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31. 7 November 2019
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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. Advancement of the Professions Committee
97. Diversity & Inclusion Working Group (DIG)
98. Fellowship Board
99. Mind Matters Initiative Taskforce
100. Vet Futures Project Board
101. 7 February 2023
102. 15 November 2022
103. 13 September 2022
104. 10 May 2022
105. 8 February 2022
106. 16 November 2021
107. 14 September 2021
108. 11 May 2021
109. 10 November 2020
110. 5 May 2020
111. 11 February 2020
112. 12 November 2019
113. 9 May 2023
114. 14 November 2023
115. 7 February 2024
116. 12 September 2023
117. 08 May
118. Standards Committee
119. Certification Subcommittee
120. Ethics Review Panel
121. Routine Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
122. Riding Establishments Subcommittee
123. Practice Standards Group
124. 21 February 2023
125. 6 February 2023
126. 7 December 2022
127. 14 November 2022
128. 10 November 2022
129. 24 October 2022
130. 12 September 2022
131. 4 August 2022
132. 16 June 2022
133. 19 May 2022
134. 9 May 2022
135. 31 March 2022
136. 7 February 2022
137. 24 January 2022
138. 15 December 2021
139. 15 November 2021
140. 26 October 2021
141. 13 September 2021
142. 25 August 2021
143. 4 August 2021
144. 16 July 2021
145. 10 May 2021
146. 4 March 2021
147. 08 February 2021
148. 12 January 2021
149. 9 November 2020
150. 15 December 2020
151. 7 September 2020
152. 27 April 2020
153. 10 February 2020
154. 11 November 2019
155. 15 May 2023
156. 25 August 2023
157. 11 September 2023
158. 13 November 2023
159. 14 February 2024
160. 16 April 2024
161. 12 June 2024
162. 24 September 2024
163. 23 October 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. Education Committee
174. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee
175. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice Subcommittee
176. Specialist Subcommittee
177. VetGDP and CPD Compliance Subcommittee
178. 9 May 2023
179. 7 February 2023
180. 15 November 2022
181. 13 September 2022
182. 10 May 2022
183. 8 February 2022
184. 16 November 2021
185. 14 September 2021
186. 11 May 2021
187. 9 February 2021
188. 20 November 2020
189. 15 September 2020
190. 5 May 2020
191. 11 February 2020
192. 12 November 2019
193. 12 September 2023
194. 14 November 2023
195. 27 February 2024
196. Veterinary Clinical Careers Pathway
197. 21 May 2024
198. 17 September 2024
199. VetGDP and CPD Engagement Group
200. Finance and Resources Committee
201. Estate Strategy Group
202. 29 February 2024
203. 14 May 2024
204. 26 September 2024
205. 18 October 2024
206. Disciplinary Committee
207. Dr Amy Hawthorn BVetMed MRCVS
208. Dr Jeremy Kirk VetMB MRCVS
209. Ms Helena Jones
210. Dr Charles Ross BVMS MRCVS
211. Ms Hilary Lloyd
212. Ms Stephanie McIntosh
213. Mr Peter Smith
214. Dr Neil Slater MRCVS
215. Dr Kathryn Elizabeth Peaty
216. Mrs Helen Russell RVN
217. Mr Paul Francis Morris
218. Rt Hon David Heath CBE
219. Mr Colin Childs
220. Susan Ridge CB
221. Dr Melanie Fleming MRCVS
222. Dr James Wallace BVMS,GPCertEqP CertEM(IntMed) MRCVS
223. Dr James Tong BVSC CertEP CertVR MRCVS
224. Mr Christopher Sherpherd BVM&S MRCVS
225. Mr James Hurden
226. Ms Catharine Seddon
227. Dr Karen Marguerite Coumbe
228. Charter Case Committee
229. Charter Case Committee Protocol
230. Charter Case Committee Rules
231. Dr Andrew Alexander Gardiner MRCVS
232. Mrs Helen Rosemary Farrant RVN
233. Ms Jane Kilgannon
234. Mrs Kathryn Latimer RVN
235. Mrs Rachel Cook
236. Dr Rhian Louise Littlehales MRCVS
237. Ms Cerys Jones
238. Preliminary Investigation Committee and Disciplinary Committee Liaison Committee
239. Registration Committee
240. 22 October 2024
241. Preliminary Investigation Committee
242. Mr Kenneth Caley
243. Georgie Barnard
244. Mrs Anna Hammond MRCVS
245. Dr Robert Scott McRae MRCVS
246. Mrs Victoria Smith
247. Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS
248. Dr Laura Perez Klein MRCVS
249. Ms Miranda Winram
250. PIC Lay Observers
251. Dr Caroline Queen MRCVS
252. Dr Katharine Nelson MRCVS
253. Mrs Jennifer Wright MRCVS
254. Rosalyn Hayles
255. Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee
256. Veterinary Nurse Preliminary Investigation Committee
257. Mr Damian Kearney
258. Mr Mark Stobbs
259. Mrs Susan Holt MRes BSc (Hons), RVN, Cert PM&A, PGCHE, FHEA
260. Mrs Kelly Tillett RVN REVN
261. Dr Jane Downes MRCVS
262. Mrs Arlene Connor RVN
263. Examinations Appeals Committee
264. Specialist Recognition Appeals Committee
265. Paper classification: some definitions
266. Remuneration Subcommittee
267. Nominations Subcommittee
268. Accreditation Appeals Committee
269. Senior team
270. Work for us
271. Contact us
272. Complaints about the College
273. How to find us
274. How we work
275. The role of the RCVS
276. Strategic Plan 2020-2024
277. Strategic Plan 2017-2019
278. Royal Charter and legislation
279. Royal Charters and Bye-Laws
280. Government legislation
281. Regulations, rules and the election scheme
282. Honours & awards
283. Recipients of RCVS Honours
284. The Queen's Medal
285. The Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
286. The RCVS International Award
287. The RCVS Impact Award
288. The RCVS Inspiration Award
289. Honorary Associateship
290. The RCVS Compassion Award
291. The RCVS Student Community Award
292. Our Service Promise
293. Service Standards
294. Complaints about the College
295. Fees
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297. Annual renewal fees from 2016
