April 2024

A joint response by the BVA, the BSAVA, the BVNA, SPVS and the VMG has been published after a consultation on plans for a full market investigation ended yesterday (11 April).

6 mins

Vetlife’s new impact report has been released in which its president says he thinks the current need for its services is higher “than at any time in its history”.

5 mins

Consultation on pathway project imminent, but Sue Paterson told BSAVA Congress delegates initial focus groups highlighted significant “inequalities” in access.

9 mins

College snatches pole position in veterinary science area for fourth year in a row.

4 mins

Seventeen candidates are in the running for seats on the college’s council and VN council, with voting remaining open throughout most of April.

9 mins

Recent cases have raised questions about the procedures through which some professionals were granted anonymity in both their hearings and the documents published from them.

10 mins

The National Foundation for Retired Service Animals stepped in with the largest donation in its history for nine-year-old Liza.

4 mins

Vet group refuses to confirm job cut numbers, despite speculation dozens of roles could be axed.

7 mins

Vets are being asked to share their experiences of testing for and treating lungworm during the current grazing season.

4 mins

Plea comes as Antibiotic Amnesty organisers reveal major advances in both the number of products returned and practices participating in last year’s programme.

10 mins

Defra warned in a legal letter on behalf of two wildlife organisations, which alleged the department failed to properly set out its case for the proposals.

9 mins

Two leading vets and researchers clashed on the issue during a packed, and at times heated, discussion at BSAVA Congress, while the BVA defended use of anthelmintic products.

10 mins

Panel of “world-leading experts” will present guidance ahead of WSAVA’s first breeding control direction.

3 mins

Potential impact of Competition and Markets Authority review and its aftermath was picked up extensively by speakers during BSAVA Congress.

10 mins

March 2024

Members of the Justice for Pets Action Group believe current disciplinary procedures do not properly challenge poor behaviour and misconduct by clinicians when it occurs.

10 mins

Victoria Johnson wins prestigious title at the Bupa everywoman in Technology Awards.

3 mins

Medivet, which employs around 4,000 staff at 400-plus UK sites, has revealed a plan it says will put it at the forefront of efforts to improve conditions for staff and increase retention rates.

11 mins

VSC chairperson Stuart Reid laid out the scale of the challenge faced by universities when he gave evidence to the Commons EFRA select committee on 12 March.

10 mins

New CVS study demonstrates that cats with a bilirubin concentration ≄66ÎŒmol/L are more likely to have biliary obstruction which may require emergency surgery.

6 mins

A disciplinary committee found ‘no evidence’ that a Hampshire-based vet who admitted offences relating to indecent images of children and animals had any insight into the seriousness of his crimes.

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