<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>500th veterinary SQP</title><link>/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/125415</link><description> AMTRA says it has recorded the 500th staff member in a veterinary practice to qualify as an SQP, reflecting a growing trend. 
 According to Stephen Dawson, the organisations&amp;#39;s Secretary General, the number of SQPs working at veterinary practices is</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: 500th veterinary SQP</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/125415</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:06:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:616088cb-489a-47df-9b0e-6aa3ce4ac84c</guid><dc:creator>Sal the 1st</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;why only registered nurses may I ask?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=125415&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: 500th veterinary SQP</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/125415</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:18:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:616088cb-489a-47df-9b0e-6aa3ce4ac84c</guid><dc:creator>Laura-marie Jenner </dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Totally agree Helen, surely as qualified veterinary nurses we should automatically be SQP&amp;#39;s.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=125415&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: 500th veterinary SQP</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/125415</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:32:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:616088cb-489a-47df-9b0e-6aa3ce4ac84c</guid><dc:creator>Helen Tottey</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Registered nurses should automatically qualify. the added cost to practices (or the individual)is not fair, we pay our subscription fee and then have to pay this! The additional CPD too is very difficult to find for small animal only and last year i was told i could count large animal CPD as relevant to my small animal status - ridiculous and undermines the qualification. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=125415&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: 500th veterinary SQP</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/125415</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:10:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:616088cb-489a-47df-9b0e-6aa3ce4ac84c</guid><dc:creator>Sal the 1st</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;250 quid to enrol including exam and full copy of the manual - absolute snip at the price and a nice little earner considering most of this has already been taught as part of the VN qualification!&lt;/p&gt;
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