Veterinary Nursing News Headlines

    RCVS updates coronavirus guidance for November lockdown

    Following the Prime Minister’s decision to reintroduce national restrictions across England from 5 November until 2 December 2020, the RCVS has updated its guidance which explains the type of work that can be carried out by veterinary practices under...

    CVS embarks on research to increase responsible use of antimicrobials in acute diarrhoea, cat bite abscess and otitis externa

    CVS and the University of Bristol are collaborating on a new antimicrobial stewardship clinical research project to increase the responsible use of antimicrobials in in acute (haemorrhagic) diarrhoea, cat bite abscess and otitis externa. It will compare...

    RCVS freezes annual renewal fees

    RCVS Council has announced there will be no increase in annual renewal fees this year, but the alternative fee payment arrangements brought in to reduce financial pressures on vet nurses during the pandemic will now come to an end. Annual renewal fees...

    Management buyout at Improve International heralds start of global expansion

    CPD provider Improve International has announced that its directors have completed a management buyout of the company and now plan to expand its range of distance-learning opportunities for veterinary nurses. Backed by RJD Partners, the directors bought...

    Microchipping Month starts with free CPD from Animalcare

    Animalcare is starting National Microchipping Month 2020 with "4 Essentials for Successful Pet Microchipping", a free webinar for veterinary professionals at 10:30am and 2:30pm on Wednesday 3 June. The 'Tea-Time Training' webinar will be led by Animalcare...

    BVRA recognises CVS's Level 4 Receptionist Certificate

    The British Veterinary Receptionist Association (BVRA) has recognised CVS's Level 4 Certificate in Client Care, so holders of the CVS qualification are now eligible for Associate Veterinary Receptionist (AVR) status from the BVRA. It is the first time...

    Kate Richards to become next RCVS President, completing all-female line up

    Kate Richards has been elected by RCVS Council to become its Junior Vice President with immediate effect and President from July. Kate’s election means that, come July and subject to ratification by RCVS Council, the offices of RCVS President, Senior...

    RCVS helps vet nurses develop leadership skills

    The RCVS has launched the Leadership Library, designed to support the development of leadership skills within the veterinary profession. The College says the online library, which is free to access, aims to encourage people to develop their leadership...

    Clinical improvement project leads to dramatically increased ultrasound scan rates

    CVS reports that its nationwide project to increase the use of ultrasound has led to an additional 3,675 scans being performed by both vets and nurses across its small animal division within 12 months. The project was 'highly commended' at the RCVS...

    New online registration for VetDeliver parasiticide delivery service

    MSD Animal Health has set up a pet owner online registration facility for its VetsDeliver service, which delivers parasiticides direct from the vet to the owner. Designed to help veterinary practices save clients' time and improve compliance, VetsDeliver...

    BVA launches secondary school teaching resource to inspire vets and nurses of the future

    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, is...

    RCVS takes first steps towards regulating artificial intelligence in the veterinary sector

    RCVS CEO Lizzie Lockett has outlined the College's likely approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in the veterinary sector at a roundtable event it hosted last week. At the roundtable, Liz Barton MRCVS, Head of Communications at Vet.CT...

    Vet nurses invited to online presentation of new WSAVA reproduction guidelines

    Virbac is hosting a webinar at 5pm on Wednesday 17th April, where members of the WSAVA Reproduction Control Committee will present its new reproduction guidelines. The 1st Reproduction Control Guidelines of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association...

    New research in the fight against canine epilepsy

    Linnaeus has joined forces with researchers from the Kennel Club Genetics Centre to conduct a study which aims to identify DNA variants that may increase dogs' susceptibility to idiopathic epilepsy. For the study, Luisa De Risio, clinical research...

    RCVS VN Council candidates now asked to say what they would bring to the party

    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...

    RCVS launches consultation on how the profession should be governed

    The RCVS has launched a consultation about how the profession should, in the future, be governed. The consultation is open to veterinary surgeons, nurses, students, and the public. One of the main - and most controversial - proposals in the consultation...

    Former vet refused restoration for the 12th time

    Warwick Seymour-Hamilton, a former veterinary surgeon who was removed from the Register in 1994, has had his twelfth application to be restored to the Register of Veterinary Surgeons refused. Mr Seymour-Hamilton was originally struck off in 1994 after...

    CVS project increases ear cytology by 43%

    CVS reports that a project it has been running since 2019 to increase the use of ear cytology and support the appropriate use of antibiotics in treating otitis externa (OE) in first opinion practice has resulted in an increase in intervention rates from...

    Webinars to help veterinary women with their finances

    Veterinary Woman and VetYou are to host a series of free, one-hour online discussions to help women in the profession with their finances, the first at 7:30pm on 30th July. Each ' Facing Up To Finances' discussion will include tips from a financial...

    New formulation of Virbac's Veterinary HPM diet promises enhanced oral care for small and toy breeds

    Virbac has launched an improved formulation of Veterinary HPM Small & Toy which, the company says, offers both high quality nutrition and advanced oral care in a single product. Virbac highlights research which shows that 90% of all dogs over one year...

    Vet nurses invited to nominate inspirational figures from the equine veterinary community

    The British Equine Veterinary Association is inviting members to help celebrate people who've made a mark on the profession, by nominating them for a place in a new showcase of 60 influential figures. To nominate someone for inclusion in the showcase...

    Great Western Exotics to host free webinar on avian flu

    Great Western Exotics is hosting a free webinar about how practices can recognise and manage avian flu at 7:00pm on 24th January. The one-hour CPD session is being given by Tom Dutton (pictured right), an EBVS specialist in avian medicine and surgery...

    Purina puts £100K towards COVID sniffer dogs

    Purina has donated £100,000 to Medical Detection Dogs (MDD), to support the charity's training and potential deployment of COVID-19 sniffer dogs in public spaces. The company is also working with the UK charity to call for the creation of international...

    You're nicked: new project to identify canine livestock killers

    A team at Liverpool John Moores University has developed Early Evidence Kits to help with the collection of dog DNA from attacked livestock so that irresponsible dog owners can be held accountable. According to the NFU, last year farm animals worth...
  • Coventry practice manager celebrates first 40 years service

    Lisa Madden, Practice Manager at Broad Lane Vets in Coventry, has celebrated 40 years with the same practice. Lisa first helped-out at the Coventry practice as part of her Duke of Edinburgh’s Award whilst still at school and soon realised that working...