RCVS CEO gives prestigious lecture in Glasgow

On Friday 26 October, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) CEO, Lizzie Lockett, gave the biennial Professor James McCall Memorial Lecture at the University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

This was a two-fold event, as a new student building was also being opened on the Garscube campus, named after Dr Mary Stewart, an inspiring veterinary surgeon and teacher who attended the event held in her honour.

The lecture was titled, ‘Proactive regulation – it’s not the Minority Report’, in which Lizzie (pictured) spoke about proactive regulation, and how ensuring that the profession was fit for purpose was as important as ensuring an individual was fit for practise, and that this was achieved by facilitating a healthy sustainable culture within the veterinary professions.

"The audience found the passion and humour with which Lizzie delivered her lecture highly engaging and appreciated the progressive and compassionate approach the RCVS are taking to regulation and their support for the profession," Ewan Cameron, Head of Glasgow Vet School 

She put forward the case for the RCVS to be a compassionate regulator, by ensuring that both veterinary professionals and the team at the RCVS have the requisite skills to be compassionate in their approach. This works to the interests of both parties, as well as the public, and has the best outcomes for animal health and welfare at its heart.

Other issues addressed were mental health and the Mind Matters Initiative (MMI), the RCVS Leadership programme, the drive for a learning culture and the Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS).

RCVS Council member and Head of Glasgow Vet School, Professor Ewan Cameron, said: "We are often complemented on the quality of our distinguished McCall speaker but the feedback on Friday night was truly exceptional for the warm and enthusiastic praise it received. The audience found the passion and humour with which Lizzie delivered her lecture highly engaging and appreciated the progressive and compassionate approach the RCVS are taking to regulation and their support for the profession.”

If you would like to watch the lecture, click here.

For more information, please contact: Emma Cowles (020 7050 5041) [email protected] Communications Department, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons