BVA says extra provision “good news for the veterinary profession”, but other senior figures find little in budget to address sector’s challenges – and welfare charities are saddened VAT suspension is ignored.

Abstracts are now being sought ahead of a major conference examining mental health and well-being issues in the veterinary profession later this year.

Amended rules come into force from 1 September, but body is urged to remind vets of the vital role they play in upholding professional standards ahead of launch. 

Depictions on social media – for example of badger baiting – harm vulnerable adults and children, as well as the animals, and should feature in Government’s Online Safety Bill, say campaigners.

Angie Lloyd-Jones is one of the driving forces behind the Small Animal Veterinary Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice, published by The British Medical Ultrasound Society.

Full RCVS accreditation was awarded to the level 3 programme following auditing activity last month.

A year-long trial project will begin in April after plans for the college to potentially pursue breaches of the Veterinary Surgeons Act were approved.

Further amendments to the rules have also been approved, while a review of their effects will take place 12 months after implementation.

Sheffield-based company has unveiled a new surgical stand, which it believes will make brachycephalic surgery easier for vets and dogs.

Hambleton Equine Clinic is the first vet practice yard to be accredited under Yard Excellence Scheme, part of the wider Keeping Britain’s Horses Healthy campaign.

Basildon-based, £16 million referral centre receives International Society of Feline Medicine’s highest accolade for efforts including a “Cat Land” within the hospital.

Dogs Trust says it is “extremely disappointed” after its call for a 12-month pause on VAT charges for pet food and veterinary services, now backed by more than 90,000 people, was ignored today.

Noel Fitzpatrick criticised what he sees as “the increased corporatisation” of the sector and called for wider regulation in his latest screen appearance.

The BVA president has called for a single point of access to be developed for microchip databases to ease the burden on vets as industry officials say work on the issue has already begun.

Contribution will be presented during the Cornwall Veterinary Association’s annual CPD day next month.

Cats Protection, which has launched an online support hub promoting pet care on a budget, fears tens of thousands of animals could already be at risk because of owners cutting veterinary spending.

Places are still available for the latest in the BVA’s series of lunchtime sessions, which aim to help address the veterinary sector’s workforce pressures.