Early bird places are now available for the popular event in Manchester in the spring.

Although 1,350 individuals in UK have achieved the certificate, Reading branch is first to gain a practice-level accreditation outside the US following an assessment and inspection process.

Paws Unite People estimates it has spent tens of thousands of dollars to support the Operation Magic Carpet (OMC) group, as its legal and fund-raising work continues.

An RCVS panel concluded Simon Wood had done “everything required” of him to secure restoration five years after he was struck off having admitted offences related to indecent images of children.

BVA and BVNA each urge members to take part in Competition and Markets Authority investigation, but both say they have raised separate concerns about review’s impact on the ground direct with regulator.

A cat who shattered her jaw after falling from a fourth floor window is recovering after vets called on 3D technology to help carry out the vital surgery.

Bosses claim the system, which is due to be launched at next month’s London Vet Show (16 to 17 November), offers major benefits for both practice teams and pet owners.

A senior college figure has insisted the organisation will learn lessons after its explanation of a delay in implementing part of its new guidance led to accusations that it was “patronising” vets.

Small animal hospital in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, gains International Society of Feline Medicine’s top award following efforts led by RVN Molly Parkinson.

Two Linnaeus colleagues provide two days of training to upskill co-workers in becoming RECOVER rescuers.

Entries can be submitted until mid-December, with self-nomination now permitted in five categories.

Former BVA president Gudrun Ravetz has been given a new senior role, taking up the position in 2024.

Synergy Farm Health will launch its new online scheme, which it hopes will help producers to prove they meet industry standards, at an event next week.

A vet who obtained prescription medicines for her husband’s use and asked a student colleague to make false records about it has been removed from the register.

Dog owners, whose pets have suffered paralysis, are being actively recruited to take part in a trial of new technology which researchers hope could make it easier to predict how dogs will recover.

Campaigners have described the number as “an important milestone”, but warn much more still needs to be done to eradicate the disease for good.

The organisation’s inaugural Veterinary Business Excellence Awards are part of a packed agenda, which includes a Vet Times Big 6 Live discussion on artificial intelligence.