CVS
CVS Group plc is one of the UKโs largest integrated veterinary services providers, with growing influence across the petcare supply chain. Pet Gazetteโs coverage of CVS includes acquisitions of vet practices and referral centres, strategic partnerships, business performance updates, and developments that affect pet product stocking, prescriptions, and client services. We also report on how CVSโs corporate growth and operational decisions impact suppliers, wholesalers, and independent pet retailers โ especially where there is overlap in pet nutrition, health, and wellness products. This tag helps industry professionals track a major player shaping the future of UK petcare delivery.
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryVeterinary
RCVS to increase annual renewal fees
The Privy Council has approved a 7% rise to the current annual renewal fees charged by the RCVS.ย 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…
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3 JanuaryVeterinary
BVA celebrates 100 years of female veterinary surgeons
The BVA has recently celebrated one hundred years of women being allowed on the veterinary register.ย 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.ย The Sex Disqualification…
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3 JanuaryVeterinary
Veterinary profession is โmost trustedโ, says RCVS
A survey conducted by the RCVS revealed that veterinary surgeons were deemed the most trusted professionals by members of the public. The survey, conducted using 2,000 individuals across the UK, asked participants about their level of satisfaction with vets, how much value for money their vet provided, and their level…
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Nov- 2019 -20 NovemberVeterinary
VN Futures initiative launches School Ambassadors Pilot
VN Futures is launching a new School Ambassadors Pilot this November, to address the need for highlighting and supporting pathways into the veterinary nursing (VN) profession. The pilot is the result of the VN Futuresโ Sustainable Workforce Working Group and is set to run for approximately 12 months with regular…
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberVeterinary
Hampshire-based vets cleared of โserious professional misconductโ
A joint RCVS Disciplinary Committee hearing for two Hampshire-based vets has found both individuals to be not guilty of serious professional misconduct. The hearing for Geoffrey William Irvine MRCVS and Igor Vasilev MRCVS took place from 14 to 22 October 2019, with one charge against each relating to the treatment…
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21 OctoberAppointment
RCVS appoints new chairs to DC and PIC committees
Two of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) statutory committees have appointed new chairs. The RCVS Disciplinary Committee (DC) has appointed Ian Arundale as its new chair, with Dr Martin Whiting as the new vice chair, Additionally,ย the RCVS Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) has appointed Dr Bradley Viner as…
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11 OctoberTrade Organisations
University of Surreyโs vet degree receives RCVS approval
The University of Surrey School of Veterinary Medicineโs degree has received approval by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council. It means that, pending final approval from the Privy Council, those completing its veterinary degree will be able to register with the RCVS as veterinary surgeons in the UK.…
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9 OctoberRegulation
RCVS and VCI sign ‘historic’ mutual recognition agreement
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI), the UK and Ireland veterinary regulators, have agreed a historic mutual recognition agreement to facilitate the recognitions of each othersโ accredited veterinary degrees. At its meeting on 3 October 2019 RCVS Council, the Collegeโs governing body,…
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3 OctoberEvents
RCVS welcomes 30 new fellows at fourth annual โFellowship Dayโ
The RCVS Fellowship welcomed some 30 new veterinary surgeons at its fourth annual Fellowship Day on 20 September. The event also saw Professor John Innes welcomed as the new chair of the RCVS Fellowship for a three-year term, during which he will be responsible for meeting the initiativeโs strategic aims…
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Sep- 2019 -20 SeptemberEvents
Nomination period for 2020 RCVS Honours & Awards now open
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Honours and Awards. The awards celebrate the achievements of veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and laypeople who are doing โextraordinaryโ work for the benefit of animal health and welfare, the veterinary professions and public health. The College…
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