June 2017

VNs and vets have just over a day left to respond to the RCVSā€™ consultation on the future of Schedule 3.

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The University of Glasgow is to start delivering an online distance learning Master of Science in Advanced Practice in Veterinary Nursing from September.

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May 2017

An online course has been launched aimed at vets and veterinary nurses who run weight clinics.

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Veterinary nurses attending the 2017 The Association of Zoo and Exotic Veterinary Nurses Congress in Bristol learned they have a key role to play in assessing and improving animal welfare.

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Staff have promoted the ā€œawesome and importantā€ role veterinary nurses play by throwing their own careers event for Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month 2017.

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A tiny collar made by a quick-thinking VN in Basildon is helping a four-month-old Syrian hamster recover from a hindleg amputation.

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One of the UKā€™s most isolated vets is offering colleagues the chance to experience practice life ā€“ island style. Vets, student vets and RVNs can undertake a week-long voluntary placement on the Isles of Scilly.

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Two VNs are putting their best foot forward to raise money and awareness for mental health charity Mind.

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Former RVN Helen Ballantyne has said veterinary practices should empower VNs to become ā€œlinkā€ and specialist nurses, replicating a similar model used in NHS hospitals across the UK.

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The 2017 RCVS and VN council election results have been announced after a record proportion of veterinary professionals cast their votes.Ā 

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A vet practice has reported what it believes to be three cases of poisoning thought to involve dogs eating rotten food in just eight months.

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The 2017 RCVS council and VN council election results have been announced, after a record proportion of veterinary professionals cast their votes.

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Blue Cross has announced it has adopted PDSAā€™s respected PetWise MOT model across all its hospitals.

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April 2017

Leeds-based Beechwood Veterinary Group is inviting pets to free nail clipping clinics to raise money for a local rescue fund that helps pay for the treatment and care of strays.

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The corporate group has acquired Valley Vets, a four-branch practice with sites across Cardiff and the South Wales Valleys.

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The Veterinary Christian Fellowship is to explore pain management in companion animals via a CPD session at the University of Bristol's vet school in May.

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Vets and VNs can play their part in improving rabbit welfare in clinics by taking part in an online study from the University of Bristol.

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Coco ā€“ who suffered entropion since birth ā€“ has had her sight fully restored following eye surgery at The Mayhew Animal Home in London.

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One-year-old cocker spaniel Meadow was rushed to a practice in Warwick after her owners realised she had been chewing on the remote control.

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Vet Timesā€™ sister publication VN Times has teamed up with the BVNA to offer one student veterinary nurse a bursary to help fund their qualification.

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