<?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>Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><description> The RCVS has today announced that retention fees paid by veterinary nurses are set to rise by 150%, from &amp;#163;123 to &amp;#163;307.50 per annum. 
 According to the College, the increase in fees is needed primarily to develop its regulatory capacity for paraprofessionals</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 21:35:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0e8b7fc8-5305-4147-a978-52005e2f0b7c</guid><dc:creator>Sal the 1st</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;It was midlands based that did it for me. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=158703&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:57:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0e8b7fc8-5305-4147-a978-52005e2f0b7c</guid><dc:creator>Alison Clare Hickman</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;It was the Dr Frill Poao (April Fool) anagram that convinced me it was a wind-,up! That and the date.... Lol.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=158703&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:12:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0e8b7fc8-5305-4147-a978-52005e2f0b7c</guid><dc:creator>Naomi Smart</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Glad to hear this is fictitious! Otherwise there will soon be an even bigger shortage of RVN&amp;#39;s too! I couldn&amp;#39;t afford to pay that annually.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=158703&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:53:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0e8b7fc8-5305-4147-a978-52005e2f0b7c</guid><dc:creator>Kirsten</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I can confirm that this is fictitious.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=158703&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:30:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0e8b7fc8-5305-4147-a978-52005e2f0b7c</guid><dc:creator>Kirsty Pope </dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I hope this really is an April fools! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=158703&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 08:14:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0e8b7fc8-5305-4147-a978-52005e2f0b7c</guid><dc:creator>Sal the 1st</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;hoping this is an April Fools - if not we are the fools for funding it&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/aggbug?PostID=158703&amp;AppID=4&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Vet nurse retention fees to rise by shocking 150%</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/b/veterinary-nursing-news/posts/vet-retention-fees-to-rise-by-shocking-150</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 07:07:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0e8b7fc8-5305-4147-a978-52005e2f0b7c</guid><dc:creator>sananbaz</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This is misleading, as this relates to the initial registration fee. By saying &amp;#39;per annum&amp;#39; it makes it look like this is the annual retention fee, which is currently £67 per annum. Would be interesting to find out what the annual retention fee will be....&lt;/p&gt;
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