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29. 5 March 2020
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31. 7 November 2019
32. 7 September 2023
33. 9 November 2023
34. 18 January 2024
35. 14 March 2024
36. 6 June 2024
37. 11 September 2024
38. 7 November 2024
39. 16 January 2025
40. Council elections
41. Previous election results
42. Dr Gerard Henry
43. Dr Peter Higgins
44. Professor David Barrett
45. Dr Sinéad Bennett
46. Dr Mark Bowen
47. Richard Brown
48. Paddy Gordon
49. Dr Zara Kennedy
50. Dr Thomas Lonsdale
51. Penelope Morgan
52. Dr Kate Richards
53. Dr Richard Sanderson
54. Sally Schroeder
55. Dr Lara Wilson
56. Past-Presidents
57. VN Council
58. VN Council members
59. VN Council meetings
60. 10 May 2023
61. 8 February 2023
62. 16 November 2022
63. 14 September 2022
64. 11 May 2022
65. 9 February 2022
66. 17 November 2021
67. 15 September 2021
68. 12 May 2021
69. 10 February 2021
70. 9 September 2020
71. 6 May 2020
72. 12 February 2020
73. 13 November 2019
74. 11 September 2019
75. 8 May 2019
76. 6 February 2019
77. 2 October 2018
78. 13 September 2023
79. 15 November 2023
80. 28 February 2024
81. 22 May 2024
82. 18 september 2024
83. 13 November 2024
84. Membership of committees & sub-committees
85. VN Futures Project Board
86. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
87. VN Council elections
88. Previous results
89. Susan Howarth
90. Stuart Bobby Miller
91. Kirsty Young
92. Officer Team
93. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
94. Committees, subcommittees and groups
95. Advancement of the Professions Committee
96. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
97. Fellowship Board
98. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
99. Vet Futures Project Board
100. 7 February 2023
101. 15 November 2022
102. 13 September 2022
103. 10 May 2022
104. 8 February 2022
105. 16 November 2021
106. 14 September 2021
107. 11 May 2021
108. 10 November 2020
109. 5 May 2020
110. 11 February 2020
111. 12 November 2019
112. 9 May 2023
113. 14 November 2023
114. 7 February 2024
115. 12 September 2023
116. 08 May
117. Standards Committee
118. Certification Subcommittee
119. Ethics Review Panel
120. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
121. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
122. Practice Standards Group
123. 21 February 2023
124. 6 February 2023
125. 7 December 2022
126. 14 November 2022
127. 10 November 2022
128. 24 October 2022
129. 12 September 2022
130. 4 August 2022
131. 16 June 2022
132. 19 May 2022
133. 9 May 2022
134. 31 March 2022
135. 7 February 2022
136. 24 January 2022
137. 15 December 2021
138. 15 November 2021
139. 26 October 2021
140. 13 September 2021
141. 25 August 2021
142. 4 August 2021
143. 16 July 2021
144. 10 May 2021
145. 4 March 2021
146. 08 February 2021
147. 12 January 2021
148. 9 November 2020
149. 15 December 2020
150. 7 September 2020
151. 27 April 2020
152. 10 February 2020
153. 11 November 2019
154. 15 May 2023
155. 25 August 2023
156. 11 September 2023
157. 13 November 2023
158. 14 February 2024
159. 16 April 2024
160. 12 June 2024
161. 24 September 2024
162. 23 October 2024
163. 3 December 2024
164. Audit and Risk Committee
165. Elizabeth Butler
166. Victor Olowe
167. Judith Rutherford
168. Janice Shardlow
169. 13 February 2024
170. 14 May 2024
171. Kalwant Grewal
172. 10 September 2024
173. 12 November 2024
174. Education Committee
175. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
176. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
177. Specialist Subcommittee
178. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
179. 9 May 2023
180. 7 February 2023
181. 15 November 2022
182. 13 September 2022
183. 10 May 2022
184. 8 February 2022
185. 16 November 2021
186. 14 September 2021
187. 11 May 2021
188. 9 February 2021
189. 20 November 2020
190. 15 September 2020
191. 5 May 2020
192. 11 February 2020
193. 12 November 2019
194. 12 September 2023
195. 14 November 2023
196. 27 February 2024
197. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
198. 21 May 2024
199. 17 September 2024
200. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
201. 19 November 2024
202. Finance and Resources Committee
203. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
204. 29 February 2024
205. 14 May 2024
206. 26 September 2024
207. 18 October 2024
208. 5 November 2024
209. Disciplinary Committee
210. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
211. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
212. Ms Helena Jones
213. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
214. Ms Hilary Lloyd
215. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
216. Mr Peter Smith
217. Mr Paul Francis Morris
218. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
219. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
220. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
221. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
222. Mr Colin Childs
223. Susan Ridge CB
224. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
225. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
226. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
227. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
228. Mr James Hurden
229. Ms Catharine Seddon
230. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
231. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
232. Charter Case Committee
233. Charter Case Committee Protocol
234. Charter Case Committee Rules
235. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
236. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
237. Ms Jane Kilgannon
238. Mrs Kathryn Latimer Jones RVN
239. Mrs Rachel Cook
240. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
241. Ms Cerys Jones
242. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
243. Registration Committee
244. 22 October 2024
245. 19 December 2024
246. Preliminary Investigation Committee
247. Mr Kenneth Caley
248. Georgie Barnard
249. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
250. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
251. Mrs Victoria Smith
252. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
253. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
254. Ms Miranda Winram
255. PIC Lay Observers
256. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
257. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
258. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
259. Rosalyn Hayles
260. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
261. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
262. Mr Damian Kearney
263. Mr Mark Stobbs
264. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
265. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
266. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
267. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
268. Examinations Appeals Committee
269. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
270. Paper classification: some definitions
271. Remuneration Subcommittee
272. Nominations Subcommittee
273. Accreditation Appeals Committee
