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... under the prescribing Cascade): An Inspector appointed under the VMRs i.e. a VMD inspector An RCVS Practice Standards Assessor A veterinary surgeon independent of a practice where the destruction ...

Skip to content Standards & Advice update: July 2022 We have been asked by a local police force to remind the profession of the regulations around transportation and storage of firearms for ...

... from endorsement activities are declared. Guidance on maintaining clinical freedom and how the RCVS defines different forms of advertising is also included. Melissa Donald (pictured), Chair of the ...

... to content Standards & Advice update: June 2023 Following a decision of the RCVS Standards Committee lay people are now being advised to cease offering of intravaginal artificial ...

... of suspected animal cruelty and neglect which the profession is encouraged to review along with the RCVS supporting guidance on client confidentiality .   Microchipping of older horses in ...

... Veterinary surgeons must maintain minimum practice standards equivalent to the Core Standards of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme.’ Please see the updates to Chapter 2 , paragraphs 2.3 and 2.4, and ...

... to content Standards & Advice update: May 2024 At its April 2024 meeting, the RCVS Standards Committee considered two questions relating to euthanasia of wildlife via controlled drugs ...

... questions relating to the Health Protocol should be address to the Standards and Advice Team: [email protected] Prescribing human-licensed paracetamol Veterinary professionals should be mindful that ...

... to content Standards & Advice update: November 2021 At a recent meeting the RCVS Standards Committee approved new guidance to give greater clarity to veterinary surgeons who wish to ...

... clinical veterinary research outside the scope of a university should seek ethics review from the RCVS Ethics Review Panel (ERP) or another appropriate panel (eg a recognised institutional veterinary ...