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 […]
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Blue Cross inundated with young horses needing help
BVNA Regional Co-Ordinator, Kate King, wins ‘RCO of the Year’
BVNA are delighted to announce that their Somerset & Gloucestershire regional co-ordinator, Kate King (pictured far right), was announced the winner of the annual Bayer Animal Health ‘RCO of the Year’ competition. At the recent awards ceremony held at the BVNA Congress on Friday 11 October, Kate was presented with a prize fund of £1,000 […]
BVNA announce chosen Charity for 2013/14
BVNA are delighted to announce that Nowzad Dogs, which was founded in 2007 by Royal Marine Sergeant Pen Farthing is their chosen charity for the year 2013/14. The charity’s story began when Pen and his colleagues were posted to Now Zad in Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The main purpose of their visit was to provide […]
BVNA Appoints New President & Vice President
The British Veterinary Nursing Association Ltd (BVNA) are delighted to announce that Kirstie Shield DipAVN (Surg) RVN, head nurse of The Hale Veterinary Group in Chippenham, was elected as President during their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Sunday 13th October at the BVNA Congress in Shropshire. Delighted at being elected President, Kirstie says: ‘I […]
Completing Your Record of Veterinary Nurse Training
Bye-Law 5 of the Veterinary Nursing Bye-Laws 2011 states that student veterinary nurses must undertake an approved programme of veterinary nurse education that is a minimum of 94 weeks (equivalent to 3,290 hours) excluding annual leave and absence. These weeks are broken down into college time and practical training time as follows: Theoretical programme (college […]
BVNA Awards Prestigious Honorary Membership
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) awarded honorary membership to three deserving individuals during the recent awards ceremony held at the BVNA Congress on Friday 11th October. BVNA President Louisa Baker (pictured right) joined by Chief Veterinary Officer of the RSPCA James Yeates (pictured left) awarded Sue Badger, Anne McBride and Julian Hoad lifetime Honorary Membership […]
City & Guilds Award Aspiring Veterinary Nurse £4,400!
“I actually applied 15 minutes before the closing deadline, and I’m so glad I did”Deciding your career path and choosing your studies should be an exciting prospect but unfortunately that is not the case for everyone; like in the case of Crissy Lister who despite wanting to study to be a veterinary nurse faced the […]
CAW Students Make a Start on Creating a Wildflower Meadow
Last week saw the first student visit to the Muchwood and Mary’s woodland site managed by The College of Animal Welfare (on behalf of The Woodland Trust). The main purpose of the visit was to take the first steps in the creation of a wildflower meadow. Wildflower meadow is a seriously threatened habitat that has […]
What Are You Doing With Yours?
Have you just got back from this year’s BVNA Congress? Did you collect one of our ‘Keep Cool and Trust Your Head Nurse’ cooler lunch bags? If so, why not enter our photo competition to win a £100 book voucher! We are looking for photos of the most unusual use of the lunch bag – […]
RCVS Veterinary Nursing Practical (OSCE) Winter Exam Entry – One Week To Go!
CAW Students planning on sitting the RCVS Veterinary Nursing Practical (OSCE) Exams this winter – you only have one week left to submit your examination entry from to our Huntingdon centre as all forms must be received by Monday 21 October 2013. Exam application forms can be downloaded here.