“The commitment to quality improvement shown in this year’s Knowledge Awards applications is impressive and encouraging – particularly in these difficult times" – Chris Gush, executive director of RCVS Knowledge.

“We would encourage veterinary professionals to first consider what assistance they might be able to provide to the livestock production, meat hygiene and food import/export industries, before volunteering to assist directly with local NHS trusts.”

“Our focus is on awarding work that can easily support future developments within the industry” – Michelle Townley, MSD Animal Health.

Almost 4,000 veterinary professionals have already registered their names to work on hospital wards in support of their colleagues in the NHS.

Vet sets up Facebook group for vets and nurses keen to help on the front line as NHS trusts start reaching out to animal health colleagues for assistance.

Organisers of VET Festival 2020 (5 and 6 June) confirm the event will not happen this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Associations, regulators, charities and practices large and small are working more closely than ever before, while vets and VNs everywhere stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of unprecedented crisis.

Community raises more than £700 for charity during lockdown after staging networking and CPD event online.

RCVS slashes this year’s obligation by 25% for vets and vet nurses in face of COVID-19 pandemic.

Lockdown results in call for three-month deferment of all forms of practical assessment for SVNs.

New resource enables vets, nurses and receptionists to quickly identify urgent, potentially urgent, non-urgent and delayable cases.

BVA works with RCVS and other organisation to produce a traffic light system of guidance to help practices prevent spread of infection while providing emergency and urgent care.

Open letter to RCVS president calls for help with fees during unprecedented public health crisis.

Association’s president implores veterinary nurses to be “part of the solution and not the problem” as the coronavirus crisis continues.

“In the interests of safety and complying with Government advice, vet practices should only be delivering emergency treatment and urgent care, and should be cancelling routine and non-urgent appointments.”

In a statement posted on its blog, the association advises profession to make the most of online chat forums, emails and telephone calls during coronavirus crisis.