The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) recently wrote to more than 800 registered veterinary nurses, asking them to submit their continuing professional development (CPD) records, in order to monitor compliance with their professional obligation to undertake CPD.
This year the College has contacted a random sample of 468 registered veterinary nurses from across all postcode areas (representing around 8% of the profession) asking them to share their records. Under the Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses, members of the VN profession are expected to undertake at least 45 hours of CPD over a rolling three-year period, in order to demonstrate that they are keeping their skills up-to-date and engaging in learning and development.
Furthermore the College has also written to 107 RVNs who took part in last year’s audit but were short of meeting the requirement.
Veterinary Nurses taking part in the audit need to submit their CPD records to the College no later than Friday 14th August. Records can be submitted by allowing the RCVS access to the online Professional Development Record – www.vnpdr.org.uk, by emailing a scanned copy of the CPD record card or posting a photocopy of the card.
Those with any queries about the audit should contact the Veterinary Nursing Department on 020 7202 0701 or email vnpdr@rcvs.org.uk
The College of Animal Welfare offers a wide range of CPD courses – visit www.caw.ac.uk/cpd