June 2020

Organisers are planning an online event for the veterinary nurse profession, but exact details and dates are yet to be confirmed.

5 mins

Royal college announces it will consult the profession on plans to drop criminal standard of proof in disciplinary cases.

8 mins

Association hopes new resource will aid veterinary professionals in their discussions with clients about feeding their pets.

3 mins

College to run free sessions for vets and VNs to help them address challenges created during the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 mins

“We’ve gathered some of the highest-rated speakers from our worldwide portfolio of events to bring practical and relevant CPD to your own laptop, PC or tablet...” – Charlotte Ellicott, Vet Show.

4 mins

Organisers are planning to hold a live event again in October, but will follow Government advice and say they may have to make alternative plans.

3 mins

“The range of skills expected from the RVN is highlighted by the length and breadth of this completely updated textbook”– Sue Paterson, association senior vice-president.

3 mins

May 2020

“It was great to see so many veterinary colleagues and pet owners coming together online to honour the exceptional work carried out by some of the best veterinary professionals in the country” – James Barnes, Petplan.

3 mins

Claire Pasquier Olcott decided to put her new-found free time to good use by dusting off her sewing skills to make hundreds of fabric masks for non-NHS workers.

8 mins

Vet Wellbeing Awards suspended due to coronavirus, but RCVS and SPVS have announced that practices can nominate individuals for Practice Wellbeing Star 2020.

4 mins

University of Glasgow professor Ian Ramsey to head association for 2020-21 and oversee move of congress to its new home in Manchester.

5 mins

Veterinary support service received a record number of contacts in February and March, with mental health and stress the most common theme.

11 mins

“I am delighted with the number of RVNs that have applied to join BVNA council and pleased that the number of applicants continues to increase...” – Jo Hinde, BVNA president.

3 mins

MSD Animal Health focuses on veterinary nurses as part of its support of Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month – and says opportunities exist to create more proactive role.

5 mins

Data suggests an increasing interest in flexible ways of working, and highest levels of job satisfaction among practice managers and veterinary surgeons working in industry or field-based roles.

6 mins

The resource has been developed to give access to as much of the COVID-19-cancelled 2020 programme as possible.

4 mins

Benchmarking tool crunches numbers to mark Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month and shows revenue growth potential in vet nurse consults.

5 mins

“It’s an incredibly exciting event, bringing together expertise from all different continents to showcase all the things you can be in veterinary medicine” – veterinary leader Melanie Barham.

6 mins

Lacuna Diagnostics, VetCPD and clinical pathologist Francesco Cian team up to provide online course that uses digital cytology cases to provide similar experience to real microscope.

4 mins

“We hope our courses will help support, motivate and inspire veterinary nurses to continue with their career development” – Tim Richardson, managing director of Davis Veterinary Specialists.

3 mins