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RCVS to host Learning Zone at BSAVA Congress
Speakers will include Kate Richards MRCVS, Melissa Donald MRCVS and Lizzie Lockett.

Sessions will give delegates the chance to learn about current projects.

The RCVS is inviting delegates at this year’s BSAVA Congress to attend its new Learning Zone, as the event kicks off today (23 March) in Manchester.

Delegates will be able to find the Learning Zone, which is being delivered in association with the RCVS Academy, at the RCVS stand (number C510).

As part of the Learning Zone, bite-size talks on a variety of current projects will take place every half an hour, from 9am to 5:30pm on Thursday and Friday and from 9am to 1.30pm on Saturday.

Each session has been designed to be easily digestible and delegates will get the chance to ask any questions they have about the projects.

The following following sessions have been planned:

  • The RCVS Academy: What it can offer you – Jennifer Ayers (RCVS academy manager)
  • Workforce ambitions: The future is you – Angharad Belcher (director for the advancement of the professions) and Melissa Donald MRCVS (president)
  • PSS Sustainability – Sue Paterson FRCVS (junior vice-president)
  • VetGDP: Your questions answered – Britta Crawford (senior education officer) and Jenny Soreskog-Turp (lead for postgraduate education)
  • 1CPD – How to record and reflect on your learning using 1CPD – Britta Crawford (senior education officer) and Jenny Soreskog-Turp (lead for postgraduate education)
  • EMS Policy – Kate Richards MRCVS (senior vice-president and chair of education committee) and Lizzie Lockett (chief executive officer).
A full list of the times of each session is available online.

As well as the Learning Zone, the RCVS will also be running a neurodiversity stream as part of its Mind Matters Initiative (MMI). The event, which will consist of panel discussions and information sessions promoting a better understanding of neurodivergence in the veterinary profession, will be held in the Exchange Auditorium on Friday, 24 March.

MMI has also collaborated with other organisations, including BVLGBT+, Vetlife and BVA, to put together a wellbeing programme as part of the Wellbeing Zone, located in the exhibition hall.

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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.