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  2. RCVS Council
  3. Council Members
  4. Role of Council Members
  5. Council meetings
  6. 8 June 2023
  7. 16 March 2023
  8. 19 January 2023
  9. 10 November 2022
  10. 9 November 2022
  11. 8 September 2022
  12. 6 July 2022
  13. 9 June 2022
  14. 21 April 2022
  15. 17 March 2022
  16. 20 January 2022
  17. 11 November 2021
  18. 9 September 2021
  19. 10 June 2021
  20. 18 March 2021
  21. 21 January 2021
  22. 22 December 2020
  23. 5 November 2020
  24. 8 October 2020
  25. 21 September 2020
  26. 3 September 2020
  27. 4 June 2020
  28. 16 April 2020
  29. 5 March 2020
  30. 23 January 2020
  31. 7 November 2019
  32. 3 October 2019
  33. 5 September 2019
  34. 13 June 2019
  35. 7 March 2019
  36. 17 January 2019
  37. 1 November 2018
  38. 27 September 2018
  39. 7 September 2023
  40. 9 November 2023
  41. 18 January 2024
  42. 14 March 2024
  43. Council elections
  44. Previous election results
  45. Dr Gerard Henry
  46. Dr Peter Higgins
  47. Professor David Barrett
  48. Dr Sinéad Bennett
  49. Dr Mark Bowen
  50. Richard Brown
  51. Paddy Gordon
  52. Dr Zara Kennedy
  53. Dr Thomas Lonsdale
  54. Penelope Morgan
  55. Dr Kate Richards
  56. Dr Richard Sanderson
  57. Sally Schroeder
  58. Dr Lara Wilson
  59. Past-Presidents
  60. VN Council
  61. VN Council members
  62. VN Council meetings
  63. 10 May 2023
  64. 8 February 2023
  65. 16 November 2022
  66. 14 September 2022
  67. 11 May 2022
  68. 9 February 2022
  69. 17 November 2021
  70. 15 September 2021
  71. 12 May 2021
  72. 10 February 2021
  73. 9 September 2020
  74. 6 May 2020
  75. 12 February 2020
  76. 13 November 2019
  77. 11 September 2019
  78. 8 May 2019
  79. 6 February 2019
  80. 2 October 2018
  81. 13 September 2023
  82. 15 November 2023
  83. 28 February 2024
  84. 22 May 2024
  85. Membership of committees & sub-committees
  86. VN Futures Project Board
  87. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
  88. VN Council elections
  89. Previous results
  90. Susan Howarth
  91. Stuart Bobby Miller
  92. Kirsty Young
  93. Officer Team
  94. Legislation Working Party
  95. Brexit Taskforce
  96. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
  97. Committees, subcommittees and groups
  98. Standards Committee
  99. Certification Subcommittee
  100. Ethics Review Panel
  101. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  102. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
