Marge Chandler will be sharing her insights into the role of clinical nutrition in practice during an interactive workshop at next month’s gathering in Telford.
With BVNA congress fast approaching, the association is calling for nurses who would like the opportunity to showcase their talents and wares during the conference.Â
Practices have now been given until the end of this month to take part in a census looking at the role of veterinary care and animal nursing assistants in practice.
An RCVS disciplinary committee has heard how a woman “desperate” for help with her husband’s pain sought assistance from a veterinary nurse, only to then report her for her actions several months later.
Vet nurse Sarah-Jayne Evans is heading off to the Czech Republic this month to take part in the International Rafting Federation’s European Championships.
New figures show contacts to the veterinary charity’s helpline are up around 11% so far this year, though the rate of increase has slowed in recent months.
More than 16,000 people have already signed a new online petition, after measures intended to tackle the problem were dropped with the demise of the Kept Animals Bill last month.
Sarah Holliday, senior oncology nurse at AURA Veterinary in Guildford, has become one of four UK RVNs to qualify as a veterinary technician specialist in internal medicine (oncology).
Researchers from the University of York said current economic challenges, including high veterinary care costs, may act as a source of additional stress, though they acknowledge further analysis is needed.
Practices are being encouraged to take part in the AVACA exercise, which hopes to develop a fuller picture of the roles and what might prevent practices from employing them.
