Officials say the programmes are intended to give overseas professionals accessible advice to enable them to practise here.

A disciplinary committee has been “impressed” by the steps taken by a vet to address the conduct that led to her being struck off two years ago.

Dane Walker hopes to make a splash with his latest fund-raising for the Worldwide Veterinary Service.

Vets and VNs have one month to cast their ballots in the annual polls.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Councillors are being asked to approve plans that would enable the college to prosecute alleged breaches of the Veterinary Services Act on a trial basis.

School’s Queen Mother Hospital for Animals is marking 10 years of providing extracorporeal therapies for cats and dogs with kidney failure, immune-mediated disease and certain toxicities.

Richard Irvine has taken up his new role as Wales’ chief vet, succeeding Christianne Glossop.

The BVA president has called on politicians to finally pass the long-awaited Kept Animals Bill into law to help safeguard animal and human health.

Almost one in five owners are now struggling to pay for preventive care, the latest Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey indicates.

Defra has defended its approach after it was accused of seeking to “accommodate” the pet industry with rules that enable some animals to be kept in lower standard housing for up to three months