  103. Practice Standards Group
  104. 21 February 2023
  105. 6 February 2023
  106. 7 December 2022
  107. 14 November 2022
  108. 10 November 2022
  109. 24 October 2022
  110. 12 September 2022
  111. 4 August 2022
  112. 16 June 2022
  113. 19 May 2022
  114. 9 May 2022
  115. 31 March 2022
  116. 7 February 2022
  117. 24 January 2022
  118. 15 December 2021
  119. 15 November 2021
  120. 26 October 2021
  121. 13 September 2021
  122. 25 August 2021
  123. 4 August 2021
  124. 16 July 2021
  125. 10 May 2021
  126. 4 March 2021
  127. 08 February 2021
  128. 12 January 2021
  129. 9 November 2020
  130. 15 December 2020
  131. 7 September 2020
  132. 27 April 2020
  133. 10 February 2020
  134. 11 November 2019
  135. 9 September 2019
  136. 28 May 2019
  137. 19 April 2019
  138. 30 January 2019
  139. 15 May 2023
  140. 25 August 2023
  141. 11 September 2023
  142. 13 November 2023
  143. 14 February 2024
  144. 16 April 2024
  145. Advancement of the Professions Committee
  146. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
  147. Fellowship Board
  148. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
  149. Vet Futures Project Board
  150. 7 February 2023
  151. 15 November 2022
  152. 13 September 2022
  153. 10 May 2022
  154. 8 February 2022
  155. 16 November 2021
  156. 14 September 2021
  157. 11 May 2021
  158. 10 November 2020
  159. 5 May 2020
  160. 11 February 2020
  161. 12 November 2019
  162. 7 May 2019
  163. 10 September 2019
  164. 5 February 2019
  165. 22 November 2018
  166. 9 May 2023
  167. 14 November 2023
  168. 7 February 2024
  169. 12 September 2023
  170. Audit and Risk Committee
  171. Elizabeth Butler
  172. Victor Olowe
  173. Judith Rutherford
  174. Janice Shardlow
  175. Kalwant Grewal
  176. Education Committee
  177. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
  178. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
  179. Specialist Subcommittee
  180. CPD Policy and Compliance Subcommittee
  181. Veterinary Graduate Development Programme Subcommittee
  182. 9 May 2023
  183. 7 February 2023
  184. 15 November 2022
  185. 13 September 2022
  186. 10 May 2022
  187. 8 February 2022
  188. 16 November 2021
  189. 14 September 2021
  190. 11 May 2021
  191. 9 February 2021
  192. 20 November 2020
  193. 15 September 2020
  194. 5 May 2020
  195. 11 February 2020
  196. 12 November 2019
  197. 10 September 2019
  198. 7 May 2019
  199. February 2019
  200. 3 October 2018
  201. 12 September 2023
  202. 14 November 2023
  203. 27 February 2024
  204. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
  205. 21 May 2024
  206. Finance and Resources Committee
  207. Estate Strategy Group
  208. Disciplinary Committee
  209. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
  210. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
  211. Ms Helena Jones
  212. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
  213. Ms Hilary Lloyd
  214. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
  215. Mr Peter Smith
  216. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
  217. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
  218. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
  219. Mr Paul Francis Morris
  220. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
  221. Mr Colin Childs
  222. Susan Ridge CB
  223. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
  224. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
  225. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
  226. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
  227. Mr James Hurden
  228. Ms Catharine Seddon
  229. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
  230. Charter Case Committee
  231. Charter Case Committee Protocol
  232. Charter Case Committee Rules
  233. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
  234. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
  235. Ms Jane Kilgannon
  236. Mrs Kathryn Latimer RVN
  237. Mrs Rachel Cook
  238. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
  239. Ms Cerys Jones
  240. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
  241. Registration Committee
  242. Preliminary Investigation Committee
  243. Mr Kenneth Caley
  244. Georgie Barnard
  245. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
  246. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
  247. Mrs Victoria Smith
  248. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
  249. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
  250. Ms Miranda Winram
  251. Mr Timothy Skelton BSc
  252. PIC Lay Observers
  253. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
  254. Dr Katharine Nelson MRCVS
  255. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
  256. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
  257. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
  258. Ms Sally Bowden BSc(Hons)CertEd RVN
  259. Mr Damian Kearney
  260. Mr Mark Stobbs
  261. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
  262. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
  263. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
  264. Examinations Appeals Committee
  265. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
  266. Paper classification: some definitions
  267. Remuneration Subcommittee
  268. Nominations Subcommittee
  269. Accreditation Appeals Committee
  270. Senior team
  271. Work for us
  272. Contact us
  273. Complaints about the College
  274. How to find us
  275. How we work
  276. The role of the RCVS
  277. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
  278. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
  279. Royal Charter and legislation
  280. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
  281. Government legislation
  282. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
  283. Honours & awards
  284. Recipients of RCVS Honours
  285. The Queen's Medal
  286. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
  287. The RCVS International Award
  288. The RCVS Impact Award
  289. The RCVS Inspiration Award
  290. Honorary Associateship
  291. The RCVS Compassion Award
  292. The RCVS Student Community Award
  293. Our Service Promise
  294. Service Standards
  295. Complaints about the College
  296. Fees
  297. How to pay your fees
  298. Annual renewal fees from 2016
  299. Video Guides
  300. News & views
  301. News
  302. Features
  303. Blogs
  304. Webinars and podcasts
  305. Publications
  306. CPD poster