274. Senior team
275. Work for us
276. Contact us
277. Complaints about the College
278. How to find us
279. How we work
280. The role of the RCVS
281. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
282. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
283. Royal Charter and legislation
284. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
285. Government legislation
286. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
287. Honours & awards
288. Recipients of RCVS Honours
289. The Queen's Medal
290. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
291. The RCVS International Award
292. The RCVS Impact Award
293. The RCVS Inspiration Award
294. Honorary Associateship
295. The RCVS Compassion Award
296. The RCVS Student Community Award
297. Our Service Promise
298. Service Standards
299. Complaints about the College
300. Fees
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313. Events and meetings
314. Past events
315. RCVS Question Times
316. Royal College Day
317. Royal College Day 2023
318. Veterinary Nurses Day
319. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
320. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
321. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
322. Neurodiversity
323. Policy
324. Veterinary Legislation Review
325. Legislation Working Party
326. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
327. Information for MPs
328. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
329. October 2021 meeting summary
330. July 2021 meeting summary
331. May 2021 meeting summary
332. March 2021 meeting summary
333. January 2021 meeting summary
334. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
335. December 2022 meeting summary
336. August 2022 meeting summary
337. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
338. Our consultations
339. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
340. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
341. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
342. Standard 3 - Learning culture
343. Ensuring good governance
344. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
345. The RCVS Leavers survey
346. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
347. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
348. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
349. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
350. Legislative reform consultation
351. Executive summary
352. Introduction
353. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
354. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
355. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
356. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
357. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
358. Conclusions
359. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
360. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
361. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
362. Standard 1 - Learning culture
363. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
364. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
365. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
366. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
367. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
368. Contact the press office
369. Registration
370. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
371. Statutory Membership Exam
372. Seeing practice
373. English language requirements
374. Grenada
375. Europe
376. Australia
377. Japan
378. Canada
379. New Zealand
380. South Africa
381. United Kingdom
382. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
383. USA
384. Temporary registration
385. Hong Kong
386. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
387. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
388. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
389. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
390. Veterinary premises
391. Check our Registers
392. Registration categories
393. Practising and registration scenarios
394. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
395. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
396. Renew or make changes to your registration
397. Renew your registration
398. Make changes to your registration
399. Change your registration category
400. Which registration category is right for me?
401. Voluntary removal and restoration
402. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
403. Working abroad
404. Find a Vet practice staff
405. 'Working in the UK' online courses
406. Fellowship
407. How to apply for Fellowship
408. Fellows Directory
409. Fellowship Day
410. Fellowship Day 2022
411. Fellowship Week 2021
412. Fellowship Evening 2020
413. Fellowship Day 2019
414. Fellows of the Future?
415. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
416. Fellowship Day 2018
417. Fellows of the Future?
418. The importance of public engagement in science
419. Fellows in Focus
420. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
421. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
422. Dealing with the worm that turned
423. Complexity of common diseases
424. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
425. Whose best interests?
426. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
427. Mission Rabies
428. The health of corals, and their importance for society
429. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
430. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
431. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
432. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
433. Causes and cures for cataracts
434. Nature’s wings and their passengers
435. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
436. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
437. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
438. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
439. Rare or well done?
440. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
441. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
442. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
443. Credentials Panel recruitment
444. Become a Fellowship Mentor
445. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
446. Fellows awarded in 2024
447. RCVS Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board elections 2024
448. Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board Elections Candidate Information
449. Lifelong learning
450. Students
451. Veterinary students
452. Veterinary nursing students
453. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
454. Approved Training Practices
455. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
456. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
457. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
458. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
459. EMS requirements
460. Information for vet students
461. EMS hints and tips for students
462. Financial support for EMS students
463. Information for EMS providers
464. The role of the EMS provider
465. Why become an EMS provider
