August 2021

IVC Evidensia is increasing support for vets and VNs undertaking clinical research across its network.

6 mins

Team at VetPartners take part in a 5km challenge in July and August to raise thousands of pounds for Pets As Therapy.

6 mins

VetPartners is inviting anyone who wants to assist to complete a short questionnaire before 31 August.

4 mins

SQP regulator Vetpol says its veterinary pharmacy manager course has been a hit with its first graduates, who say it has helped them manage their pharmacies more effectively.

6 mins

“I was lost for words, and I think the few members of staff that were clocking in for their shifts were also. It was like something from a horror movie” – VN Gemma Ross.

7 mins

To coincide with human health campaign, Ceva Animal Health is urging practices around the country to offer blood pressure checks to feline patients.

6 mins

Vet and MP Neil Hudson is latest voice to join growing calls for vet staff working with Nowzad and Mayhew charities to be given safe passage to, and employment in, the UK.

6 mins

This month’s VN Happy Hour, sponsored by Bought By Many, is a behaviour special.

2 mins

Animal Courses Direct is the first learning provider to launch a degree-level qualification that allows trainee animal therapists to offer physiotherapy and hydrotherapy treatments for animals.

3 mins

Veterinary professionals can pre-register for the mental health and well-being app being produced by the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative ahead of autumn launch.

5 mins

RCVS, BVA and BVNA presidents have written to prime minister Boris Johnson urging vets and paraprofessionals working with UK charities and NGOs – plus their families – are added to emergency evacuation list.

7 mins

So far 2021 has been the worst year on record for EU-qualified vets registering in the UK, with emergency care group Vets Now urging pet owners to avoid coming into clinics in non-emergency situations.

12 mins

Academy is looking for up to 18 students to take part in its inaugural intermediate apprenticeship – starting in September – to gain a VetSkill Level 2 Certificate in Veterinary Care Support.

6 mins

Ben Gilbert-Pocock has been elected as the new president of the Cornwall Veterinary Association.

5 mins

Almost 6,000 people have signed the Change.org petition, started by Yorkshire RVN Tate Boat, which is calling for improved pay and benefits to tackle a nationwide shortage of nurses.

10 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

The winner of the annual scholarship is gifted a place on Improve International’s Nurses Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing programme.

7 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.

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

6 mins