Blog Category: Training Practices
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Is obesity a disability?
Would you make an inappropriate comment about a colleague’s weight? Did you know that such a comment could constitute disability harassment? The definition of a disabled person is broad and includes people with mobility or sensory impairment, long term medical conditions, specific learning difficulties, mental health difficulties, and neuro diverse conditions such as ADHD and […]
Student Trips to BVNA Congress: Saturday 10 October 2015
Students can attend for just £27+VAT! This year’s British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) Congress in Telford will be held from the 9th-11th October. If you haven’t been before, the Congress has a wide range of lectures taking place over six streams, as well as a large exhibition hall giving you the chance to catch up […]
Nominations now open for 2016 RCVS honours
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons are now accepting nominations for 2016, for its two honours which recognise those who have made an outstanding contribution to the veterinary profession and veterinary science. The Queen’s Medal is the College’s most prestigious honour that can be awarded to a veterinary surgeon, and is available to members of […]
Middlesex VN Degree now available from Huntingdon and Leeds
The College of Animal Welfare is delighted to announce that the first ever BSc Honours Veterinary Nursing degree will be also be available at its Huntingdon and Leeds campuses from this October. This new opportunity follows 17 years of collaborative working with Middlesex University in running a veterinary nursing degree programme at the University’s Hendon […]
New VN NPL Percentage Tracking Sheet
Our new, easy to use, NPL tracking sheet has arrived! Simply tick off each task as you go and progress is automatically calculated for you. Download the VN NPL tracking sheet here or via our VLE under the VN General Information page or the Clinical Coach page.
OSCE Changes
Please be aware that City & Guilds have made some minor changes to some of the Veterinary Nursing OSCE tasks. Changes are as follows: D101 – D108 have a wording change. Step 1 previously stated to select a medium/large cassette but this now reads select suitable sized cassette. The essential criteria in D102 (Diagnostic Imaging […]
BVNA Congress Special Offer: Just a few weeks left to get a discount!
British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) members have just a few weeks left to take advantage of the special half-price anniversary Congress deal. BVNA members who book before the end of July will be able to attend for just £50 per day instead of the usual £100 per day. For the whole three days it is […]
Rescheduling of Ketamine from Schedule 4 to Schedule 2
In the United Kingdom the Home Office has brought in an amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 which moves ketamine from Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the 2001 Regulations to Schedule 2. This change takes effect from 30th November 2015. Further details of the requirements for each of the schedules of controlled […]
Vet Futures: Share your vision to win London Vet Show trip!
Vet Futures is offering the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to the London Vet Show (Olympia, 19-20 November) to the winner of it’s ‘Veterinary Vision’ essay competition. Entrants- who could be vets, VNs, practice managers, students or anyone with a veterinary interest – are being asked to write an essay in no more […]
RCVS launches consultation on VN Day-One clinical skills
As RCVS Awards will be closed by the end of this year, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is taking the opportunity to review and reduce the number of required skills in order to make it more relevant to clinical practice. The current Day-One Skills document was developed by RCVS Awards in 2010, and […]