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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Feb- 2019 -18 FebruaryVeterinary
Veterinary Nurse Council agrees to EU vet registration post-Brexit changes
The Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council, part of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has agreed changes to how it will register veterinary nurses who qualified in the European Economic Area (EEA) should the UK depart the EU without a deal on March 29. Changes to the registration process for…
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13 FebruaryVeterinary
Sativa hires director of regulatory affairs to launch CBD vet services
Sativa Investments, UK-based medicinal cannabis investment vehicle, has appointed Dr Nick Horniman BVSc MRCVS as its director of regulatory affairs with immediate effect. In his new senior management role, Horniman has been appointed to coordinate the companyโs overall regulatory strategy and ongoing relationships with regulators. He will also implement the…
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8 FebruaryIndustry News
New legislation to allow RVCS to recognise European vet degrees
The House of Lords passed a Statutory Instrument (SI) to allow the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to continue to register veterinary surgeons from the European Economic Area (EEA) after the UK leaves the EU. The Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 were debated in…
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryVeterinary
Disciplinary committee suspends Morayshire-registered vet for โdishonestyโ
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) disciplinary committee has suspended a veterinary surgeon based in the county of Moray for nine months for being โmisleading and dishonestโ in relation to her treatment of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in March 2017. The hearing for Dr Jacqueline Bohnen took place…
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15 JanuaryRegulation
Over 400 VNs removed from register for non-payment
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) removed 450 veterinary nurses from the register for non-payment of their annual renewal fee on 1 January 2019. The annual renewal fee for veterinary nurses is due for payment on 1 November every year, although veterinary nurses have up to midnight on 31…
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15 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
RCVS and BVA call for vet surgeons to be restored to Shortage Occupation List
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and British Veterinary Association (BVA) have called for veterinary surgeons to be restored to the Shortage Occupation List as part of the UKโs preparations for leaving the EU. The organisations made the joint submission to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) as part of…
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4 JanuaryVeterinary
Fitzpatrick Referrals treat ‘untreatable’ double intra-hepatic shunt
The team at Fitzpatrick Referrals have successfully corrected a double intra-hepatic shunt that was previously deemed โuntreatableโ. Teddy, an 18 month old Jack Russell Terrier, had initially been examined at another specialist centre where lifelong medical management was recommended due to the complexity of his vascular abnormality. His primary care…
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2 JanuaryRegulation
Hertfordshire vet reprimanded for inadequate care
Following a postponement of two years, a Hertfordshire veterinary surgeon has been reprimanded by the disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for the inadequate care of a dog in 2015. Amir Kashiv MRCVS first appeared before the committee in December 2016 in relation to four charges…
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Nov- 2018 -26 NovemberTrade Organisations
RCVS begins process of selling Westminster headquarters
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has started the process of selling its current premises in Belgravia House, Westminster, and is looking for new premises. At its November meeting the RCVS council agreed, in principle, the sale of the building and for the RCVS and its London-based staff to…
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20 NovemberVeterinary
Complication rates of neutering revealed in national audit
The first major audit of routine neutering of cats and dogs in the UK has revealed the complication rates associated with the procedure, including the number of abnormalities requiring medical treatment or further surgical intervention. The audit data, comprising over 30,000 individual cases from veterinary practices across the country, provides…
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