Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) sets professional standards and regulatory frameworks that shape the wider petcare ecosystem in the UK. Pet Gazette’s coverage of the RCVS focuses on policy announcements, practice standards, reforms to veterinary education and registration, and rulings that may impact retailers — especially where guidance intersects with the sale of health-related products, veterinary medicines, or advice provision. We also report on how RCVS developments influence the role of veterinary professionals in product recommendation and customer referral, offering insight for pet shops, distributors, and brand suppliers navigating this regulated space.
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Mar- 2019 -25 MarchVeterinary
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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22 MarchEvents
RWAF to hold conference in Birmingham
Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund (RWAF) and Burgess Pet Care have been working together to deliver rabbit specific CPD for 15 years. The two organisations are offering a day packed full of health, welfare and behaviour. This ‘Essentials’ day is for every non clinical person that works with rabbits and…
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22 MarchEvents
‘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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12 MarchVeterinary
RCVS Council elects first black council member as junior VP
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council has elected its first black council member in its 175-year history to be junior vice president of the college for 2019-20. Mandisa Greene, who was first elected to council in 2014 and was re-elected last year, is currently chair of the Practice…
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8 MarchVeterinary
MMI introduces Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grants
Applications are now open for the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) first Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grant, named for an elected RCVS Council member who tragically passed away in 2017. One £20,000 grant will be awarded each year for five years, starting in 2019 (making a £100,000 total by…
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5 MarchVeterinary
RCVS takes ‘no further action’ on vet convicted of dangerous driving
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) disciplinary committee has decided that “no further action” was required in the case of a Glamorgan-based vet who was imprisoned after being convicted of dangerous driving. Simona-Claudia Panait appeared before the committee on 25 and 26 February 2019 facing one charge. The charge…
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5 MarchVeterinary
Royal Veterinary College ranked ‘best in the world’
The veterinary degree course at the University of London’s Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) has topped the 2019 QS World University Rankings for the first time. Ranked third in the preceding three years, the RVC overtook Cornell University (now fifth) and the University of California (now second). Utrecht University was ranked…
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4 MarchManufacturers
Wellness Core to provide free nutrition consultation at Crufts 2019
Pet food manufacturer, Wellness Core has announced it is to offer pet owners free nutrition consultation at its Crufts stand. Dr Danielle Bernal, a global expert on canine nutrition and member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), will be at the CORE stand, offering show visitors advice on…
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Feb- 2019 -20 FebruaryVeterinary
RCVS Council candidates and new VN Council member announced
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has announced the candidates standing in the 2019 RCVS Council elections and confirming the two members of the Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council who were nominated this year. There are nine candidates standing in this year’s election, including five existing council members eligible for…
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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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