June 2017

RCVS president Chris Tufnell has expressed sorrow at the results of a major survey showing a “significant proportion” of non-UK EU-trained vets working in the UK have experienced prejudice at work following the Brexit vote.

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A husband and wife team who formed a zoo consultancy business have hosted their first successful CPD event.

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BEVA has announced details of the dentistry day it is holding at congress this year.

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One of the world’s leading orthopaedic-neuro vets has urged global drug companies to restart supplying the UK with a bone growth stimulator to help heal non-union fractures in dogs.

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Vets and vet nurses are being urged to submit abstracts for the 14th Emergency and Critical Care UK Congress, which takes place in Harrogate in November.

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VetCPD is launching a two-day CPD congress aimed at small animal vets and veterinary nurses, to be held in the World Heritage City of Bath.

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Owners are being warned to ensure their dogs are fully up to date with vaccinations after an outbreak of a highly virulent strain of parvovirus near one of the UK’s most densely populated dog walking areas.

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A record-breaking number of delegates flocked to the Veterinary Education for Tomorrow (VET) Festival 2017 for a packed programme with a well-being theme.

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Employers are urged to take part in providing “the most robust data on veterinary graduate competencies ever collected in the UK and Ireland”.

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Research into the genetic modification of insect vectors could have a game-changing impact on the control of mosquitoes and other pathogen-carrying pest insects.

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Potential veterinary leaders of the future have been sharpening their skills at a series of seminars to help them advance within practice and the profession.

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The UK’s first veterinary cooperative is looking to expand its unique business model that allows self-employed vets to choose how much work they want to do, and when.

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The head of a leading charity has claimed the lives of a million creatures could be saved every year by enhancing the profession’s knowledge of wild animal medicine.

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A two-part webinar series on mitral valve disease is being hosted on the Boehringer Academy website.

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Evidence indicates lungworm continues to spread across the UK, with more than 80 instances reported by vets to Bayer’s “Act Against Lungworm” campaign since February.

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Unmet welfare needs and growing client expectations mean feline-only clinics will become increasingly common in the UK in the next decade, says a leading cat practitioner.

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Practices running Flock Health Clubs are being urged to take part in an online survey by sheep veterinary consultancy business Flock Health, which has established a new base in Gloucestershire and welcomed a new vet to the team.

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VNs and vets have just over a day left to respond to the RCVS’ consultation on the future of Schedule 3.

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The RCVS and BSAVA are working together to conduct a research project to evaluate the impact of the professional development phase on veterinary graduates.

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A riding centre that provides a range of equine experiences for people with additional needs has received a boost in funds thanks to a Cheshire veterinary practice.

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