January 2018

Any members of the profession wishing to stand for election to RCVS council in 2018 have less than two weeks to put themselves forward.

4 mins

Six-year project targets creation of a bespoke classification system to help vets better assess disease prevalence, and tailor health and welfare advice to individual animals.

5 mins

The Cat Prospective Ageing and Welfare Study, being conducted at the University of Liverpool, is aiming to find answers on how to improve an ageing animal’s overall health and welfare.

5 mins

Protesters say numbers had to be kept “below 50” to comply with Metropolitan Police advice, but say further, larger scale action will take place later in the year.

6 mins

RCVS disciplinary committee sends “clear message” to all veterinary surgeons not to be dishonest about their past, as it removes vet from register.

5 mins

Wendy Furness was required to pass eight modules, ranging from sustainable decisions in organisations to entrepreneurship, and attended a US study tour.

7 mins

The appointment, soon after the arrival of one of Europe’s leading cancer experts, is the latest step in referral centre’s expansion and development.

4 mins

Maria Amengual-Vila, a vet with Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists, is celebrating after qualifying as a European specialist in anaesthesia and analgesia.

3 mins

The gathering, scheduled to take place later this month, is believed to be the first of its kind since the college gained its royal charter in 1844.

6 mins

The University of Surrey veterinary research is part of a wider €90m pan-European one health project to investigate zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance.

5 mins

November 2017

Two leading veterinary anaesthetists from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine have headed south to join a specialist referral centre in Hampshire.

5 mins

A schoolgirl whose aspiration was to become a vet has realised her ambition and started work at the practice that provided her with her first work experience.

4 mins

A puppy found in a park with gaping abdominal cavities after suspected mastitis infection is recovering after being taken to a Blue Cross hospital.

6 mins

October 2017

University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science project will use analytics and machine learning to provide a disease early warning system in calves as young as 14 weeks.

6 mins

Compassion In World Farming chief executive Philip Lymbery wants to see a “systemic change“ in the way farm animals are kept – and believes the veterinary community has a vital role to play.

6 mins

Devon vet Dick Sibley’s pioneering work to break transmission routes of bTB in the heart of badger cull territory appears to have had an unforeseen consequence – a meeting of minds.

6 mins

Elizabeth Gatehouse suspended for two months by the RCVS disciplinary committee after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct.

9 mins

Vets are urged to share their views on kitten neutering with the Cat Population Control Group at the London Vet Show on November 16 and 17.

3 mins

Intake to the Independent Vetcare Graduate Academy programme has increased for the third year running, the company has reported.

2 mins

BSAVA says its new system offers “unprecedented, tailored and flexible support for all stages of an individual’s career, while allowing people to explore their own development pathway”.

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