Veterinary

Jan- 2020 -

29 January

RCVS launches new 1CPD learning and development platform

RCVS has announced the launch of a new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) learning and development platform for all members. The 1CPD will now replace the Professional Development Record (PDR) as the means of “planning, recording and reflecting on” veterinary professionals’ continuing professional development. The launch accompanies several CPD policy changes,…

29 January

IVC Evidensia opens first Northern Ireland branch

IVC Evidensia has announced the opening of its first start-up practice in Northern Ireland. Stormont Veterinary Practice, located in Belfast, will be led by vet Tom Fitzsimons (MVB, PGC(SAM) MRCVS), who moves from his role at “well-established” Garden Lodge Veterinary Clinic. He will work alongside Rebecca Martin (BVSc MRVS) and…

27 January

Blue Cross hospital to undergo refurbishment

The Blue Cross animal hospital on Merton High Street has closed temporarily for refurbishment. The refurbishment work will reportedly improve the reception, dispensary and other public areas. It will also include the construction of a new operating theatre and exotics kennel. The charity said it hopes these changes will “improve…

27 January

RCVS to increase annual renewal fees

The Privy Council has approved a 7% rise to the current annual renewal fees charged by the RCVS. The approved fee rise will apply to the 2020-21 annual renewal fee for veterinary surgeons, including overseas-practising and non-practising veterinary surgeons and temporary registrants. These are due to be paid by 31…

21 January

IVC Evidensia to send vets to Australia

IVC Evidensia has announced it will send several teams of vets to Australia to help “in whatever capacity is required” following the bushfires. The veterinary group, which is based in the UK and throughout Europe, said it would “fully fund” teams of its own vets and nurses to work in…

17 January

Four new Alabama Rot cases confirmed

Four new cases of the deadly dog disease Alabama Rot, also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), have been confirmed by veterinary specialist Anderson Moores. The cases, which were reported at the end of last year, brought the total number of cases in 2019 to 29. The latest…

15 January

Companionship in rabbits is key to their welfare, say vets

The British Veterinary Association (BVA), together with British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), has called for greater awareness of the health and welfare benefits of housing rabbits incompatible pairs. According to the 2019 PDSA PAW report, rabbits are the UK’s third most popular mammalian…

14 January

Vets issue tips for National Obesity Awareness Week

Vets are issuing advice on tackling obesity in line with National Obesity Awareness Week, which runs between 14 January and 20 January. The awareness week follows a recent BVA survey that revealed 67% of companion animal vets said that obesity and overfeeding of pets was among the three “most pressing”…

6 January

Practice launches campaign for dog blood donors

A Worchestire veterinary practice has launched a campaign encouraging pet owners to register their dogs as blood donors. Clent Hills Vets, which has practices in Bromsgrove, Hagley and Rubery, is asking owners to register their dogs for blood donations that prove vital in surgeries and medical treatments. The practice said:…

3 January

BVA celebrates 100 years of female veterinary surgeons

The BVA has recently celebrated one hundred years of women being allowed on the veterinary register. On 23 December 1919, an Act of Parliament ensured the RCVS could open its register to women, and members of the BVA visited the Parliamentary Archives to mark the centenary occasion. The Sex Disqualification…