December 2020

BVA pleased new report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee highlights concerns on capacity in veterinary sector post-Brexit transition.

6 mins

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health launches Thank You Vets campaign to recognise care and passion of equine vets during continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

4 mins

After tougher restrictions ā€“ including a new Tier 4 for England ā€“ were introduced to help curb a virulent new COVID-19 variant, RCVS and BVA contact CVOs to ensure advice to vets is in line with rules in all four nations.

6 mins

Shearbridge Veterinary Centreā€™s reception Christmas trees at surgeries in Queensbury, Bradford and Hipperholme, Halifax, allow owners to remember lost pets, with the practice making Ā£1 charity donations for each one.

4 mins

Prospective candidates for both councils have until 31 January 2021 to put themselves forward for the elections.

9 mins

VetPartners launches project to encourage team working to treat a painful problem in cattle.

6 mins

ā€œAs veterinary professionals, we all need reminding from time to time about how amazing we all are and how important it is that we are kind to themselvesā€ ā€“ Katie Ford.

5 mins

RCVS Knowledge is leading a project to empower farm animal vets and wider practice teams to establish antimicrobial protocols.

5 mins

Surgeons at Wear Referrals have performed two operations to remove a tumour the size of a manā€™s fist from the skull of an 11st Caucasian shepherd dog.

9 mins

Institute of Student Employers judges singled out how the programme sets graduates up for success and were also impressed by ā€œthe collaborative approachā€ to designing it.

3 mins

Canine Arthritis Management has released a new course aimed at helping improve understanding of arthritis in dogs and management of the condition.

4 mins

ā€œThe establishment of this centre will not only pave the way for innovation in the field of regenerative medicine... it will also contribute to the growth of our local economyā€ ā€“ RVC.

6 mins

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals in Swindon recognised as gold level cat clinic by International Society of Feline Medicine soon after Ā£3 million redevelopment of Swindon hospital.

4 mins

Congress Diaries will offer an exclusive insight in 2021ā€™s Virtual Congress and its content, from the people behind the scenes.

4 mins

Agreement will enable graduates of Irish and UK veterinary schools to continue to seek to practise in the other country when they wish.

8 mins

David Martin ā€“ one of the driving forces behind IVC Evidensiaā€™s new scheme to increase reporting rates of NAIs ā€“ says profession needs to do more to support clinicians and realise a ā€œproper problemā€ exists.

7 mins

Internal medicine specialists at Davies Veterinary Specialists perform emergency treatment on Bella the Labrador retriever after she swallowed open safety pin.

4 mins

Vet performs complicated emergency procedure to remove a thorn that had become deeply embedded in the eye of a four-year-old Rottweiler.

4 mins

More than 1,200 delegates from 37 different countries attend online Vets Now ECC Virtual Congress.

5 mins

Leading bTB experts are concerned the Government is misleading the public and the profession on key facts surrounding the UKā€™s controversial badger cull.

8 mins