Latest News

Feeling fleet of foot?

While the RCVS Trust is celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year, it continues to look ahead to ever-more exciting and challenging fundraising campaigns. In so doing, it has managed to squeeze a much-coveted place out of the London Marathon organisers for next year’s race, to be held on 26 April 2009.

College mourns loss of Past President

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has been saddened to hear that Emeritus Professor Leslie Vaughan DSc DVR FRCVS, its President in 1987-8, has died.

Clearing up confusion on SQPs

Whether qualified veterinary nurses should seek to become Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) in relation to the supply of veterinary medicines has been a hot topic for some time. But confusion exists and VNs may be making career choices based on misunderstandings about what being an SQP entails.

New corporate governance guidelines for RCVS

The corporate governance arrangements of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons are ‘perfectly competent’ but compliance could be improved. That was the finding of a Corporate Governance Group established to address issues of transparency and openness within the College.

Disciplinary Committee hearing adjourned

The Disciplinary Committee Inquiry into Mr Kfir Segev was adjourned today. It will resume on a date convenient to all parties, to be announced in due course at: www.rcvs.org.uk/disciplinary.

RCVS announces review of Extra-Mural Studies

Recent changes in the way veterinary schools teach clinical and practical skills, coupled with increasing financial pressure on students and new graduates, have triggered the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to review its guidelines for Extra-Mural Studies (EMS) and clinical education.

Age-barrier removed for VN trainees

The lower age limit for student veterinary nurses – previously set at 17 – has been removed by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in order to comply with age discrimination legislation.

Latest Publications

RCVS Review 2008

RCVS Review 2008 comprises Part 1 of our annual report for this year. It presents a more personalised account of what we have been doing during the year and seeks to outline in more detail just a few of our major activities, through the eyes of those who have been directly involved.

RCVS Veterinary Nursing News (August 2007)

RCVS Veterinary Nursing News has been discontinued. The last issue was August 2007.

VN Annual Report 2006-7

The VN Annual Report provides an overview of activities of the RCVS Veterinary Nurses Council, the VN Department and the RCVS Awarding Body.

RCVS News Extra (August 2008)

RCVS News Extra is a shorter version of RCVS News that normally focuses on a single issue. It is published on an ad hoc basis inbetween the normal editions of RCVS News. It is available to download or may be ordered free of charge below.

RCVS News (November 2008)

RCVS News is the newsletter of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. It is published in March, June and November and brings veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses up to date with RCVS activities and developments affecting the whole veterinary profession.

RCVS Facts 2008

RCVS Facts 2008 comprises Part 2 of our annual report for this year. It provides information on everything from the number of UK veterinary students, through the distribution of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses across the country, to our summary accounts.