Worries sector could be unable to meet demand for services as new study finds vet professionals more likely to quit or feel burnt out if they experience rudeness from senior colleagues or clients.
Case of German shepherd cross-breed imported from Belarus transmitting to its foster carer and three of her four dogs shows need for testing, vets said.
Royal Canin, in association with Vets: Stay, Go, Diversify, is running weekly evening sessions throughout the month to aid conversations on mental health and well-being in the professions.
Welcome address from Matthew Rendle congratulated VNs and outlined the landmark achievements the profession had made over the past couple of years, including celebrating its 60th anniversary.
The Veterinary Nurse Think Tank series, supported by the BVNA, aims to tackle incivility in the workplace and encourage working environments that make well-being a priority.
The initiative has seen a Staffordshire practice give away bee-friendly plants, adopt beehives and donate to bee welfare organisations – including a sum that will help set up a new colony of the pollinators.
Referral Nursing Professional Development programmes focusing on surgical nursing and internal medicine will restart in September, with a programme in neurology planned for 2023.
An RSPCA veterinary nurse who took on the care of a bulldog that has to sleep with its head on a pillow to help it breathe is leading a new plea to guide the public away from extreme breeds.
A surgical nurse at London Vet Specialists will be spending a month on the Indian Ocean island working at an animal hospital for UK-based charity WECare Worldwide.
Thousands of veterinary professionals from North America, Europe and the UK have already volunteered to provide remote support for pets in war-torn country – but more help is needed.
The Veterinary Wound Library is running six free sessions open to vets and nurses, with each in three sections, lasting 45 minutes and made up of a real case to provide a thought-provoking challenge.
