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The project was launched in 2016 to identify and find solutions to some of the specific issues facing the veterinary nursing profession.
However, the organisations say that whilst they both want to make sure veterinary nursing remains a vibrant, rewarding and sustainable profession, they now recognise the benefits of the regulator and the representative body working more independently.
Lyndsay Hughes, BVNA President, said: “The joint decision to end the project marks an end of an era, but also the beginning of an exciting new chapter.
"We will continue to work with each other on activities and projects that support the veterinary nursing profession on an ongoing basis.”
To that end, the RCVS and BVNA have identified the need to continue to drive the effective use of veterinary nurses within the wider veterinary team, in order to promote job satisfaction, progression opportunities and excellent standards of patient care.
The BVNA published resources earlier this year designed to help maximise the RVN role within the current legislation, and there's a ‘RVN utilisation champions’ campaign launching later this year, and streams on the subject at BVNA Congress in October.
The association is also preparing a ‘Nurse Utilisation Toolkit’ which is due to launch in late 2025/early 2026 - to provide members with access to resources on how to implement and support effective use of nurses in the workplace.
The RCVS has recently launched the second phase of the VN Vision initiative which aims to inspire a cultural shift in how veterinary nurses can be more effectively integrated within multidisciplinary veterinary teams, and explore why doing so is essential for the future of veterinary healthcare.
A series of workshops ‘A vision or a necessity: strengthening the role of veterinary nurses in team-based veterinary healthcare’ is being held across the UK for all members of the veterinary team this year, with an additional session being held at BVNA Congress.
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