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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Feb- 2019 -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 company’s 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 ‘dishonesty’
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 “misleading and dishonest” 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 UK’s 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 ‘untreatable’. 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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19 NovemberVeterinary
Vet suspended for assault and medicine mis-administration
A North Yorkshire veterinary surgeon has been suspended for six months, following a assault conviction, inappropriate attempts at surgery and administration of medicines to another person. The hearing by the disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for Richard Sutcliffe took place from Monday 12 to Wednesday…
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