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308. Events and meetings
309. Past events
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311. Royal College Day
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313. Veterinary Nurses Day
314. Veterinary Nursing Diamond Jubilee
315. VN Diamond Jubilee Events & Activities
316. ECC 3 – 6 November 2021
317. Neurodiversity
318. Policy
319. Veterinary Legislation Review
320. Legislation Working Party
321. Exemption Orders & Associates Working Party
322. Information for MPs
323. Environment and Sustainability Working Party
324. October 2021 meeting summary
325. July 2021 meeting summary
326. May 2021 meeting summary
327. March 2021 meeting summary
328. January 2021 meeting summary
329. The Limited Licensure & Reasonable Adjustment Working Party
330. December 2022 meeting summary
331. August 2022 meeting summary
332. Mandatory Practice Regulation Working Party
333. Our consultations
334. Ensuring good governance
335. A consultation on recommendations to reform the governance structure of RCVS Council and VN Council
336. Review of 'under care' and 24/7 emergency cover
337. Review of day one competences, skills and professional behaviours for veterinary nurses
338. Draft Accreditation Standards and Accreditation Methodology for veterinary degree programmes
339. Legislative reform consultation
340. Executive summary
341. Introduction
342. Part 1: Embracing the vet-led team
343. Part 2: Enhancing the VN role
344. Part 3: Assuring practice regulation
345. Part 4: Introduce a modern ‘Fitness to Practise’ regime
346. Part 5: Modernising RCVS registration
347. Conclusions
348. Graduate Outcomes Consultation
349. Proposed new framework for post-registration VN qualifications
350. Review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training
351. Standard 1 - Learning culture
352. Standard 2 - Governance and quality
353. Standard 3 - Student empowerment
354. Standard 4 - Educators and assessors
355. Standard 5 - Curricula and assessment
356. Standard 6 - Effective clinical learning
357. The RCVS Leavers survey
358. Leaving the UK Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing Profession surveys: Privacy notice
359. Contact the press office
360. Registration
361. Join the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
362. Statutory Membership Exam
363. Seeing practice
364. English language requirements
365. Grenada
366. Europe
367. Australia
368. Japan
369. Canada
370. New Zealand
371. South Africa
372. United Kingdom
373. Join the Register Veterinary Surgeons - UK graduates
374. USA
375. Temporary registration
376. Hong Kong
377. Join the Register of Veterinary Nurses
378. UK-qualified veterinary nurses
379. Overseas-qualified veterinary nurses
380. Veterinary nurse pre-registration exams
381. Veterinary premises
382. Check our Registers
383. Registration categories
384. Practising and registration scenarios
385. About the Register of Veterinary Surgeons
386. About the Register of Veterinary Nurses
387. Renew or make changes to your registration
388. Renew your registration
389. Make changes to your registration
390. Change your registration category
391. Which registration category is right for me?
392. Voluntary removal and restoration
393. Disclose convictions and adverse findings
394. Working abroad
395. Find a Vet practice staff
396. 'Working in the UK' online courses
397. Fellowship
398. How to apply for Fellowship
399. Fellows Directory
400. Fellowship Day
401. Fellowship Day 2022
402. Fellowship Week 2021
403. Fellowship Evening 2020
404. Fellowship Day 2019
405. Fellows of the Future?
406. Try, try and try again: some personal reflections on the development of the anaesthetic propofol
407. Fellowship Day 2018
408. Fellows of the Future?
409. The importance of public engagement in science
410. Fellows in Focus
411. International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness
412. Is the art of the physical exam dying?
413. Dealing with the worm that turned
414. Complexity of common diseases
415. Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?
416. Whose best interests?
417. Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career
418. Mission Rabies
419. The health of corals, and their importance for society
420. All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector?
421. Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?
