July 2024

Ministers have been urged to deliver legislation that ‘properly supports’ the veterinary sector after a packed legislative programme failed to address the issue.

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Veterinary professionals can learn more about ways of improving their resilience during a forthcoming Mind Matters webinar.

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Services are being disrupted after workers began two weeks of walkouts amid no sign of a breakthrough in resolving the dispute.

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Senior officials have urged ministers to move swiftly to reform the Veterinary Surgeons Act following Labour’s landslide general election victory on 4 July.

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Aura Veterinary in Surrey and Arthrex Vet Systems say they are aiming to transform animal care in veterinary oncology and soft tissue surgery.

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Dozens of clinicians have signed an open letter published by the Progressive Veterinary Association calling for vets and nurses to be given a vote on the “momentous” proposals.

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A national homelessness organisation has recognised the work of a veterinary charity with people and pets living on the streets.

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Leading veterinary charity has also urged clinicians affected by the process to reach out to them, though they stress current levels of service demand are largely stable.

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Clinicians and farmers have been recognised for their efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance through a nationwide project.

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Questions raised about the project to renovate new London headquarters during college annual meeting.

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Key message of a cattle vet conference hosted by Ceva Animal Health was importance of them extolling virtues of pain relief to their farming clients.

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Issue back in focus after four horses euthanised during a recent race meeting in Devon and consultation indicates significant support for a ban on greyhound racing in Scotland.

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The event – which will feature live streams for remote audiences – will be hosted at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth on 28 July.

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Interested parties can have their say on the proposed scope of the probe over the next three weeks.

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The RCVS said the programme has been in development for some time in response to professional feedback, as campaigners prepared to stage their latest protest demanding change.

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New study warns of need for fresh measures, including legislative reform, after analysis of data shows an increase in part of the UK of 55% in eight years.

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Officials are planning to register their first cohort of veterinary degree students this autumn as they aim to help tackle key problems in the Scottish sector.

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National Equine Welfare Council found one in 20 of respondents were considering having their horse euthanised within the next 12 months because of increased costs.

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Farmers’ Union of Wales voices concerns about higher costs and weaker working relationships with the current state of the sector in a submission to an ongoing parliamentary inquiry.

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Professionals who hold or supply imported medicines have less than two weeks before service scrapped.

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