Bloody r

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:45:40 GMT

I am looking through a number of articles at the moment - but I was under the same impression

but hey its good that its not

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:03:18 GMT

I was also under the same impression, maybe its a conspiracy theory to get us to get the dreaded R????

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:08:38 GMT

well mine is a smiley face anyway - dont know about anybody else - nice to have some good news

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Lizzie Lockett (RCVS CEO) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:58:19 GMT

News from the RCVS + smiley faces? that makes a nice change... :-)

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:50:13 GMT

well there should be some very smiley faces out there with that news

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Mac Feather — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:44:38 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

This is a sudden change as up to now l and everyone l spoke to was under the impression that 2010 we dinosaurs who did not want/trust the r would be pulled in kicking and screaming and made to take the r.

If l read rightly what you say is l do NOT have to take the r even in 2010.

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I thought the same thing as you Caro- registration compulsory after 2010. Well Im confused!!

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Lizzie Lockett (RCVS CEO) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:43:40 GMT

Yes that is right. I am not sure where the other view has come from? It's not a change of policy.

Lizzie

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:37:42 GMT

If l read rightly what you say is l do NOT have to take the r even in 2010.

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Lizzie Lockett (RCVS CEO) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:08:08 GMT

If you qualified and listed before 1 January 2003, there is no need to Register unless you want to. Registration can only be made compulsory if there is a new Veterinary Surgeons Act, which doesn't seem likely in the short term.

What is coming in from autumn 2010 is the disciplinary mechanism for RVNs - ie what happens if a complaint is made. Liz Branscombe, in-coming chairman of the VN Council, is doing a presentation about this at BVNA Congress this year, which may be of interest. We will also be doing various communications over the next year or so about what the disciplinary system entails.

Someone was asking earlier in the thread about RCVS News. Listed and Registered VNs should have had their copies by now, but it's also available online at www.rcvs.org.uk/rcvsnews. The whistle-blowing article is on page 8.

Cheers

Lizzie (RCVS Head of Communications)

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:01:08 GMT

spoke to Claire Fraser the bvna vice (president) as she was at the hills cpd. She said that bvna are sorting out insurance for members of bvna so we would be covered. The other Q about is it forced this year or next she is pretty certain it is next year not when we pay this years subs but no one has actually asked that so will confirm for me.

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Sal the 1st — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:39:52 GMT

regards insurance - employed nurses prob will be, but what about locums? This was the point Caro was raising

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Sal the 1st — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:38:14 GMT

got mine through the post yesterday

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Katy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:43:34 GMT

[quote user="sal the 1st"]

Also interesting was the article 'time to blow the whistle' - adviseable to everybody to take a few moments and read it.

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I looked on the RCVS website and you can't download the June 2009 edition. Does it take a while to update?

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chris beasley — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:37:18 GMT

I asked my boss if I would be covered next year and he said as he was with VDS I would be, so not to worry???????????

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Sal the 1st — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:20:51 GMT

yes something else that was well thought out (not) and will be rushed through at the last minute .

The review of VN qualifications in the RCVS news - hopefully this will be a good thing (?) - at last it would seem that realisation has 'dawned' and that it is acknowledged that the NVQ is impractical for veterinary practice. I look forward to a review - hopefully if it becomes more practice friendly to train nurses then more practices will take part in training = more qualified nursing staff.

Well I live in hope!

Also interesting was the article 'time to blow the whistle' - adviseable to everybody to take a few moments and read it.