RCVS publishes three-year strategic plan
The strategic plan is available to download on the RCVS website.
The RCVS has published its strategic plan for the next three years (2017-2019). It outlines five key ambitions, including developing leadership within the professions, encouraging innovation and countering ‘blame culture’.
The college’s five ambitions are:
- To establish the extent to which a ‘blame culture’ exists in the veterinary professions, the role the college may play in it and the impact it may have on the welfare of vets, veterinary nurses, clients and their pets. The college says it will look at ways to develop a ‘learning culture’ that focuses on personal development
- To put leadership and innovation at the heart of the college
- To build on foundations laid in its first-rate regulator initiative, ensuring legislation and regulations are fit for purpose and enable veterinary and allied professionals to be the best they can be
- To improve animal health and welfare on a global basis by raising veterinary standards overseas and contributing to the One Health agenda. Also developing a strategy to maximise the opportunities and minimise the risks of Brexit
- Building on service agenda to ensure people find interactions with the college efficient and fair, and seek out opportunities to engage further.
RCVS CEO Nick State commented: “The hallmark of our 2014 to 2016 Strategic Plan was getting the basics right by clarifying our identity, improving our core functions, setting out our service agenda and strengthening our foundations. The plan gave us a firm foundation to build upon and improved levels of confidence in the College from stakeholders which has allowed us to be more ambitious and outward-looking with this new plan.
“Within the new plan there are challenging ambitions and stretching objectives that address some of the big issues affecting the veterinary team, whether that’s playing a more global role post-Brexit, the importance of embracing new technology, or the pressing need to consider culture change within the profession to ensure it continues to grow and learn.”
To download the strategic plan visit: http://www.rcvs.org.uk/publications/
Veterinary practices are being urged to help owners safely dispose of any unused and expired pet medicines - not just antibiotics - during November's Animal Medicines Amnesty. 
