November 2019

Centre will become one of the few private education facilities to train VNs and care assistants following funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

4 mins

The series, which has been designed in response to a member survey conducted earlier this year, will deliver CPD at a time convenient to members.

4 mins

RCVS says “it was clear” vets and VNs could benefit from additional guidance and greater clarity around some of the terms and language in the schedule.

4 mins

October 2019

Amy Lyburn created "The Anxious RVN" Facebook group to channel her own anxiety and support colleagues who may otherwise be suffering alone.

3 mins

Winner nominated for her “enthusiasm, extensive knowledge and experience making her a role model for hard work and self-motivation”.

4 mins

College of Animal Welfare’s 2020 event to take place on 16 and 17 March at East of England Arena and Events Centre in Peterborough, offering up to 12 hours of CPD.

3 mins

Recognition of Achievement awards, from iCatCare and ISFM, presented to students who have gained highest level of achievement on charity's distance learning courses.

5 mins

Megan Sutton, who has just completed a VN foundation degree at Askham Bryan College, scoops James Herriot Foundation Trust award in recognition of her work.

4 mins

VetCPD’s online course, “Hip and elbow dysplasia – developmental causes of lameness in dogs” with Philip Witte, launches on 4 November.

3 mins

Two separate ceremonies hosted by RCVS for its newly registered veterinary nurses and for those achieving Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing.

5 mins

More than 20 students attend graduation ceremony to mark successful completion of University Centre West Anglia's BSc and FdSc courses.

5 mins

Philippa Barclay, a nurse clinic co-ordinator from The Wheelhouse Veterinary Centre in Buckinghamshire, is in Goa with Mission Rabies.

5 mins

Creative thinking from SVNs Steph Crow and Millie Keinzley allows colleagues to know exactly where to find and store their stethoscopes.

3 mins

Jo Hinde has taken over from Wendy Nevins as president of the BVNA at a special ceremony held at BVNA Congress in Telford.

7 mins

“I will also be running in memory of a dear friend; an incredible woman and fantastic vet who, two years ago, lost her battle with depression and she ended her own life." – Sarah Dawson.

4 mins

An RVN who spent four weeks nursing a sickly snake back to health has decided to adopt her “little soldier”.

3 mins

RVN Isobel Cook aims to collate case studies and petition signatures highlighting fear and suffering of pets from fireworks – and ultimately halt pyrotechnic sales.

5 mins

Vets and nurses will now be able to “pause” CPD for up to six months as well as be given a one-off chance to carry over accrued hours.

6 mins

Lyndsay Hughes, operations and nursing manager at Drove Veterinary Hospital in Swindon, hopes online and face-to-face support programme will help colleagues in leadership roles.

5 mins

VetPartners becomes first veterinary group in the UK to set up a school of equine nursing, at Liphook Equine Hospital, offering block-release City and Guilds diploma.

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