January 2022

Veterinary Voices Hiking Group is a new venture encouraging professionals to reach out, post local walks and meets, and create a supportive community. 

6 mins

Nominations for the Petplan Veterinary Awards 2022 close in four days’ time on 10 January.

5 mins

Vet nurse Katie achieved a top 10 finish in her age group at the Duathlon World Championships in Spain, where she took on a 5.1km run, a 21.2km cycle race and a second 2.8km run.

6 mins

“Hopefully the industry will see that changes like these at individual practices will all combine to make a big difference.” – Beth Kirwan, head nurse at Pennard Vets.

6 mins

December 2021

The 12-year-old collie was caught under the wheels of a car, so run over twice, in a road traffic collision that left him with fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and a damaged abdominal wall and pelvis.

4 mins

The three-day hybrid event will be held in Manchester from 24 to 26 March and will offer a range of innovative content, including interactive sessions and dramatic performances.

6 mins

Nominations for awards held to honour veterinary professionals across the UK close on 10 January.

4 mins

The e-book covers the Animal Nursing Auxiliary training scheme, explores key milestones and includes video testimonials from members of the profession.

7 mins

Nominations for honours and awards will now be accepted until the end of January, with winners to receive their prizes at a live awards ceremony planned for 8 July. 

3 mins

BSAVA PetSavers has launched the Research Fellowship to provide grants for work in companion animal research over a maximum of two years.

4 mins

“We are proud to be offering this support to anyone who will have parental responsibility of a child.” – Saskia Connell, people and organisation director at Linnaeus.

3 mins

With COVID-19 cases spiralling to record numbers, RCVS’ standards committee brings back temporary dispensation with immediate effect.

5 mins

Researchers behind new RVC VetCompass study call for French bulldog to no longer be classified as a typical dog due to the breed’s susceptibility to a raft of serious health conditions. 

7 mins

The results of a new survey published by the BVA reveal that more than half of all vets will be working over the festive period, but only 11% reported being happy to do so.

7 mins

The webinar – “To Occlude or malocclude” – will be hosted on 15 December by RVN Sarah Ramsden, aka “The Dental RVN”.

2 mins

Representatives from across the veterinary sector met at the RCVS Workforce Summit to tackle potential solutions to issues facing the veterinary nursing profession.

7 mins

“This has been a real team effort; growing every single BVNA team member’s awareness of the impact we each have as an individual when it comes to being environmentally sustainable” ­– Jo Oakden, BVNA.

7 mins

UK’s largest practice group has announced its system for reporting a suspicion of NAI will now be available to any vet working in any practice nationwide.

15 mins

“Organisations like to claim they have a ‘commitment to diversity and inclusion’, but we see no evidence that they are changing their organisational structures and processes
” – Issa Robson.

12 mins

November 2021

Nominations open to RCVS council and VN council, respectively, with applications encouraged until Monday 31 January.

5 mins