RCVS has published suicide prevention resources to help UK veterinary practices meet the now mandatory requirement to put workplace suicide prevention plans into place.

Since 1 April 2026, the RCVS has required all practices to implement a practice-specific…

The RCVS is offering UK veterinary professionals practical support for navigating career transitions at a series of events coming up in May and June in London.

The CPD events, which are part of the College's Next Steps project, are aimed specifically at…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons will require veterinary practices to implement suicide prevention plans from 1 April 2026.

The change marks an expansion of practice standards beyond physical workplace safety into psychological and suicide-risk…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has opened bookings for online and in-person ‘Managing Mental Health in the Workplace’ workshops for veterinary professionals.

The workshops have been co-authored with a workplace wellbeing company called Ultimate…

The RCVS has the results of research into why veterinary surgeons and nurses leave the profession and the most common reason veterinary nurses gave for their decision was 'pay and stress'.

The research took the form of a voluntary survey asking…

Eleven members of staff at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons are growing moustaches this month in support of the Movember Challenge, a campaign which raises funds to help combat prostate cancer.

Simon Wiklund, Advisory Manager and instigator…

The RCVS has launched Mind Matters, a new initiative to help address mental health and wellbeing issues within the veterinary profession.

Neil Smith, RCVS Vice-President and Chair of the Mind Matters Initiative said: “Mental Health is a significant issue…

The RCVS has announced a total of £1 million funding to address mental health and wellbeing within the veterinary profession over the next five years.

The RCVS Operational Board has agreed £100K of funding for the first year of the Mind …

The RCVS has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the country by the Great Place To Work Institute, which carries out comprehensive annual surveys of staff engagement with a wide variety of small, medium and large businesses and organisations…

Chris Tufnell has been invested as the President of the RCVS for 2016/17 during RCVS Day 2016, which took place at the Royal Institute of British Architects last week.

Chris has been an elected member of Council since 2009 and, during this time, has served…

RCVS President Chris Tufnell has chosen five charities to be the recipient of this year’s RCVS Christmas Box, a £3,000 annual donation to the charity of the President’s choice.

Chris will also be donating any money he raises throughout…

The RCVS has published its Strategic Plan for 2017 to 2019, a major component of which is to identify the extent to which a 'blame' culture exists in the veterinary profession, the role that the College may play in it, the impact that that it may have…

The RCVS has announced that it has joined forces with the Doctors’ Support Network (DSN) to launch the ‘&me’ campaign which aims to tackle mental health stigma in the health professions by encouraging prominent members to speak out about their own experiences…

The RCVS has launched a survey to help gauge the extent to which there is a blame culture in the veterinary profession, and the degree to which it may itself be to blame for it.

The College says it has become increasingly recognisant of how a blame culture…

The new President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Professor Stephen May, gave his maiden speech at the RCVS Day last Friday, in which he signalled his intent to help foster a nurturing, learning culture within the veterinary profession, one…

The RCVS has announced that is has teamed up with Stonewall, the charity that campaigns for equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, with the aim of ensuring that all people are accepted, without exception, within the veterinary profession…

The RCVS has launched two new awards for veterinary surgeons or veterinary nurses who are making a tangible positive impact on the profession and who are inspiring others by their example.

The RCVS Inspiration Award is for a veterinary surgeon or veterinary…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative and the Doctors’ Support Network (DSN) have now signed up seven ambassadors for their AndMe (#AndMe) mental health campaign, designed to de-stigmatise mental ill-health within the healthcare professions.

The College…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has published A Guide to Enhancing Wellbeing and Managing Work Stress in the Veterinary Workplace.

Written in association with Dr Elinor O’Connor, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology at Alliance Manchester Business…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) and the Doctors’ Support Network (DSN) are today marking the first anniversary of their joint '&me' campaign, which aims to tackle mental health stigma in the health professions by encouraging prominent members to…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has been recognised as one of the best workplaces for women by the Great Place to Work Institute.

The College was ranked seventh in the medium-sized company or organisation category (50 to 449 employees) of the…

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons has been awarded the Laureate Award by the Great Place to Work initiative, for being within the top 50 best places to work in the UK for five years in a row.

RCVS CEO Lizzie Lockett said: "I am so proud of our…

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative has published a blog by a veterinary nurse in which she shares her experience of mental illness and how she managed it whilst progressing her career.

The blog is part of a mental health anti-stigma campaign called '&me…

The RCVS has published its Diversity & Inclusion Group (DIG) Strategy, setting out how it will help create a veterinary profession where everyone can flourish. 

The strategy, which is available to read at: www.rcvs.org.uk/diversity, lists six areas…

The RCVS has pledged £20,000 for the Vetlife Health Support Service through its 'Mind Matters' initiative.

The charity reports that 2020 was its busiest year ever, with 3,921 calls to its Helpline - a 25% increase over 2019.

Similarly, Vetlife…