Mental health researchers being encouraged to apply for 2023 Sarah Brown Mental Health Research Grant, set up in memory of vet, RCVS councillor and mental health campaigner.
Members voted overwhelmingly to support the proposed changes at a meeting today (19 January), though a separate discussion will now consider when they should come into force.
With RCVS council due to vote on controversial āunder careā guidance tomorrow (19 January), the BVA has urged the college to put its plans on hold ahead of an anticipated review of medicines rules.
Revised proposals have tightened requirements around the provision of physical examination as college officials argued their plans offer a āmore robust frameworkā for the professions.
The Progressive Veterinary Association has added its voice to existing concerns, fearing the risk of animals being wrongly diagnosed or given inappropriate treatment will increase.Ā
More than 350 cats are known to have died in the 2021 outbreak āĀ and RVC researchers hope findings from two papers will make a similar future pancytopenia spate less likely.
Dog owners should be urged by vet professionals to remain on their guard against the disease, despite a sharp fall in the number of recorded cases in 2022.
First research phase is being conducted in January and February, and aims to analyse amount and distribution of UK canine health research funding in past decade.
Senior politicians have indicated they are willing to look into the state of the veterinary sector in Wales after hundreds of people signed an online petition on the issue last year.
Chief executive Lizzie LockettĀ believes recent history has shown both her organisation, and the wider sector, can provide for animals and the public despite current challenges.