December 2021

RCVS Knowledge launched the antimicrobial resources to coincide with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week in late November and will feature free evidence-based resources.

3 mins

Five feline specialists have joined up to offer an email service offering advice and information on protocols and cases.

3 mins

Association adds resources including congress lectures, webinars and its Companion magazine to its library, with content freely available throughout December.

2 mins

UKā€™s largest practice group has announced its system for reporting a suspicion of NAI will now be available to any vet working in any practice nationwide.

15 mins

The Veterinary Pathology Group and Fitzpatrick Referrals are partnering on the study, which will look at what happened to more than 15,000 dogs after surgery to remove tumour.

6 mins

ā€œOrganisations like to claim they have a ā€˜commitment to diversity and inclusionā€™, but we see no evidence that they are changing their organisational structures and processesā€¦ā€ ā€“ Issa Robson.

12 mins

Mental health researchers at the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science are calling for participants for a study on how workplace stressors affect staff who live with autism.

5 mins

Sarah Benjamin, a US specialist in veterinary oncology, has joined the team at Davies Veterinary Specialists ā€“ taking to four the number of oncology specialists now in situ.

3 mins

ā€œThese changes show that all breeds can, and must, evolve to redress any serious health issues associated with conformationā€ ā€“ Dan Oā€™Neill, chairman of the Brachycephalic Working Group.

7 mins

Vet advises farmer delegates that milking starts hundreds of yards from the parlour and that little changes can make a big difference.

5 mins

The collaboration with PetsApp covers Blue Crossā€™ four animal hospitals, which help more than 24,000 pets each year.

4 mins

November 2021

European and RCVS specialists Pete Smith and Roberto Jose-Lopez bring wealth of new experience to Buckinghamshire-based small animal referral hospital.

5 mins

The BCVA has launched a new sustainability policy document to set out net zero ambitions to help UK farm vets and their clients.

6 mins

The UK veterinary profession has responded with offers of support and assistance after a female Afghan vet who is living in hiding in Kabul reached out for help.Ā 

5 mins

ā€œIt is salutary to see the huge demand for veterinary oncology education all over the worldā€ ā€“ former WSAVA president and oncology working group member, Jolle Kirpensteijn.

6 mins

Nominations open to RCVS council and VN council, respectively, with applications encouraged until Monday 31 January.

5 mins

The safeguarding antibiotics campaign was launched to coincide with Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November).

8 mins

BSAVA PetSavers is looking for vets, VNs and veterinary physiotherapists who are involved ā€“ or have been involved ā€“ with senior dog preventive health care to take part in survey.

5 mins

ā€œWe will be drawing up detailed plans for the safe removal and storage of our effects, including the library, historical collection and archivesā€ ā€“ RCVS chief executive Lizzie Lockett.Ā 

7 mins

Novemberā€™s Voice of the Veterinary Profession Survey shows 92% of those surveyed were concerned about the potential effects of antimicrobial resistance.

5 mins