February 2022

Ryan Davies and Robert Hamilton hope their new venture, a roving graduate mentoring business, will provide much-needed support to new vets ā€“ helping shrink the gap between grads and senior clinicians.Ā 

11 mins

Worldā€™s largest employee-owned veterinary practice has added Abbotsley Vets in Kent to the group.

6 mins

ā€œI think that if you really want to achieve anything, go for it. I did not think I would be in this position 5 years ago, let alone 10 or 15 years ago. If you strive for something you can achieve itā€ ā€“ Sophie Hadfield.

7 mins

Scheme launched by CVS Group offers funding of up to Ā£25,000 for up to three years to support clinical research and has received its first round of applications from students and researchers nationwide.

11 mins

Napo said plans will be some of the most comprehensive in the UK and include extensive dental cover to help pet owners ā€œcare for their beloved pets from tooth to tailā€.

3 mins

Vet team created climate-conscious cookbook, increased recycling efforts, and held raffles to raise money for children and young people mental health charity CHUMS.

5 mins

ā€œWe are pleased that we are able to keep fees static for a second year running, while maintaining a strong programme of strategic projectsā€¦ā€ ā€“ RCVS treasurer Niall Connell.

4 mins

January 2022

Harrison Family Vets opens doors on new practice in Kingswinford, West Midlands, following Ā£300,000 investment to add to first premises near Reading.

6 mins

Calder Vets awarded the accreditations from the RCVS as part of its Practice Standards Scheme after the group demonstrated a range of strong standards across all of its sites.

3 mins

The royal college will move to Clerkenwell following the sale of its previous Westminster base last year.

10 mins

North Downs Specialist Referrals in Surrey has received a green award from Investors in the Environment, the national scheme for businesses working to reduce their carbon footprint.

6 mins

Partnership with Japan-based biopharmaceutical firm MabGenesis aims to discover therapeutic antibodies in dogs using its technology platforms, and then develop them for the veterinary market.

3 mins

Mark Tabachnik will work with IVC Evidensia to help shape the future of its equine vets team.

4 mins

ā€œMuch-neededā€ facelift for St-David Veterinary Centre in Pentwyn, Cardiff includes modernised reception, extra consult room, x-ray room and dental suite ā€“ plus separate cat-only waiting area.

5 mins

Largest veterinary care provider in Europe has expanded its offering in France with the addition of practice chain VetOne.

4 mins

Practices in Alicante and Madrid become UK-based groupā€™s founding acquisitions on Iberian Peninsula, joining more in France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

4 mins

All of the practice groupā€™s referral hospitals with rotating intern initiatives will participate this year, taking the number of interns to 79.

6 mins

Medivet practice in Thirsk, North Yorkshire had already secured gold clinic status in the International Society of Feline Medicineā€™s Cat Friendly Clinic programme and now has hospital status from the RCVS.

4 mins

December 2021

Crown Vets in Inverness has been given the go ahead to move its practice to a new site in the Culduthel area in the west of the city.

6 mins

Nominations for awards held to honour veterinary professionals across the UK close on 10 January.

4 mins