Ten candidates are contesting three seats on RCVS council, with five in the running for two places on VN council.

Report finds fewer than 10% of workers received a rise above current inflation levels and warns more pay demands may follow, amid ongoing industrial action in other sectors.

The 26 members of staff at Archway Veterinary Centre in Wales now own the business following its transition to an Employee Ownership Trust.

The group will offer up to eight weeks’ full pay in exceptional health event circumstances, and changes will also apply to major surgery as part of a gender transition in “veterinary industry first”.

Organisers promise “four affordable days of education and fun” ahead of September’s equine vet event.

Veterinary charity says its is seeing “unprecedented” demand for all its services as it appealed for the profession to unite in support of its work.

Talented vet nurse Emma Hughes created a series of pet portraits, which feature prominently at Ash Tree Vets’ new site at Kibworth, Leicestershire.

Colleagues are organising a charity ball fund-raiser on 20 May in memory of Stefan Matan, who died suddenly in August 2022.

The qualification is designed for RVNs wishing to advance their knowledge and skills in practice nursing to a mastery level.

Launched by the Humanimal Trust, the series will look at how our relationship with animals has evolved, the central issue of ethics, the boundaries and borders of legislation, and change advocacy.

Mental health researchers being encouraged to apply for 2023 Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grant, set up in memory of vet, RCVS councillor and mental health campaigner.

The DWA, originally established by Dick White Referrals, is now operating under the auspices of the Dick White Charitable Foundation.

The new technology launch took place at the college’s Huntingdon campus, with both SVNs and veterinary employers having the opportunity to try out the system.

Samantha Double retains responsibility for business’ awarding and end-point assessment organisation functions, qualifications and standards teams, and takes on administrative side of organisation.

CVS nurse training centre has exceeded national average first-time pass rates in almost all VN modules and also categorised “Good” by Ofsted.

Veterinary professionals invited to have their say in the UK’s largest annual assessment of pet well-being.

New initiatives have a special focus on VN’s talents and versatility in practice, spearheaded by BEVA’s VN committee and championed by its president David Rendle.

Fourteen events are planned between January and April, and officials say they want to extend their work to consider collective, as well as individual issues.