So next week is Children in Need week and we have a number of fundraising events for our students taking place across all of our centres, so please help us support this great cause if you are able: Huntingdon All next week our animal care students are holding a variety of events to raise money […]
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Children In Need 2013 Fundraising Events
Changes to RCVS OSCE Tasks November 2013
In addition to the restyling of the RCVS Veterinary Nursing OSCE Tasks announced earlier this week, please find below details of some task changes that we have identified: Diagnostic Imaging DI01-08 All tasks (except DI02) now state “patient” rather than GSD puppy. The other changes are to steps 1-5. Instead of being 5 steps to complete […]
Restyling of the RCVS Veterinary Nursing OSCE Tasks
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have restyled a number of the online versions of the OSCE tasks. The scenario and marking criteria are now presented over two pages, and the marking criteria are now laid out in the same way as examining mark-sheets, with space for confirming if the student is competent or […]
National Careers Service launches new ‘career advice’ app – download it for FREE!
The National Careers Service has just launched a new ‘app’ called Career Advice. The aim of the app is to make it easier for people to access careers advice and make informed decisions on learning, training and work opportunities as well as finding and organising job searches while on the move. The Career Advice app provides […]
‘Keep Cool and Trust Your Head Nurse’ Competition Winner Announced!
Thank you all for your entries to the ‘Keep Cool and Trust Your Head Nurse’ cooler bag photo competition that we launched at BVNA in October. We were looking for the most unusual use for the bag and you certainly didn’t let us down! The Principal of the College has judged the entries this morning and […]
Endangered Species – Can You Name Them All?
Did you know that worldwide there are over 3000 animal species listed as endangered? Have a look at the IUCN Red List for a breakdown of endangered species by year since 1996. That’s a lot of plants and animals that are being threatened! (So we’d be quite impressed if you could name them all – sadly, […]
RCVS clarifies role on new veterinary schools
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has clarified its role with regard to new UK veterinary schools, by saying that it has no mandate to control student or graduate numbers. Responding to calls from the profession that it should comment on the desirability, or otherwise, of any change in the number of schools or […]
‘Keep Cool and Trust Your Head Nurse’ Cooler Lunch bags – Photo Gallery
If you went to BVNA this year and stopped by the CAW stand you would probably would have come away with one of our ‘Keep Cool and Trust Your Head Nurse’ cooler lunch bags! If so you may want to enter our photo competition where we are looking for the most unusual use for the […]
Radiography in Small Animal Practice Survey
Calling all vets, vet nurses and student vet nurses…If you have a spare 10 minutes, please take some time to complete a short survey on the use of radiography in small animal practice in the UK and Ireland. This survey forms part of a research project carried out by Samuel Morley, third year veterinary student […]
Blue Cross inundated with young horses needing help
Blue Cross is urgently seeking experienced temporary homes for youngster horses and ponies following a 28 per cent increase in welfare cases in this year alone. With these rises the charity desperately needs to free up space at centres and with future intakes anticipated this winter, it is even more pertinent. The charity has also […]