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6. 8 June 2023
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17. 11 November 2021
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28. 16 April 2020
29. 5 March 2020
30. 23 January 2020
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 Louise Allum
43. Dr Sam Bescoby
44. Dr Andrew Clemence
45. Dr Tshidi Gardiner
46. Dr Reginald Godwin
47. Paddy Gordon
48. Dr Danielle Greenberg
49. Dr Gerard Henry
50. Dr Richard Hillman
51. Dr Benjamin Kennedy
52. Dr Tom Lonsdale
53. Dr Darren Partridge
54. Martin Peaty
55. Alison Price
56. Dr Peter Robinson
57. Dr Jennifer Simmons
58. Dr Sadie Spencer
59. Dr Mary Thomas
60. William Wilkinson
61. Dr Lara Wilson
62. Past-Presidents
63. VN Council
64. VN Council members
65. VN Council meetings
66. 10 May 2023
67. 8 February 2023
68. 16 November 2022
69. 14 September 2022
70. 11 May 2022
71. 9 February 2022
72. 17 November 2021
73. 15 September 2021
74. 12 May 2021
75. 10 February 2021
76. 9 September 2020
77. 6 May 2020
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. 26 February 2025
85. Membership of committees & sub-committees
86. VN Futures Project Board
87. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
88. VN Council elections
89. Previous results
90. Bethan Louise Pinhey
91. Hannah Frances Welsman
92. Lauren Whittaker
93. Officer Team
94. Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)
95. Committees, subcommittees and groups
96. Standards Committee
97. Certification Subcommittee
98. Ethics Review Panel
99. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
100. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
101. Practice Standards Group
102. 21 February 2023
103. 6 February 2023
104. 7 December 2022
105. 14 November 2022
106. 10 November 2022
107. 24 October 2022
108. 12 September 2022
109. 4 August 2022
110. 16 June 2022
111. 19 May 2022
112. 9 May 2022
113. 31 March 2022
114. 7 February 2022
115. 24 January 2022
116. 15 December 2021
117. 15 November 2021
118. 26 October 2021
119. 13 September 2021
120. 25 August 2021
121. 4 August 2021
122. 16 July 2021
123. 10 May 2021
124. 4 March 2021
125. 08 February 2021
126. 12 January 2021
127. 9 November 2020
128. 15 December 2020
129. 7 September 2020
130. 27 April 2020
131. 10 February 2020
132. 11 November 2019
133. 15 May 2023
134. 25 August 2023
135. 11 September 2023
136. 13 November 2023
137. 14 February 2024
138. 16 April 2024
139. 12 June 2024
140. 24 September 2024
141. 23 October 2024
142. 3 December 2024
143. 12 February 2025
144. Advancement of the Professions Committee
145. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
146. Fellowship Board
147. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
148. Vet Futures Project Board
149. 7 February 2023
150. 15 November 2022
151. 13 September 2022
152. 10 May 2022
153. 8 February 2022
154. 16 November 2021
155. 14 September 2021
156. 11 May 2021
157. 10 November 2020
158. 5 May 2020
159. 11 February 2020
160. 12 November 2019
161. 9 May 2023
162. 14 November 2023
163. 7 February 2024
164. 12 September 2023
165. 08 May
166. Audit and Risk Committee
167. Elizabeth Butler
168. Victor Olowe
169. Judith Rutherford
170. Janice Shardlow
171. 13 February 2024
172. 14 May 2024
173. Kalwant Grewal
174. 10 September 2024
175. 12 November 2024
176. 4 February 2025
177. Education Committee
178. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
179. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
180. Specialist Subcommittee
181. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
182. 9 May 2023
183. 7 February 2023
184. 15 November 2022
185. 13 September 2022
186. 10 May 2022
187. 8 February 2022
188. 16 November 2021
189. 14 September 2021
190. 11 May 2021
191. 9 February 2021
192. 20 November 2020
193. 15 September 2020
194. 5 May 2020
195. 11 February 2020
196. 12 November 2019
197. 12 September 2023
198. 14 November 2023
199. 27 February 2024
200. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
201. 21 May 2024
202. 17 September 2024
203. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
204. 19 November 2024
205. 27 February 2025
206. Finance and Resources Committee
207. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
208. 29 February 2024
209. 14 May 2024
210. 26 September 2024
211. 18 October 2024
212. 5 November 2024
213. Disciplinary Committee
214. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
215. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
216. Ms Helena Jones
217. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
218. Ms Hilary Lloyd
219. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
220. Mr Peter Smith
221. Mr Paul Francis Morris
222. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
223. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
224. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
225. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
226. Mr Colin Childs
227. Susan Ridge CB
228. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
229. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
230. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
231. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
232. Mr James Hurden
233. Ms Catharine Seddon
234. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
235. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
236. Charter Case Committee
237. Charter Case Committee Protocol
238. Charter Case Committee Rules
239. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
240. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
241. Ms Jane Kilgannon
242. Mrs Kathryn Latimer Jones RVN
243. Mrs Rachel Cook
244. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
245. Ms Cerys Jones
246. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
247. Registration Committee
248. 22 October 2024
249. 19 December 2024
250. 6 February 2025
251. Preliminary Investigation Committee
252. Mr Kenneth Caley
253. Georgie Barnard
254. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
255. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
256. Mrs Victoria Smith
257. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
258. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
259. Ms Miranda Winram
260. PIC Lay Observers
261. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
262. Dr Katharine Nelson FRCVS
263. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
264. Rosalyn Hayles
265. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
266. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
267. Mr Damian Kearney
268. Mr Mark Stobbs
269. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
270. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
271. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
272. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
273. Examinations Appeals Committee
274. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
275. Paper classification: some definitions
276. Remuneration Subcommittee
277. Nominations Subcommittee
278. Accreditation Appeals Committee
279. Senior team
280. Work for us
281. Contact us
282. Complaints about the College
283. How to find us
284. How we work
285. The role of the RCVS
286. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
287. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
288. Royal Charter and legislation
289. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
290. Government legislation
291. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
292. Honours & awards
293. Recipients of RCVS Honours
294. The Queen's Medal
295. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
296. The RCVS International Award
297. The RCVS Impact Award
298. The RCVS Inspiration Award
299. Honorary Associateship
300. The RCVS Compassion Award
301. The RCVS Student Community Award
302. Our Service Promise
303. Service Standards
304. Complaints about the College
305. Fees
306. How to pay your fees
307. Annual renewal fees from 2016
308. Video Guides
309. News & views
310. News
