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34. 6 June 2024
35. 11 September 2024
36. 7 November 2024
37. 16 January 2025
38. 13 March 2025
39. 4 March 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. 9 April 2025
145. Advancement of the Professions Committee
146. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
147. Fellowship Board
148. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
149. Vet Futures Project Board
150. 7 February 2023
151. 15 November 2022
152. 13 September 2022
153. 10 May 2022
154. 8 February 2022
155. 16 November 2021
156. 14 September 2021
157. 11 May 2021
158. 10 November 2020
159. 5 May 2020
160. 11 February 2020
161. 12 November 2019
162. 9 May 2023
163. 14 November 2023
164. 7 February 2024
165. 12 September 2023
166. 08 May
167. Audit and Risk Committee
168. Elizabeth Butler
169. Victor Olowe
170. Judith Rutherford
171. Janice Shardlow
172. 13 February 2024
173. 14 May 2024
174. Kalwant Grewal
175. 10 September 2024
176. 12 November 2024
177. 4 February 2025
178. Education Committee
179. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
180. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
181. Specialist Subcommittee
182. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
183. 9 May 2023
184. 7 February 2023
185. 15 November 2022
186. 13 September 2022
187. 10 May 2022
188. 8 February 2022
189. 16 November 2021
190. 14 September 2021
191. 11 May 2021
192. 9 February 2021
193. 20 November 2020
194. 15 September 2020
195. 5 May 2020
196. 11 February 2020
197. 12 November 2019
198. 12 September 2023
199. 14 November 2023
200. 27 February 2024
201. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
202. 21 May 2024
203. 17 September 2024
204. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
205. 19 November 2024
206. 27 February 2025
207. Finance and Resources Committee
208. Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
209. 29 February 2024
210. 14 May 2024
211. 26 September 2024
212. 18 October 2024
213. 5 November 2024
214. 27 February 2025
215. Disciplinary Committee
216. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
217. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
218. Ms Helena Jones
219. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
220. Ms Hilary Lloyd
221. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
222. Mr Peter Smith
223. Mr Paul Francis Morris
224. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
225. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
226. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
227. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
228. Mr Colin Childs
229. Susan Ridge CB
230. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
231. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
232. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
233. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
234. Mr James Hurden
235. Ms Catharine Seddon
236. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
237. Dr Andrea Jeffery RVN
238. Charter Case Committee
239. Charter Case Committee Protocol
240. Charter Case Committee Rules
241. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
242. Ms Jane Kilgannon
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
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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. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
416. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
417. Apply for Lay Member role on the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
418. Credentials Panel recruitment
419. Become a Fellowship Mentor
420. Lifelong learning
421. Students
422. Veterinary students
423. Veterinary nursing students
424. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
425. Approved Training Practices
426. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
427. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
428. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
429. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
430. EMS requirements
431. Information for vet students
432. EMS hints and tips for students
433. Financial support for EMS students
434. EMS booking database tutorials for students
435. Information for EMS providers
436. The role of the EMS provider
437. Why become an EMS provider
438. EMS database tutorials for placement providers
439. Information for vet schools
440. Temporary EMS requirements
441. Practice by students - regulations
442. Health and safety on EMS placements
443. EMS contacts and further guidance
444. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
445. Background
446. A changing landscape of veterinary education
447. Making EMS sustainable for the future
448. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
449. Summary
450. Next steps
451. Appendix 1
452. VetGDP
453. VetGDP Advisers
454. VetGDP Adviser declaration
455. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
456. VetGDP Adviser case studies
457. Practices and workplaces
458. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
459. Graduates and students
460. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
461. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
462. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
463. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
464. VetGDP information to help you get started
465. VetGDP e-portfolio
466. VetGDP guidance
467. VetGDP FAQs
468. Overseas vets
469. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
470. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
471. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
472. Continuing professional development (CPD)
473. CPD webinars
474. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
475. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
476. Enrolment
477. Module subjects
478. Designated certificates
479. Synoptic assessment
480. Accredited university contact details
481. Information for universities
482. Frequently asked questions
483. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
484. Professional accreditation
485. Advanced Practitioner status
486. Specialist status
487. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
488. Reasonable Adjustments campaign
489. Disability inclusion
490. Equality Act guidance    
491. Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
492. RCVS Leadership Library
493. Delegation
494. Difficult Conversations
495. Inclusive Leadership
496. Leading and Working in Teams
497. Quality Improvement
498. Leading and Managing Change
499. RCVS Academy
500. Setting standards
501. Practice Standards Scheme
502. Applying to the PSS
503. The PSS assessment process
504. PSS awards
505. Meet the PSS team
506. Meet the PSS assessors
507. PSS assessor training
508. Meet the Practice Standards Group
509. PSS updates
510. Environmental sustainability module and award
511. PSS accreditation levels
512. Using the Stanley system
513. Updating your practice information
514. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
515. PSS training and resources
516. Advice & guidance
517. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
518. Supporting guidance
519. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
520. Supporting guidance
521. Contact the Advice Team
522. XL Bully dog ban
523. 'Under care' - guidance
524. Under care: practice scenarios
525. Advice on Schedule 3
526. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
527. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
528. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
529. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
530. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
531. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
532. Accrediting primary qualifications
533. Accrediting veterinary degrees
534. Accreditation Standards
535. Visitations
536. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
537. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
538. Accreditation visitation reports
539. Accreditation visitors
540. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
541. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
542. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
543. Riding Establishments
544. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
545. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
546. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
547. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
548. Guidance on the inspection
549. Notification to local authorities
550. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
551. Concerns
552. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
553. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
554. What you need to know first
555. Tell us about your concern
556. How we assess and investigate concerns
557. How we make decisions
558. Our terms explained
559. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
560. What you need to know first
561. Tell us about your concern
562. How we assess and investigate concerns
563. How we make decisions
564. Our terms explained
565. Confidential Reporting Line
566. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
567. Disciplinary Committee hearings
568. Charter Case Committee decisions
569. A concern has been raised about me
570. Information for veterinary surgeons
571. How we assess and investigate concerns
572. How we make decisions
573. Our terms explained
574. Information for veterinary nurses
575. How we assess and investigate concerns
576. How we make decisions
577. Our terms explained
578. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
579. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
580. Reference information
581. A note on negligence
582. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
583. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
584. The Stage one PIC
585. Areas of particular concern
586. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
587. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
588. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
589. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
590. The referral of cases
591. Outcome
592. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
593. Cases unlikely to result in referral
594. Aggravating and mitigating factors
595. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
596. The Stage one RVNPIC
597. Areas of particular concern
598. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
599. Outcome
600. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
601. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
602. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
603. Outcome
604. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
605. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
606. Aggravating and mitigating factors
607. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
608. Background
609. Code of Professional Conduct
610. About this document
611. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
612. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
613. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
614. When do I have to disclose?
615. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
616. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
617. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
618. Closed cases
619. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
620. How to request a review of a decision
621. Illegal veterinary practice
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