Almost 6,000 people have signed the Change.org petition, started by Yorkshire RVN Tate Boat, which is calling for improved pay and benefits to tackle a nationwide shortage of nurses.

Programme will be hosted virtually by the BSAVA Regions for the first time in the form of seven half-day programmes from September 2021 until March 2022.

Veterinary nurse Donna Brotherton and her husband Mark are offering a £10,000 reward for the return of their dog after brazen thieves pushed their son to the ground and stole border terrier Melchett.

The winner of the annual scholarship is gifted a place on Improve International’s Nurses Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care Nursing programme.

Series looking at areas that affect many veterinary professionals being rolled out from August as part of the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative.

Virbac and BattLab/Laboklin announce free canine mast cell tumour webinar series to launch in October.

The association is looking forward to welcoming vet nurses in person and online to its 2021 event in October.

Vetfit – along with the WellVet team – will be hosting a unique one-day well-being event on 17 September designed to support practical personal and team development. 

RVN and alpaca breeder Helen Macdonald has been campaigning since 2017 to prevent the Government from euthanising Geronimo, suspected to be infected with Mycobacterium bovis.

RCVS reveals details of webinars it is planning as part of the 60th year of the founding of the accredited Animal Nursing Auxiliary training scheme.

RCVS standards detail professional values, knowledge, skills and behaviours that need to be met by any body responsible for training SVNs.

RCVS coronavirus survey will ask veterinary professionals to provide evidence of how COVID-19 has impacted experiences of working in profession.

Association commits to providing face-to-face event from 5 to 7 September, back at the ICC in Birmingham.

Practice group says it is thinking a little differently in its plans for the end-of-year show, to celebrate the return of the face-to-face event.

RVN and Medivet area manager will take on 13.1-mile run to raise funds for the Wilderness Foundation’s Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative.

Lucy Rose-Smith kick-started the innovative recycling scheme after discovering her cat-loving team throws away more than 4,300 plastic food pouches a year.

Full programme now available for 60th staging of Europe’s largest equine vet event, with Tim Greet and Jean-Marie Denoix giving plenary lectures.