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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
- Contact the Advice Team
- XL Bully dog ban
- 'Under care' - new guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
- FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
- FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
Publications
We keep in touch with veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses through a range of publications, including RCVS News and the annual report (RCVS Review and RCVS Facts).
From time to time we also publish surveys and reports.
All of these can be downloaded for free here – including archive copies from the past five years.
RCVS Day 2024 Programme
10 July 2024 - 1669KB PDF
The programme for Royal College Day at the Royal Institute of British Architects on Friday 5 July 2024.
RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023
27 June 2024 - 4631KB PDF
RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2023
Ensuring good governance: a consultation on RCVS governance reform
7 June 2024 - 1773KB PDF
A consultation on proposals to reform the composition of RCVS Council and VN Council.
RCVS Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training - For consultation February 2024
22 February 2024 - 1369KB PDF
Reference document alongside February 2024 Consultation on proposed new Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training.
VN Education October 2023 edition
10 October 2023 - 518KB PDF
Refining our awarding organisation audit strategy
RCVS Facts 2021
9 October 2023 - 1241KB PDF
RCVS Facts is published annually and contains a detailed selection of facts and figures about veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK and overseas. It is available to download as a PDF.
VN Standards Framework
31 August 2023 - 1108KB PDF
RCVS Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
Clinical Career Pathways Stakeholder Event
27 July 2023 - 1258KB PDF
A report of the Clinical Career Pathways Stakeholder Event held in December 2022