/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/doctor-i-ve-got-a-pain-in-my-labrador As of today, veterinary surgeons in the UK can call themselves &#39;Doctor&#39;, following a decision made by the RCVS Council. The decision to allow the use of the courtesy title followed a consultation which received 11,202 responses, of which 81% were inen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/doctor-i-ve-got-a-pain-in-my-labradorThu, 20 Aug 2015 13:47:49 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b885a5ad-4c55-4dd2-bf2c-dc78dba05492Ben Ogden0<p>I hope I don&#39;t get referred to as madam :S</p> <img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=157356&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/doctor-i-ve-got-a-pain-in-my-labradorSun, 08 Mar 2015 14:39:05 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b885a5ad-4c55-4dd2-bf2c-dc78dba05492lemonearth9050<p>well i suppose it was inevitable!! maybe us lowly nurses can call ourselves maam or madam!! im not fussed either way.</p> <img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=157356&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/doctor-i-ve-got-a-pain-in-my-labradorSat, 07 Mar 2015 00:20:16 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b885a5ad-4c55-4dd2-bf2c-dc78dba05492Sal the 1st0<p>&#39;it is important that the use of &#39;Doctor&#39; or &#39;Dr&#39; by a veterinary surgeon does not suggest or imply that they hold a medical qualification or a PhD&#39;. I can guarantee to the average joe on the street that this is exactly what it will suggest.</p> <img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=157356&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">