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RCVS awards 31 new Fellowships
The Fellows will be welcomed at RCVS Fellowship Day in November.
Successful applicants include Dr Niall Connell and Dr Rachel Dean.

The RCVS has awarded 31 new Fellowships to veterinary surgeons in recognition of their contributions to the profession.

Among the new Fellows include Dr Niall Connell, awarded Fellowship for Meritorious Contributions to the Profession, and Dr Rachel Dean, awarded Fellowship for Meritorius Contributions to Clinical Practice. Fifteen successful applicants this year were women, while 16 were men.

The College will formally welcome the Fellows at RCVS Fellowship Day, which is taking place 11 November at the Royal Institution.

Professor John Innes, chair of the Fellowship Board, commented: “It was again an honour to personally write to this year’s successful fellowship applicants and to welcome them to our learned society. The standard of applications this year continues to illustrate the enormous contribution that fellows make to our profession. I send each and every one of them my warmest congratulations on this wonderful achievement.

“I am also pleased that we have been able to maintain the success of the previous year’s efforts to increase the diversity of the Fellowship with regards to gender, attaining a broadly even gender split this year. Going forward our intention is to look at ways we can encourage applications from other under-represented groups.”

He added: “I look forward to the opportunity to meet all our successful applicants at the upcoming Fellowship Day. This promises to be an especially exciting occasion, not only being the first time in three years since we have been able to host Fellowship Day in person, but also bringing together all those awarded a Fellowship from 2020 to 2022.”

A list of the new Fellows is available on the RCVS website.

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FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

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 FIVP has shared a survey, inviting those working in independent practice to share their views on the CMA's proposed remedies.

The Impact Assessment will help inform the group's response to the CMA, as it prepares to submit further evidence to the Inquiry Group. FIVP will also be attending a hearing in November.

Data will be anonymised and used solely for FIVP's response to the CMA. The survey will close on Friday, 31 October 2025. 

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CMA to host webinar exploring provisional decisions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to host a webinar for veterinary professionals to explain the details of its provisional decisions, released on 15 October 2025.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Officials will discuss the changes which those in practice may need to make if the provisional remedies go ahead. They will also share what happens next with the investigation.

The CMA will be answering questions from the main parties of the investigation, as well as other questions submitted ahead of the webinar.

Attendees can register here before Wednesday, 29 October at 11am. Questions must be submitted before 10am on 27 October.

A recording of the webinar will be accessible after the event.