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- About extra-mural studies (EMS)
- EMS requirements
- Information for vet students
- Information for EMS providers
- Information for vet schools
- Temporary EMS requirements
- Practice by students - regulations
- Health and safety on EMS placements
- EMS contacts and further guidance
- Extra-mural studies fit for the future
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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
- Contact the Advice Team
- XL Bully dog ban
- 'Under care' - new guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
- FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
- FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
- FAQs – Advertising of practice names
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
Linda Ford
Biography
Linda Ford is Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, which represents 20,000 Chartered Legal Executive, paralegal and other legal practitioners in England and Wales.
Linda has a background in regulation, law reform, professional education and standards. She specialises in change management, modernisation and reform of professional membership associations and regulatory bodies.
She has a passion for work designed to support public trust and condfidence in professionals through high standards of training, qualification and conduct and her career to date has spanned across education, healthcare, criminal justice and legal sectors.
During her time in healthcare regulation she worked alongside the Law Commission to reform the legislative framework supporting nine profesional healthcare regulators and the Department of Health to achieve revalidation schemes for all healthcare professionals.
Prior to that she worked for the Police Service on a number of high profile national projects focussing on public safety, counter terrorism and drugs awareness and in the FE sector developing new training courses and qualifications.
Council Member category
- Appointed lay member: 2018 - 2025
Committee membership
- Standards Committee
- CMS Project Board (Chair)
- CRM Project Board (Chair)
- Hardwick Street Refurbishment Group
Declaration of interests
Directorships
Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
Relevant financial interests, eg shareholdings, bonds and derivatives
None
Consultancies
None
Appointments to other bodies
Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute
Member of the Worldwide Assocation of Female Professionals
Member of the Institute of Managment
Trustee to two charities
Membership of other veterinary or allied organisations
None
Employment
None
Qualifications (other than veterinary qualifications listed in the Register)
MBA and post graduate qualifications in Regulatory Affairs, Management and Education
Interests relating to immediate family or close friends
None
Other relevant information
None