Professionals are being invited to join an online session next month, shortly before current Government energy support schemes end.

Analysis finds 95% strongly agree VN title should be protected – while nearly half of respondents said they knew people working as a VN without being RCVS-registered.

Blue Cross has renewed its appeal for support exactly a year after the war began.

New supplies of a vaccine against equine viral arteritis are not expected to be available until this autumn, the company has admitted.

A Lincoln-based vet is leading a fund-raising drive to help those impacted by the war, a year after it began, and a well-known veterinary charity.

Staff are also welcoming new colleagues from a nearby surgery in Greater Manchester following several months of collaboration between the two sites.

A consistent message across the entire practice team is crucial, the workshop’s leader said.

Officials say the document is intended to give professionals useful information on the bacteria.

Four practices are piloting a study to see whether reusable drapes are as effective as their single-use counterparts.

CVS Group said questions remain about how breaches of the updated guidance on remote prescribing will be resolved.

AURA Veterinary is seeking participants for two studies to see whether methods that have shown signs of promise in human medicine could also be effective for dogs.

“It’s important that any discussion around cost of living doesn’t default to the line that ‘vets are too expensive’” – charity chief vet Caroline Allen.

Vets discovered a 12-week-old dachshund with signs of being in season after absorbing the product.

Rural affairs minister Lesley Griffiths confirms issue will be part of a public consultation process on the licensing of activities involving animals later this year.

University of Bristol researchers said they have found a potential bacterial candidate organism that could be the disease's cause – and are now appealing for veterinary professionals to help confirm this.

A working group has made 32 separate recommendations, including a requirement for would-be owners to pass a pre-purchase knowledge test.

The company has been given five working days to respond to the authority’s concerns, which relate to the acquisition of practices in both England and Wales.

Vets told to ensure they are using the latest version of the platform after a fault was discovered.

Collaboration is expected to focus on areas including infectious diseases that could pass between humans and animals.

The BVA’s Scottish branch president has paid tribute to the “significant” welfare advances during Nicola Sturgeon’s time in government, but warned her successor needs to go further.

The two organisations will begin their link-up with a series of four webinars, beginning next month.

Practices are being urged to find out if they may have a claim for compensation in an action lawyers claim could be worth more than £2 billion.

A veterinary team near Liverpool is counting down to its move into larger premises next door this spring.

Veterinary practices are being offered new materials to help them raise awareness of the potential risks faced by pets as spring draws closer.

“We are wanting to focus a spotlight on the abhorrent practices (...) such as ear cropping in dogs, transport of heavily pregnant dogs and puppy smuggling” – vet and MP Neil Hudson.

Ten candidates are contesting three seats on RCVS council, with five in the running for two places on VN council.

Nearly one in six of the company’s 900 vets are from Turkey and the company has pledged to match every pound raised up to £10,000.

The Leeds-based firm has teamed up with a pet food producer to examine whether specially prepared products can affect quality of life for cats with the disease.