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6. 8 June 2023
7. 16 March 2023
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12. 6 July 2022
13. 9 June 2022
14. 21 April 2022
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17. 11 November 2021
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22. 22 December 2020
23. 5 November 2020
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27. 4 June 2020
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. Council elections
40. Previous election results
41. Dr Gerard Henry
42. Dr Peter Higgins
43. Professor David Barrett
44. Dr Sinéad Bennett
45. Dr Mark Bowen
46. Richard Brown
47. Paddy Gordon
48. Dr Zara Kennedy
49. Dr Thomas Lonsdale
50. Penelope Morgan
51. Dr Kate Richards
52. Dr Richard Sanderson
53. Sally Schroeder
54. Dr Lara Wilson
55. Past-Presidents
56. VN Council
57. VN Council members
58. VN Council meetings
59. 10 May 2023
60. 8 February 2023
61. 16 November 2022
62. 14 September 2022
63. 11 May 2022
64. 9 February 2022
65. 17 November 2021
66. 15 September 2021
67. 12 May 2021
68. 10 February 2021
69. 9 September 2020
70. 6 May 2020
71. 12 February 2020
72. 13 November 2019
73. 11 September 2019
74. 8 May 2019
75. 6 February 2019
76. 2 October 2018
77. 13 September 2023
78. 15 November 2023
79. 28 February 2024
80. 22 May 2024
81. 18 september 2024
82. 13 November 2024
83. Membership of committees & sub-committees
84. VN Futures Project Board
85. Veterinary Nurse Education Committee
86. VN Council elections
87. Previous results
88. Susan Howarth
89. Stuart Bobby Miller
90. Kirsty Young
91. Officer Team
92. Legislation Working Party
93. Brexit Taskforce
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. Advancement of the Professions Committee
144. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
145. Fellowship Board
146. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
147. Vet Futures Project Board
148. 7 February 2023
149. 15 November 2022
150. 13 September 2022
151. 10 May 2022
152. 8 February 2022
153. 16 November 2021
154. 14 September 2021
155. 11 May 2021
156. 10 November 2020
157. 5 May 2020
158. 11 February 2020
159. 12 November 2019
160. 9 May 2023
161. 14 November 2023
162. 7 February 2024
163. 12 September 2023
164. 08 May
165. Audit and Risk Committee
166. Elizabeth Butler
167. Victor Olowe
168. Judith Rutherford
169. Janice Shardlow
170. 13 February 2024
171. 14 May 2024
172. Kalwant Grewal
173. 10 September 2024
174. 12 November 2024
175. Education Committee
176. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
177. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
178. Specialist Subcommittee
179. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
180. 9 May 2023
181. 7 February 2023
182. 15 November 2022
183. 13 September 2022
184. 10 May 2022
185. 8 February 2022
186. 16 November 2021
187. 14 September 2021
188. 11 May 2021
189. 9 February 2021
190. 20 November 2020
191. 15 September 2020
192. 5 May 2020
193. 11 February 2020
194. 12 November 2019
195. 12 September 2023
196. 14 November 2023
197. 27 February 2024
198. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
199. 21 May 2024
200. 17 September 2024
201. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
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. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
218. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
219. Mr Paul Francis Morris
220. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
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. Charter Case Committee
232. Charter Case Committee Protocol
233. Charter Case Committee Rules
234. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
235. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
236. Ms Jane Kilgannon
237. Mrs Kathryn Latimer RVN
238. Mrs Rachel Cook
239. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
240. Ms Cerys Jones
241. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
242. Registration Committee
243. 22 October 2024
244. 19 December 2024
245. Preliminary Investigation Committee
246. Mr Kenneth Caley
247. Georgie Barnard
248. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
249. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
250. Mrs Victoria Smith
251. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
252. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
253. Ms Miranda Winram
254. PIC Lay Observers
255. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
256. Dr Katharine Nelson MRCVS
257. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
258. Rosalyn Hayles
259. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
260. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
261. Mr Damian Kearney
262. Mr Mark Stobbs
263. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
264. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
265. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
266. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
267. Examinations Appeals Committee
268. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
269. Paper classification: some definitions
270. Remuneration Subcommittee
271. Nominations Subcommittee
272. Accreditation Appeals Committee
273. Senior team
274. Work for us
275. Contact us
276. Complaints about the College
277. How to find us
278. How we work
279. The role of the RCVS
280. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
281. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
282. Royal Charter and legislation
283. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
284. Government legislation
285. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
286. Honours & awards
287. Recipients of RCVS Honours
288. The Queen's Medal
289. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
290. The RCVS International Award
291. The RCVS Impact Award
292. The RCVS Inspiration Award
293. Honorary Associateship
294. The RCVS Compassion Award
295. The RCVS Student Community Award
296. Our Service Promise
297. Service Standards
298. Complaints about the College
299. Fees
300. How to pay your fees
301. Annual renewal fees from 2016
302. Video Guides
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311. Our publications explained
