August 2021

Vets and alpacas will join the march on Defra’s headquarters today (Monday) as RVN Helen Macdonald continues her battle against the Government ruling.

7 mins

Laura Muir wins Olympic women’s 1,500m silver medal as she smashes her own British record in Tokyo.

2 mins

Zoonotic threats must be properly integrated into global health security planning, say authors of Royal Society of Medicine paper.

6 mins

“This year we saw that a majority of the successful applicants were women and I hope that this trend towards a more diverse range of applicants will continue” – fellowship board chairman John Innes.

5 mins

New system will be able to identify a range of new species, including Lyme disease, Dirofilaria immitis, Neospora caninum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

3 mins

EU’s International Research Consortium on Animal Health (STAR-IDAZ IRC) is calling on veterinary professionals to learn from the coronavirus pandemic and more actively study zoonotic viruses.

7 mins

Programme will be hosted virtually by the BSAVA Regions for the first time in the form of seven half-day programmes from September 2021 until March 2022.

5 mins

Veterinary nurse Donna Brotherton and her husband Mark are offering a £10,000 reward for the return of their dog after brazen thieves pushed their son to the ground and stole border terrier Melchett.

3 mins

This year’s OV Conference will take place online from 28 to 30 September and will focus on the challenges OVs face following Brexit.

6 mins

Though it expects to see the percentage of remote consults it offers decrease in the coming months, telemedicine will remain an important part of the charity’s offering to clients post-pandemic.

16 mins

Report highlights concerns about rise of remote prescribing within the industry, but extols the progress made across all vet sectors in keeping antibiotic use low.

9 mins

July 2021

Independent practices and larger groups have all struggled to fill multiple vacancies covering all areas of the industry, with some even stooping to “unprofessional” headhunting practices to fill their rosters.

Week-long residential event starts next week (2 August) and is aimed at helping new graduates develop the core skills they need before entering the workplace.

5 mins

Series looking at areas that affect many veterinary professionals being rolled out from August as part of the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative.

6 mins

A 14-week-old kitten has been saved by a team at Dick White Referrals who performed an intricate operation to remove a swallowed needle that was threatening to puncture its eye.

5 mins

RCVS Knowledge has launched the Canine Cruciate Registry as a free way for vets worldwide to access anonymised information.

5 mins

Virbac and BattLab/Laboklin announce free canine mast cell tumour webinar series to launch in October.

3 mins

Pilots include support such as monthly professional skills training, well-being support and a one-to-one mentoring framework as part of internship programmes. 

9 mins

RCVS ViVet innovation initiative to host free-to-attend 90-minute sessions in September.

4 mins

Vetfit – along with the WellVet team – will be hosting a unique one-day well-being event on 17 September designed to support practical personal and team development. 

4 mins