Nurse is veterinary technician specialist (VTS) in two fields – oncology and small animal internal medicine – and just one of two veterinary nurses in the UK with double VTS status.

Officials have described the measure as “very modest” after its approval by the Privy Council.

RCVS VN council members agreed the new definition at its February meeting for the purpose of providing clarity to professions and public.

Georgia Gray is completing research on the confidence levels of veterinary nurses when dealing with such patients.

Dogs Trust-funded work, led by vet school and the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience at University of Bristol, will look at how dogs respond to pheromones when left alone.

Esther Skelly-Smith says animal welfare will also be a key plank of her year as president.

One of the UK’s leading veterinary groups is asking employees globally to nominate a woman they work with who they believe goes above and beyond.

Analysis finds 95% strongly agree VN title should be protected – while nearly half of respondents said they knew people working as a VN without being RCVS-registered.

Laura Turnbull, of Paragon Veterinary Referrals, has died following an eight-year battle with cancer.

“We have built an incredible community, and it’s such a privilege to be able to watch such meaningful and supportive conversations unfold” – VN Times editor, Rachael Buzzel.

Practices are being urged to find out if they may have a claim for compensation in an action lawyers claim could be worth more than £2 billion.

Veterinary practices are being offered new materials to help them raise awareness of the potential risks faced by pets as spring draws closer.

The £16 million referral centre will host VNs from 8:45am to 4pm on 25 February and include a tour of the hospital.

Ten candidates are contesting three seats on RCVS council, with five in the running for two places on VN council.

Report finds fewer than 10% of workers received a rise above current inflation levels and warns more pay demands may follow, amid ongoing industrial action in other sectors.

The 26 members of staff at Archway Veterinary Centre in Wales now own the business following its transition to an Employee Ownership Trust.

The group will offer up to eight weeks’ full pay in exceptional health event circumstances, and changes will also apply to major surgery as part of a gender transition in “veterinary industry first”.

Organisers promise “four affordable days of education and fun” ahead of September’s equine vet event.