Disciplinary framework for nurses agreed by council

RE: Disciplinary framework for nurses agreed by council

Lizzie Lockett (RCVS CEO) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:53:49 GMT

There have been several cases where people have fraudulently registered as veterinary surgeons – there was one this month, in fact: www.rcvs.org.uk/.../Internal.asp

Time will tell whether similar cases come up concerning veterinary nurses.

On the question of professional indemnity insurance, the VDS is not the only provider of this service to veterinary surgeons: about 20% of vets use other suppliers, such as Sun Alliance. So it is likely that other suppliers will be able to provide such insurance for VNs too.

Cheers

Lizzie

RE: Disciplinary framework for nurses agreed by council

Angel — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:10:15 GMT

Yes it does happen, that's the worry!! About time they did something about this. Maybe, just maybe they will also do something about the badges being sold on e-bay too?!? I still think that personally this hasn't been thought through well enough because there is going to be the issue associated with Professional Indemnity insurance which us mere nurses are going to have to carry for ourtselves from 2010....the main issue being that there is only ONE company that recognises what VN's do. Both the BVNA and RCVS have suggesed to contact local insurance companies and tell them what we want and they should be able to sort a policy out to cover us. ????WHAT!!!!! there is NO ONE!!! Well done guys for thinking this one thru!

RE: Disciplinary framework for nurses agreed by council

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:10:32 GMT

Would or could that happen?? I know peeps do say they are VN's etc when they are not, but surely they would not try to register as one when they are not

RE: Disciplinary framework for nurses agreed by council

Louise B — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:20:07 GMT

Faking documentation to allow you to register as a VN, or, maybe, passing yourself of as a QVN by using somebody else's certificates, name, badge or reg. number. Perhaps?

How likely?

RE: Disciplinary framework for nurses agreed by council

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:45:08 GMT

Fraudulent registration??? excuse my ignorance but what is that??