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Moving towards a scholarship of primary health care
RCVS Council candidate Stephen May is passionate about education Much of the veterinary profession works in general practice. However, recent...

Practising vets ‘must remain on RCVS Council’
Re-election candidate hopes to continue work with standards committee. As the RCVS plans to shrink its council from 42 to...

Debate on the threats to promotion and supply of medicines
Key thought leaders will debate threats to the promotion and supply of prescription medicines in the House of Lords next...

Ketamine petition receives over 3,000 signatures
Ketamine is critical for control of zoonotic diseases like rabies. Proposal to reschedule drug to be considered this week A...

A representative voice for vets
RCVS Council hopeful wants to represent practising vets Ayrshire vet Melissa Donald has worked as a general practitioner for more...

RCVS Council approves governance reforms
Plans to overhaul the governance of the RCVS were approved by the council at its March meeting. The changes would...

MEPs approve Animal Health Law
The new law will give authorities and producers more time to focus on prevention and control of transmissible animal diseases....

New imaging technique could aid earlier diagnosis
The team hope their approach could one day help to improve patient scans. Approach more sensitive than existing methods A...

Gordon Hockey to leave the RCVS
Gordon Hockey has worked for the RCVS for 16 years. College thanks outgoing registrar for his work The RCVS has revealed...

Tax hike could lead to fewer insured pets, ABI warns
"Pet insurance is not a luxury – there is no NHS for pets and owning a pet can be expensive,...