June 2016

A VN working in County Durham has joined an elite group of peers by earning the Certificate of Veterinary Nursing in Emergency and Critical Care.

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Veterinary professionals can access learning materials from Boehringer Academy via an artificial intelligence website, which, the company hopes, will offer vets and nurses a tailored one-stop shop of information.

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Raoul Dowding Veterinary Surgeons in Gainsborough has unveiled a range of new equipment and facilities – including a cutting-edge ultrasound scanner – following a £50,000 investment.

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Royal Canin’s Healthy Weight Competition is back by popular demand and open for entries from veterinary practices across the UK and Ireland.

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VNs and student VNs in practice have less than a week to supply their tips for feeding inappetent pets, for which they could win £250 in Amazon vouchers.

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SPVS/VPMA will be hosting a CPD event in Milton Keynes aimed at consulting veterinary nurses.

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Students and staff at a VN training college have raised more than £700 after taking part in a charity event.

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Veterinary professionals are being urged to have their say as one of the largest and most comprehensive insights into pet well-being gears up for its 2016 campaign.

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Vets and veterinary nurses are invited to attend this year’s RCVS Day, which will be the last official engagement for RCVS president Bradley Viner.

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Clients are being offered the chance to take part in free pet first aid classes, in a practice initiative to be rolled out nationwide.

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BEVA is urging equine veterinary partners and practice managers to include their vet nurses when booking tickets for the upcoming BEVA Congress.

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Vets4Pets has launched a new VN awareness campaign it hopes will increase recognition of the "integral role" VNs play in practice.

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CVS is aiming to add bereavement support advisors across all of its UK practices.

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A veterinary nurse has completed a marathon across the Great Wall of China to raise funds for UK charity Epilepsy Action.

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A range of online clinical training courses for veterinary professionals has been launched by Improve International.

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May 2016

A veterinary practice in Leeds has launched a community nursing service, complete with distinctive "ambulances" in pink and green livery.

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A highly-respected emergency and critical care VN has been named as the fifth recipient of the RCVS' Golden Jubilee award.

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A veterinary nurse found herself on both sides of the consult table after helping with life-saving surgery on her pet dog.

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One of the veterinary nurses spearheading the RCVS and BVNA VN Futures project has asked whether VNs are "strong enough advocates for the profession".

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Veterinary nurses from a York-based practice are inviting clients to get their claws out for charity as part of Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month.

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