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317. Our publications explained
318. Events and meetings
319. Past events
320. RCVS Question Times
321. Royal College Day
322. Royal College Day 2023
323. Veterinary Nurses Day
324. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
325. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
326. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
327. Neurodiversity
328. Policy
329. Veterinary Legislation Review
330. Legislation Working Party
331. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
332. Information for MPs
333. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
334. Our consultations
335. Review of the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (CertAVN) framework
336. Standard 1 - Curricula and assessment
337. Standard 2 - Educators and assessors
338. Standard 3 - Learning culture
339. Ensuring good governance
340. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
341. The RCVS Leavers survey
342. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
343. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
344. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
345. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
346. Legislative reform consultation
347. Executive summary
348. Introduction
349. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
350. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
351. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
352. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
353. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
354. Conclusions
355. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
356. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
357. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
358. Standard 1 - Learning culture
359. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
360. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
361. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
362. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
363. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
364. Contact the press office
365. Registration
366. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
367. Statutory Membership Exam
368. Seeing practice
369. English language requirements
370. Grenada
371. Europe
372. Australia
373. Japan
374. Canada
375. New Zealand
376. South Africa
377. United Kingdom
378. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
379. USA
380. Temporary registration
381. Hong Kong
382. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
383. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
384. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
385. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
386. Veterinary premises
387. Check our Registers
388. Registration categories
389. Practising and registration scenarios
390. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
391. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
392. Renew or make changes to your registration
393. Renew your registration
394. Make changes to your registration
395. Change your registration category
396. Which registration category is right for me?
397. Voluntary removal and restoration
398. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
399. Working abroad
400. Find a Vet practice staff
401. 'Working in the UK' online courses
402. Fellowship
403. How to apply for Fellowship
404. Fellows Directory
405. Fellowship Day
406. Fellowship Day 2022
407. Fellowship Week 2021
408. Fellowship Evening 2020
409. Fellowship Day 2019
410. Fellows of the Future?
411. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
412. Fellowship Day 2018
413. Fellows of the Future?
414. The importance of public engagement in science
415. Fellows in Focus
416. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
417. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
418. Dealing with the worm that turned
419. Complexity of common diseases
420. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
421. Whose best interests?
422. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
423. Mission Rabies
424. The health of corals, and their importance for society
425. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
426. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
427. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
428. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
429. Causes and cures for cataracts
430. Nature’s wings and their passengers
431. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
432. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
433. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
434. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
435. Rare or well done?
436. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
437. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
438. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
439. Credentials Panel recruitment
440. Become a Fellowship Mentor
441. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
442. Fellows awarded in 2024
443. RCVS Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board elections 2024
444. Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board Elections Candidate Information
445. Lifelong learning
446. Students
447. Veterinary students
448. Veterinary nursing students
449. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
450. Approved Training Practices
451. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
452. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
453. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
454. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
455. EMS requirements
456. Information for vet students
457. EMS hints and tips for students
458. Financial support for EMS students
459. Information for EMS providers
460. The role of the EMS provider
461. Why become an EMS provider
462. Information for vet schools
463. Temporary EMS requirements
464. Practice by students - regulations
465. Health and safety on EMS placements
466. EMS contacts and further guidance
467. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
468. Background
469. A changing landscape of veterinary education
470. Making EMS sustainable for the future
471. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
472. Summary
473. Next steps
474. Appendix 1
475. VetGDP
476. VetGDP Advisers
477. VetGDP Adviser declaration
478. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
479. VetGDP Adviser case studies
480. Practices and workplaces
481. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
482. Graduates and students
483. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
484. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
485. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
486. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
487. VetGDP information to help you get started
488. VetGDP e-portfolio
489. VetGDP guidance
490. VetGDP FAQs
491. Overseas vets
492. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
493. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
494. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
495. Continuing professional development (CPD)
496. CPD webinars
497. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
498. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
499. Enrolment
500. Module subjects
501. Designated certificates
502. Synoptic assessment
503. Accredited university contact details
504. Information for universities
505. Frequently asked questions
506. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
507. Professional accreditation
508. Advanced Practitioner status
509. Specialist status
510. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
511. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
512. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
513. Disability inclusion
514. Equality Act guidance    
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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