312. Events and meetings
313. Past events
314. RCVS Question Times
315. Royal College Day
316. Royal College Day 2023
317. Veterinary Nurses Day
318. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
319. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
320. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
321. Neurodiversity
322. Policy
323. Veterinary Legislation Review
324. Legislation Working Party
325. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
326. Information for MPs
327. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
328. October 2021 meeting summary
329. July 2021 meeting summary
330. May 2021 meeting summary
331. March 2021 meeting summary
332. January 2021 meeting summary
333. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
334. December 2022 meeting summary
335. August 2022 meeting summary
336. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
337. Our consultations
338. Ensuring good governance
339. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
340. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
341. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
342. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
343. Legislative reform consultation
344. Executive summary
345. Introduction
346. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
347. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
348. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
349. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
350. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
351. Conclusions
352. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
353. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
354. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
355. Standard 1 - Learning culture
356. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
357. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
358. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
359. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
360. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
361. The RCVS Leavers survey
362. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
363. Contact the press office
364. Registration
365. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
366. Statutory Membership Exam
367. Seeing practice
368. English language requirements
369. Grenada
370. Europe
371. Australia
372. Japan
373. Canada
374. New Zealand
375. South Africa
376. United Kingdom
377. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
378. USA
379. Temporary registration
380. Hong Kong
381. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
382. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
383. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
384. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
385. Veterinary premises
386. Check our Registers
387. Registration categories
388. Practising and registration scenarios
389. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
390. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
391. Renew or make changes to your registration
392. Renew your registration
393. Make changes to your registration
394. Change your registration category
395. Which registration category is right for me?
396. Voluntary removal and restoration
397. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
398. Working abroad
399. Find a Vet practice staff
400. 'Working in the UK' online courses
401. Fellowship
402. How to apply for Fellowship
403. Fellows Directory
404. Fellowship Day
405. Fellowship Day 2022
406. Fellowship Week 2021
407. Fellowship Evening 2020
408. Fellowship Day 2019
409. Fellows of the Future?
410. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
411. Fellowship Day 2018
412. Fellows of the Future?
413. The importance of public engagement in science
414. Fellows in Focus
415. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
416. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
417. Dealing with the worm that turned
418. Complexity of common diseases
419. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
420. Whose best interests?
421. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
422. Mission Rabies
423. The health of corals, and their importance for society
424. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
425. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
426. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
427. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
428. Causes and cures for cataracts
429. Nature’s wings and their passengers
430. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
431. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
432. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
433. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
434. Rare or well done?
435. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
436. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
437. Credentials Panel recruitment
438. Become a Fellowship Mentor
439. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
440. 'Fellows of the Future' student research submissions 2024
441. Fellows awarded in 2024
442. RCVS Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board elections 2024
443. Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board Elections Candidate Information
444. Lifelong learning
445. Students
446. Veterinary students
447. Veterinary nursing students
448. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
449. Approved Training Practices
450. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
451. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
452. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
453. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
454. EMS requirements
455. Information for vet students
456. EMS hints and tips for students
457. Financial support for EMS students
458. Information for EMS providers
459. The role of the EMS provider
460. Why become an EMS provider
461. Information for vet schools
462. Temporary EMS requirements
463. Practice by students - regulations
464. Health and safety on EMS placements
465. EMS contacts and further guidance
466. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
467. Background
468. A changing landscape of veterinary education
469. Making EMS sustainable for the future
470. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
471. Summary
472. Next steps
473. Appendix 1
474. VetGDP
475. VetGDP Advisers
476. VetGDP Adviser declaration
477. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