466. Information for vet schools
467. Temporary EMS requirements
468. Practice by students - regulations
469. Health and safety on EMS placements
470. EMS contacts and further guidance
471. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
472. Background
473. A changing landscape of veterinary education
474. Making EMS sustainable for the future
475. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
476. Summary
477. Next steps
478. Appendix 1
479. VetGDP
480. VetGDP Advisers
481. VetGDP Adviser declaration
482. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
483. VetGDP Adviser case studies
484. Practices and workplaces
485. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
486. Graduates and students
487. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
488. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
489. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
490. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
491. VetGDP information to help you get started
492. VetGDP e-portfolio
493. VetGDP guidance
494. VetGDP FAQs
495. Overseas vets
496. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
497. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
498. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
499. Continuing professional development (CPD)
500. CPD webinars
501. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
502. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
503. Enrolment
504. Module subjects
505. Designated certificates
506. Synoptic assessment
507. Accredited university contact details
508. Information for universities
509. Frequently asked questions
510. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
511. Professional accreditation
512. Advanced Practitioner status
513. Specialist status
514. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
515. RCVS Leadership Library
516. Delegation
517. Difficult Conversations
518. Inclusive Leadership
519. Leading and Working in Teams
520. Quality Improvement
521. Leading and Managing Change
522. RCVS Academy
523. Setting standards
524. Practice Standards Scheme
525. Applying to the PSS
526. The PSS assessment process
527. PSS awards
528. Meet the PSS team
529. Meet the PSS assessors
530. PSS assessor training
531. Meet the Practice Standards Group
532. PSS updates
533. Environmental sustainability module and award
534. PSS accreditation levels
535. Using the Stanley system
536. Updating your practice information
537. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
538. PSS training and resources
539. Advice & guidance
540. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
541. Supporting guidance
542. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
543. Supporting guidance
544. Contact the Advice Team
545. XL Bully dog ban
546. 'Under care' - new guidance
547. Under care: practice scenarios
548. Advice on Schedule 3
549. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
550. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
551. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
552. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
553. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
554. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
555. Accrediting primary qualifications
556. Accrediting veterinary degrees
557. Accreditation Standards
558. Visitations
559. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
560. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
561. Accreditation visitation reports
562. Accreditation visitors
563. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
564. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
565. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
566. Riding Establishments
567. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
568. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
569. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
570. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
571. Guidance on the inspection
572. Notification to local authorities
573. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
574. Concerns
575. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
576. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
577. What you need to know first
578. Tell us about your concern
579. How we assess and investigate concerns
580. How we make decisions
581. Our terms explained
582. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
583. What you need to know first
584. Tell us about your concern
585. How we assess and investigate concerns
586. How we make decisions
587. Our terms explained
588. Confidential Reporting Line
589. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
590. Disciplinary Committee hearings
591. Charter Case Committee decisions
592. A concern has been raised about me
593. Information for veterinary surgeons
594. How we assess and investigate concerns
595. How we make decisions
596. Our terms explained
597. Information for veterinary nurses
598. How we assess and investigate concerns
599. How we make decisions
600. Our terms explained
601. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
602. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
603. Reference information
604. A note on negligence
605. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
606. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
607. The Stage one PIC
608. Areas of particular concern
609. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
610. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
611. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
612. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
613. The referral of cases
614. Outcome
615. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
616. Cases unlikely to result in referral
617. Aggravating and mitigating factors
618. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
619. The Stage one RVNPIC
620. Areas of particular concern
621. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
622. Outcome
623. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
624. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
625. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
626. Outcome
627. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
628. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
629. Aggravating and mitigating factors
630. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
631. Background
632. Code of Professional Conduct
633. About this document
634. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
635. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
636. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
637. When do I have to disclose?
638. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
639. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
640. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
641. Closed cases
642. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
643. How to request a review of a decision
644. Illegal veterinary practice
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