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- About extra-mural studies (EMS)
- EMS requirements
- Information for vet students
- Information for EMS providers
- Information for vet schools
- Temporary EMS requirements
- Practice by students - regulations
- Health and safety on EMS placements
- EMS contacts and further guidance
- Extra-mural studies fit for the future
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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
- FAQs – Advertising of practice names
- 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.
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Veterinary Surgeons
10 January 2022 - 416KB PDF
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Veterinary Surgeons - A survey report for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons: Summary of findings
Recruitment, retention and return in the veterinary nursing profession
29 November 2021 - 1045KB PDF
Preliminary report for the RCVS Workforce Summit 2021 - UPDATED MAY 2022
Recruitment, retention and return in the veterinary profession
29 November 2021 - 1288KB PDF
Preliminary report for the RCVS Workforce Summit 2021 - UPDATED MAY 2022
RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses - For consultation November 2021
10 November 2021 - 474KB PDF
Reference document alongside November 2021 Consultation on proposed new day one competences, day one skills (small animal and equine) and professionals behaviours required of newly-qualified veterinary nurses joining the RCVS Register
RCVS recommendations for future veterinary legislation
13 October 2021 - 471KB PDF
This report presents recommendations from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on the future of veterinary legislation.
Draft RCVS Standards and Guidance for the Accreditation of Veterinary Degree Programmes
16 July 2021 - 288KB PDF
Consultation document
RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2020
18 June 2021 - 9611KB PDF
RCVS Annual Report and Financial Statements 2020
Legislative Review Consultation Report 2021
11 June 2021 - 1721KB PDF
Report of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)Legislative Reform Consultation.
An independent audit of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Professional Conduct investigation process and recommendations to reduce its impact on mental health and wellbeing, together with RCVS responses
9 June 2021 - 1895KB PDF
An independent audit of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Professional Conduct investigation process and recommendations to reduce its impact on mental health and wellbeing, together with RCVS responses.