Veterinary

Mayhew’s Dr Abdul-Jalil Mohammadzai named in the RCVS 2019 honours list

London-based animal charity, Mayhew has announced that its Afghanistan Country Director, Dr Jalil-Adbul Mohammadzai DVM, has been awarded the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) International Award. The award recognises individuals who work within or outside of the UK to raise veterinary standards and improve animal welfare abroad. ‘Dr Mo’,…

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RCVS warns profession against employing ‘fake vet fraudster’

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is warning the veterinary profession not to employ a man called Peter Keniry who has “repeatedly and fraudulently practiced as a veterinary surgeon in the UK”. Keniry recently served over one year’s imprisonment, following a three-year prison term handed down at Taunton Crown…

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Website launches to show important role of veterinary specialists

Educational charity the British College of Veterinary Specialists (BCVSp) has launched a new website, www.yourvetspecialist.org to help guide animal owners and show how veterinary specialists can assist with their needs. The new resource explains what veterinary specialists are and how they may be able to help, whatever the species of…

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ECC Congress announces line-up

The UK’s only dedicated emergency and critical care Congress for the veterinary profession has revealed the line-up for its annual event later this year, the first time it will be held at a brand new venue, the Royal Armouries in Leeds. Congress organisers, Vets Now, has announced consultant anaesthetist in…

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Success for Scarsdale at Veterinary Marketing Awards

Scarsdale Vets is celebrating success after this year’s Veterinary Marketing Association’s annual awards which took place in London on Friday 15 March. The independent veterinary group won the Practice Marketing Award, was highly commended for the Marketing Campaign Award, Practice Marketing Award and Integrated Digital Campaign Award and were finalists…

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New veterinary practice opens in Langley Mill, Derbyshire

Scarsdale Vets has announced the opening of its newest First Opinion veterinary practice in Langley Mill, Derbyshire.. The new Langley Mill site will feature facilities designed to diagnose and treat the most common cases on-site with the support of the group’s referral hospital, Pride Veterinary Centre. Veterinary surgeon Yvette Rowntree,…

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‘Future-focused’ programme for the RCVS at BSAVA Congress

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is hosting a suite of future-focused presentations at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress next month. Presentations will cover topics from the future of veterinary education and veterinary nursing, to telemedicine, leadership and mental wellbeing within the profession. The RCVS will…

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Vets criticise ITV for ‘lax animal welfare standards’

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has sent an open letter to the producers of ITV reality series, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here voicing concerns around the welfare of animals used on the show. The flagged concerns include the apparent mistreatment of a pair of snakes in the…

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2019 Veterinary Awards finalists announced

The finalists for the 2019 Petplan Veterinary Awards have been announced, the finalists have been drawn from over 40,000 nominations. The finalists are: Practice Support Staff of the Year Graham Skelton, Orchard House Veterinary Centre, Hexham, Northumberland Sharon Scarratt of Blue House Veterinary Centre, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire Zoe Pickering, Orchard House…

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VMD lays out preparations for medicinal supply in no-deal Brexit

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has set out detail on the preparations underway to ensure a continued supply of veterinary medicines in a no deal scenario. The VMD and the pharmaceutical industry have already established procedures to deal with medicine shortages, working closely with those operating in the supply chain…

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