The candidates for this year's RCVS VN Council election have been announced.

Three veterinary nurses are standing, and VNs may vote for up to two candidates to fill the two available seats. One candidate is a current member of the RCVS VN Council seeking re-election. Of the 17 members comprising RCVS VN Council, eight are elected veterinary nurses, six are veterinary surgeon members (including three from RCVS Council), and there is one Lantra representative and two lay members. Each elected VN member is appointed for a four-year term.  This year's candidates are:

  1. Mrs Elizabeth Figg REVN
  2. Mrs Katherine Kissick RVN
  3. Mr Philippe Ramboaniaina RVN

Voting opens from Friday 9 March and all veterinary nurses eligible to vote should receive their ballot papers shortly. Votes must be received by 5pm on 27 April 2012 and, as in previous years, can be cast online, by post, or by text message

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