  307. Client/practice poster
  308. Our publications explained
  309. Events and meetings
  310. Past events
  311. RCVS Question Times
  312. Royal College Day
  313. Royal College Day 2023
  314. Veterinary Nurses Day
  315. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
  316. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
  317. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
  318. Congresses
  319. Neurodiversity
  320. Policy
  321. Veterinary Legislation Review
  322. Legislation Working Party
  323. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
  324. Information for MPs
  325. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
  326. October 2021 meeting summary
  327. July 2021 meeting summary
  328. May 2021 meeting summary
  329. March 2021 meeting summary
  330. January 2021 meeting summary
  331. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
  332. December 2022 meeting summary
  333. August 2022 meeting summary
  334. Our consultations
  335. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
  336. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
  337. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
  338. Legislative reform consultation
  339. Executive summary
  340. Introduction
  341. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
  342. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
  343. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
  344. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
  345. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
  346. Conclusions
  347. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
  348. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
  349. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
  350. Standard 1 - Learning culture
  351. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
  352. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
  353. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
  354. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
  355. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
  356. The RCVS Leavers survey
  357. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
  358. Contact the press office
  359. Registration
  360. Applications - Veterinary surgeons
  361. Statutory Membership Exam
  362. Seeing practice
  363. English language requirements
  364. Statutory framework for registration
  365. Grenada
  366. Europe
  367. Australia
  368. Japan
  369. Canada
  370. New Zealand
  371. South Africa
  372. United Kingdom
  373. Registering as a veterinary surgeon – UK graduates
  374. USA
  375. How to apply
  376. Restricted (Temporary) Registration
  377. Hong Kong
  378. Applications - Veterinary nurses
  379. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
  380. Registration of veterinary nurses educated outside the UK
  381. Veterinary nurse pre-registration examinations
  382. Practical examinations
  383. Applications - Veterinary premises
  384. Check our Registers
  385. About the RCVS Register
  386. About the VN Register
  387. Maintaining and amending your registration
  388. Completing your annual renewal
  389. Change of category fees
  390. Amending your registration
  391. Amending your registration category
  392. Voluntary removal and restoration
  393. Vets - voluntary removal and restoration
  394. VNs - voluntary removal and restoration
  395. Replacement Membership Certificates
  396. Frequently Asked Questions
  397. Disclosing convictions and/or adverse findings
  398. Working abroad
  399. Vets working in the EU
  400. Letters of good standing
  401. Find a Vet practice staff
  402. 'Working in the UK' online courses
  403. Fellowship
  404. How to apply for Fellowship
  405. Fellows Directory
  406. Fellowship Day
  407. Fellowship Day 2022
  408. Fellowship Week 2021
  409. Fellowship Evening 2020
  410. Fellowship Day 2019
  411. Fellows of the Future?
  412. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
  413. Fellowship Day 2018
  414. Fellows of the Future?
  415. The importance of public engagement in science
  416. Fellows in Focus
  417. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
  418. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
  419. Dealing with the worm that turned
  420. Complexity of common diseases
  421. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
  422. Whose best interests?
  423. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
  424. Mission Rabies
  425. The health of corals, and their importance for society
  426. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
  427. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
  428. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
  429. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
  430. Causes and cures for cataracts
  431. Nature’s wings and their passengers
  432. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
  433. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
  434. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
  435. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
  436. Rare or well done?
  437. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
  438. Credentials Panel recruitment
  439. Become a Fellowship Mentor
  440. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
  441. 'Fellows of the Future' student research submissions 2024
  442. RCVS Fellowship Board Elections 2024
  443. Chair of the RCVS Fellowship Board specification
  444. Chairs of the RCVS Fellowship Credentials Panel specification 2024
  445. Fellowship Board Elections 2024 FAQs
  446. RCVS Fellowship Board Election 2024 guidance notes for candidates
  447. Fellowship Board Elections Candidate Information
  448. Lifelong learning
  449. Students
  450. Veterinary students
  451. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
  452. Veterinary nursing students
  453. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
  454. Approved Training Practices
  455. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
  456. Student policy EMS placement
  457. VetGDP
  458. VetGDP Advisers
  459. VetGDP Adviser declaration
  460. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
  461. VetGDP Adviser case studies
  462. Practices and workplaces
  463. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
  464. Graduates and students
  465. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
  466. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
  467. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
