Veterinary

New fellows for Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will celebrate success within the industry by honouring four Canine Health Schemes (CHS) scrutineers with fellowships. The fellowships recognise veterinary surgeons who have contributed to clinical practice, veterinary knowledge or the veterinary profession. They have done so by showing leadership and advancing knowledge and public understanding of…

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Heath Vets shortlisted for Sussex Women in Business Awards

Veterinary clinic Heath Vets, in Burgess Hill and Hurstpierpoint, has been shortlisted in the 2016 Sussex Women in Business Awards. The awards aim to highlight the best women in business or the best businesses owned or co-owned by women in Sussex. Heath Vets has been shortlisted for the contribution to the community…

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Company provides rabbit only CPD

A company is providing rabbit specific veterinary CPD to qualified vets and nurses. LagoLearn was formed to help try to re-address this balance and provide rabbit specific training to all veterinary professionals, including those who are still students and those who have already qualified. Rabbits are currently the third most popular pet in the UK,…

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BVA joins campaign to end rabies

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has announced that it is joining the global End Rabies Now campaign. It aims to end the tens of thousands of human deaths each year from canine-mediated rabies by 2030. Almost all rabies cases are as a result of being bitten by an infected dog.…

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Gudrun Ravetz elected new president of the BVA

Gudrun Ravetz has been named the new president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA). Sean Wensley, the previous president, concluded his year in the role on September 22 with a final final Presidential Address to 140 people at the BVA Members’ Day. Sean emphasised the strength of the profession in changing times and will…

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One in 60 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels under threat

One in 60 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are affected by an inherited condition called syringomyelia. The findings were revealed by a veterinary research initiative at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The spinal cord condition is potentially debilitating, painful and life-limiting. Fluid filled cavities called syrinxes grow within the spinal cord, causing pain…

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New regulatory body authorised to maintain a register of SQPs

A new regulatory body has been authorised to maintain a register for Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPS). The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has authorised VetSkill to maintain a register for Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) to prescribe and supply POM-VPS and NFA-VPS veterinary medicines. VetSkill is an Ofqual approved awarding organisation that…

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BSAVA funds “transformative” pet arthritis research

Vets carrying out pivotal research into orthopaedic diseases in pets. In the lead up to World Arthritis Day, on October 12, the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) is celebrating pivotal research into arthritis in pets. Funding has been provided by the BSAVA in projects backed by the Association’s charity, PetSavers.…

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Almost all companion animal vets asked to euthanise healthy pets

98 percent of vets have been asked to euthanise a healthy pet, say figures released by the British Veterinary Association (BVA). The information came from the BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey. The poll of 700 vets across the UK highlighted the difficulties faced by vets every day. 53 percent of the vets surveyed said…

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RCVS appoints two new postgraduate deans

  The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has appointed two new postgraduate deans to help guide recently graduated veterinary surgeons through their first few years in practice. Mary de Las Casas and Shona McIntyre were appointed to the positions at the beginning of August and will help graduates during…

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