422. A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship
423. General practice is the most important veterinary specialism
424. Causes and cures for cataracts
425. Nature’s wings and their passengers
426. High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases – a diagnostic challenge
427. One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research
428. The hidden curriculum: why it matters
429. Bridging the gaps through mentoring, training, career development and outreach
430. Rare or well done?
431. Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
432. Join the Fellowship Science Advisory Panel
433. Credentials Panel recruitment
434. Become a Fellowship Mentor
435. Fellows of the Future Student Competition 2023 submissions
436. 'Fellows of the Future' student research submissions 2024
437. Fellows awarded in 2024
438. RCVS Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board elections 2024
439. Vice Chair of the Fellowship Board Elections Candidate Information
440. Lifelong learning
441. Students
442. Veterinary students
443. Veterinary nursing students
444. Enrolling as a student veterinary nurse
445. Approved Training Practices
446. Student VNs - Forms & FAQs
447. Extra-mural studies (EMS)
448. About extra-mural studies (EMS)
449. RCVS EMS policy placement for vet students
450. EMS requirements
451. Information for vet students
452. EMS hints and tips for students
453. Financial support for EMS students
454. Information for EMS providers
455. The role of the EMS provider
456. Why become an EMS provider
457. Information for vet schools
458. Temporary EMS requirements
459. Practice by students - regulations
460. Health and safety on EMS placements
461. EMS contacts and further guidance
462. Extra-mural studies fit for the future
463. Background
464. A changing landscape of veterinary education
465. Making EMS sustainable for the future
466. A new approach to support students, providers and vet schools in delivering EMS
467. Summary
468. Next steps
469. Appendix 1
470. VetGDP
471. VetGDP Advisers
472. VetGDP Adviser declaration
473. E-portfolio user guide for VetGDP Advisers
474. VetGDP Adviser case studies
475. Practices and workplaces
476. VetGDP Practice or Workplace Declaration
477. Graduates and students
478. VetGDP Graduate Declaration and exemptions
479. Preparing to submit your VetGDP
480. E-portfolio user guide for veterinary graduates
481. VetGDP Graduates Case Studies
482. VetGDP information to help you get started
483. VetGDP e-portfolio
484. VetGDP guidance
485. VetGDP FAQs
486. Overseas vets
487. Vets returning to the UK Practising Register after 5+ years away
488. Professional Development Phase (PDP)
489. Meet the Postgraduate Deans
490. Continuing professional development (CPD)
491. CPD webinars
492. Postgraduate and post-registration qualifications
493. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
494. Enrolment
495. Module subjects
496. Designated certificates
497. Synoptic assessment
498. Accredited university contact details
499. Information for universities
500. Frequently asked questions
501. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
502. Professional accreditation
503. Advanced Practitioner status
504. Specialist status
505. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion
506. RCVS Leadership Library
507. Delegation
508. Difficult Conversations
509. Inclusive Leadership
510. Leading and Working in Teams
511. Quality Improvement
512. Leading and Managing Change
513. RCVS Academy
514. Setting standards
515. Practice Standards Scheme
516. Applying to the PSS
517. The PSS assessment process
518. PSS awards
519. Meet the PSS team
520. Meet the PSS assessors
521. PSS assessor training
522. Meet the Practice Standards Group
523. PSS updates
524. Environmental sustainability module and award
525. PSS accreditation levels
526. Using the Stanley system
527. Updating your practice information
528. Promoting your RCVS accreditation
529. PSS training and resources
530. Advice & guidance
531. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
532. Supporting guidance
533. Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
534. Supporting guidance
535. Contact the Advice Team
536. XL Bully dog ban
537. 'Under care' - new guidance
538. Under care: practice scenarios
539. Advice on Schedule 3
540. Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
541. Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
542. FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
543. FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
544. FAQs – Advertising of practice names
545. GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
546. Accrediting primary qualifications
547. Accrediting veterinary degrees
548. Accreditation Standards
549. Visitations
550. RCVS Accreditation Panel Members
551. Accrediting veterinary nursing qualifications
552. Accreditation visitation reports
553. Accreditation visitors
554. RCVS Day One Competences, Skills and Professional Behaviours for Veterinary Nurses: Introduction
555. External review of the RCVS by ENQA
556. Requirements for remote and online student assessments
557. Riding Establishments
558. Riding Establishment Inspectorate List
559. Memorandum to veterinary surgeons
560. Licensing riding establishments in Scotland and Wales
561. Licensing riding establishments and other premises / Hiring out horses in England
562. Guidance on the inspection
563. Notification to local authorities
564. Riding Establishment Training and Induction Course
565. Concerns
566. Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
567. I want to raise a concern about a veterinary surgeon
568. What you need to know first
569. Tell us about your concern
570. How we assess and investigate concerns
571. How we make decisions
572. Our terms explained
573. I want to raise a concern about a registered veterinary nurse
574. What you need to know first
575. Tell us about your concern
576. How we assess and investigate concerns
577. How we make decisions
578. Our terms explained
579. Confidential Reporting Line
580. Animal owners: how to raise a concern
581. Disciplinary Committee hearings
582. Charter Case Committee decisions
583. A concern has been raised about me
584. Information for veterinary surgeons
585. How we assess and investigate concerns
586. How we make decisions
587. Our terms explained
588. Information for veterinary nurses
589. How we assess and investigate concerns
590. How we make decisions
591. Our terms explained
592. Professional Conduct (ProfCon) Investigation Support
593. Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
594. Reference information
595. A note on negligence
596. Being a witness at a Disciplinary Committee hearing – Frequently Asked Questions
597. Vet Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
598. The Stage one PIC
599. Areas of particular concern
600. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
601. Factors to be taken Into account in appropriate cases
602. Vet PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
603. The aim of the Preliminary Investigation Committee
604. The referral of cases
605. Outcome
606. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
607. Cases unlikely to result in referral
608. Aggravating and mitigating factors
609. RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) decision-making guidance (Stage 1)
610. The Stage one RVNPIC
611. Areas of particular concern
612. Areas not likely to result in referral to Stage two
613. Outcome
614. RVN PIC decision-making guidance (Stage 2)
615. The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
616. Progressing a case to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
617. Outcome
618. Previous cases before the Disciplinary Committee
619. Cases unlikely to result in the referral to the RVN Disciplinary Committee
620. Aggravating and mitigating factors
621. RCVS protocol on handling of convictions, cautions and adverse findings declared by veterinary surgeons
622. Background
623. Code of Professional Conduct
624. About this document
625. What am I required to disclose to the RCVS?
626. What are the minor offences excluded from disclosure?
627. What is a ‘protected’ spent conviction?
628. When do I have to disclose?
629. What are the consequences of failing to make an appropriate disclosure?
630. How should I disclose convictions to the RCVS?
631. What happens once convictions are disclosed to the RCVS?
632. Closed cases
633. Annex A - Convictions and cautions protected for the purpose of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
634. How to request a review of a decision
635. Illegal veterinary practice
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