Check our Registers

Get information about the veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses on our registers.

On this page:

• About the RCVS registers
• Check our registers on Find a Vet
• Requirements to practise

About the RCVS registers

We keep the Register of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses eligible to practise in the UK.

Registration is granted based on a vet or vet nurse’s:

• educational qualifications, and
• continued ethical and professional good standing.

Find out more about our Register of Veterinary Surgeons

Find out more about our Register of Veterinary Nurses

Check our registers on Find a Vet

You can check our registers on our Find a Vet website:

• Find a vet surgeon
• Find a vet nurse

Registration categories

There are a number of different registration categories for veterinary surgeons. For more information on these, please see our registration categories page.

Requirements to practise

As a regulator, we have to publish certain information about requirements to practise in the UK. This is an obligation under the Professional Qualifications Act 2022.

For a detailed explanation of why we publish this information, please visit gov.uk.

Qualifications

In order to graduate as a veterinary surgeon or nurse in the UK you must hold one of the following qualification types:

• Veterinary surgeons - Veterinary degree
• Veterinary nurses - Higher Education (HE) qualification or Further Education (FE) qualification

Yearly registration stats

The following table has information on:

• the number of veterinary surgeons and nurses admitted to the Register
• the number refused, and
• the reason.

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