June 2017

Vets and vet nurses are being urged to submit abstracts for the 14th Emergency and Critical Care UK Congress, which takes place in Harrogate in November.

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VetCPD is launching a two-day CPD congress aimed at small animal vets and veterinary nurses, to be held in the World Heritage City of Bath.

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Vets and vet nurses are being asked to nominate colleagues for the UK’s Veterinary Nurse of the Year 2017 award.

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Two VNs have won recognition for their efforts in training nurses of the future at the inaugural Veterinary Nursing Educator of the Year Awards.

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Potential veterinary leaders of the future have been sharpening their skills at a series of seminars to help them advance within practice and the profession.

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The head of a leading charity has claimed the lives of a million creatures could be saved every year by enhancing the profession’s knowledge of wild animal medicine.

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The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) has announced its nurse and technician membership has reached 10,000 nurses worldwide, with users in 72 different countries.

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VNs and vets have just over a day left to respond to the RCVS’ 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 “awesome and important” 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 UK’s most isolated vets is offering colleagues the chance to experience practice life – 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 “link” 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. 

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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 PDSA’s respected PetWise MOT model across all its hospitals.

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