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Kite Program funds mental health support app for StreetVet volunteers
"We are overjoyed to be able to support StreetVet with their very own wellbeing app" - Laura Millross, head of Kite Veterinary.
The Kite Program has provided StreetVet with its own version of the kite app. 

StreetVet, a national charity which provides free veterinary care for pets whose owners are experiencing homelessness, has received support from The Kite Program (Kite), a wellbeing platform.

Kite supports the mental health of professionals in challenging roles including veterinary professionals, and has provided StreetVet with its own version of Kite's wellbeing app, which offers mindfulness guidance and wellbeing advice, in order to support the mental health of StreetVet's volunteers. 

Jade Statt, StreetVet co-founder and clinical director, commented: “We see the physical and emotional time put in by our volunteers everyday at StreetVet, and knowing they have free and easy access to tools that will help them manage the load of their incredible work, is priceless to us. 

“We are very grateful to Kite as it makes our work as a charity more sustainable for our volunteers and clients.”

Head of Kite Veterinary, Laura Millross, said: “We are overjoyed to be able to support StreetVet with their very own wellbeing app. StreetVet’s volunteers face a range of challenges that the rest of the veterinary profession won’t see day-to-day, which is why having their own resource is especially important. We hope they will find it a useful and supportive tool to have on hand.”

Kite has fully funded the app to StreetVet volunteers, and hopes that it will help them manage the psychological impacts of their work. 

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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RCVS annual renewal fee for vets due

RCVS' annual renewal fee for veterinary surgeons is now due. Vets must pay their renewal fee before Wednesday, 1 April 2026.

This year's standard annual fee has increased to 431 from last year's 418. This is an approximately three per cent increase, as approved by RCVS Council and the Privy Council.

Tshidi Gardner, RCVS treasurer, said: "The small fee increase will be used to help deliver both our everyday activities and our new ambitious Strategic Plan, which includes aims such as achieving new legislation, reviewing the Codes of Professional Conduct and supporting guidance, and continuing to support the professions through activities such as the Mind Matters Initiative, RCVS Academy and career development."

A full breakdown of the new fees is on the RCVS website. Information about tax relief is available on the UK government website.