478. VetGDP Adviser case studies
479. Practices and workplaces
480. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
481. Graduates and students
482. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
483. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
484. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
485. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
486. VetGDP information to help you get started
487. VetGDP e-portfolio
488. VetGDP guidance
489. VetGDP FAQs
490. Overseas vets
491. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
492. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
493. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
494. Continuing professional development (CPD)
495. CPD webinars
496. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
497. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
498. Enrolment
499. Module subjects
500. Designated certificates
501. Synoptic assessment
502. Accredited university contact details
503. Information for universities
504. Frequently asked questions
505. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
506. Professional accreditation
507. Advanced Practitioner status
508. Specialist status
509. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
510. RCVS Leadership Library
511. Delegation
512. Difficult Conversations
513. Inclusive Leadership
514. Leading and Working in Teams
515. Quality Improvement
516. Leading and Managing Change
517. RCVS Academy
518. Setting standards
519. Practice Standards Scheme
520. Applying to the PSS
521. The PSS assessment process
522. PSS awards
523. Meet the PSS team
524. Meet the PSS assessors
525. PSS assessor training
526. Meet the Practice Standards Group
527. PSS updates
528. Environmental sustainability module and award
529. PSS accreditation levels
530. Using the Stanley system
531. Updating your practice information
532. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
533. PSS training and resources
534. Advice & guidance
535. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
536. Supporting guidance
537. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
538. Supporting guidance
539. Contact the Advice Team
540. XL Bully dog ban
541. 'Under care' - new guidance
542. Under care: practice scenarios
543. Advice on Schedule 3
544. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
545. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
546. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
547. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
548. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
549. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
550. Accrediting primary qualifications
551. Accrediting veterinary degrees
552. Accreditation Standards
553. Visitations
554. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
555. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
556. Accreditation visitation reports
557. Accreditation visitors
558. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
559. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
560. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
561. Riding Establishments
562. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
563. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
564. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
565. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
566. Guidance on the inspection
567. Notification to local authorities
568. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
569. Concerns
570. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
571. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
572. What you need to know first
573. Tell us about your concern
574. How we assess and investigate concerns
575. How we make decisions
576. Our terms explained
577. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
578. What you need to know first
579. Tell us about your concern
580. How we assess and investigate concerns
581. How we make decisions
582. Our terms explained
583. Confidential Reporting Line
584. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
585. Disciplinary Committee hearings
586. Charter Case Committee decisions
587. A concern has been raised about me
588. Information for veterinary surgeons
589. How we assess and investigate concerns
590. How we make decisions
591. Our terms explained
592. Information for veterinary nurses
593. How we assess and investigate concerns
594. How we make decisions
595. Our terms explained
596. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
597. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
598. Reference information
599. A note on negligence
600. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
601. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
602. The Stage one PIC
603. Areas of particular concern
604. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
605. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
606. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
607. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
608. The referral of cases
609. Outcome
610. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
611. Cases unlikely to result in referral
612. Aggravating and mitigating factors
613. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
614. The Stage one RVNPIC
615. Areas of particular concern
616. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
617. Outcome
618. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
619. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
620. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
621. Outcome
622. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
623. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
624. Aggravating and mitigating factors
625. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
626. Background
627. Code of Professional Conduct
628. About this document
629. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
630. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
631. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
632. When do I have to disclose?
633. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
634. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
635. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
636. Closed cases
637. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
638. How to request a review of a decision
639. Illegal veterinary practice
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