free dermatology CPD for vet nurses

    Ceva Animal Health, maker of the Douxo S3 skincare range, is hosting a series of free dermatology CPD presentations for veterinary nurses. Titled Nurses and Dermatology – the Bite Sized Guide to Getting Started , the series is presented by Frances...