  468. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
  469. VetGDP information to help you get started
  470. VetGDP e-portfolio
  471. VetGDP guidance
  472. VetGDP FAQs
  473. Overseas vets
  474. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
  475. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
  476. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
  477. Continuing professional development (CPD)
  478. CPD webinars
  479. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
  480. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
  481. Enrolment
  482. Module subjects
  483. Designated certificates
  484. Synoptic assessment
  485. Accredited university contact details
  486. Information for universities
  487. Frequently asked questions
  488. Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  489. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
  490. Professional accreditation
  491. Advanced Practitioner status
  492. Specialist status
  493. RCVS Leadership Initiative
  494. Edward Jenner Veterinary Leadership Programme
  495. Inspiring Veterinary Leaders
  496. 12 veterinary professionals showcase
  497. RCVS Leadership Library
  498. Delegation
  499. Difficult Conversations
  500. Inclusive Leadership
  501. Leading and Working in Teams
  502. Quality Improvement
  503. Leading and Managing Change
  504. RCVS Academy
  505. Setting standards
  506. Practice Standards Scheme
  507. Applying to the PSS
  508. The PSS assessment process
  509. PSS awards
  510. Meet the PSS team
  511. Meet the PSS assessors
  512. PSS assessor training
  513. Meet the Practice Standards Group
  514. PSS updates
  515. Environmental sustainability module and award
  516. PSS accreditation levels
  517. Using the Stanley system
  518. Updating your practice information
  519. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
  520. PSS training and resources
  521. Advice & guidance
  522. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
  523. Supporting guidance
  524. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
  525. Supporting guidance
  526. Contact the Advice Team
  527. XL Bully dog ban
  528. 'Under care' - new guidance
  529. Under care: practice scenarios
  530. Advice on Schedule 3
  531. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
  532. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
  533. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
  534. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
  535. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
  536. Accrediting primary qualifications
  537. Accrediting veterinary degrees
  538. Accreditation Standards
  539. Visitations
  540. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
  541. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
  542. Accreditation visitation reports
  543. Accreditation visitors
  544. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
  545. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
  546. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
  547. Riding Establishments
  548. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
  549. Concerns
  550. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
  551. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
  552. What you need to know first
  553. Tell us about your concern
  554. How we assess and investigate concerns
  555. How we make decisions
  556. Our terms explained
  557. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
  558. What you need to know first
  559. Tell us about your concern
  560. How we assess and investigate concerns
  561. How we make decisions
  562. Our terms explained
  563. Confidential Reporting Line
  564. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
  565. Disciplinary Committee hearings
  566. Charter Case Committee decisions
  567. A concern has been raised about me
  568. Information for veterinary surgeons
  569. How we assess and investigate concerns
  570. How we make decisions
  571. Our terms explained
  572. Information for veterinary nurses
  573. How we assess and investigate concerns
  574. How we make decisions
  575. Our terms explained
  576. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
  577. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
  578. Reference information
  579. A note on negligence
  580. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
  581. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  582. The Stage one PIC
  583. Areas of particular concern
  584. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  585. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
  586. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  587. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
  588. The referral of cases
  589. Outcome
  590. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  591. Cases unlikely to result in referral
  592. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  593. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
  594. The Stage one RVNPIC
  595. Areas of particular concern
  596. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
  597. Outcome
  598. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
  599. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
  600. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  601. Outcome
  602. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
  603. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
  604. Aggravating and mitigating factors
  605. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
  606. Background
  607. Code of Professional Conduct
  608. About this document
  609. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
  610. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
  611. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
  612. When do I have to disclose?
  613. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
  614. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
  615. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
  616. Closed cases
  617. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
  618. How to request a review of a decision
  619. Illegal veterinary practice
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  634. What our priorities are and how we are doing
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  637. Lists and Registers
  638. The services we offer
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