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RCVS updates VN training standards framework
The RCVS held a number of educator meetings over the summer to make the transition to the new framework as smooth as possible.

The framework is reviewed by the College every five years.

A new veterinary nurse training framework has been launched by the RCVS.

The framework is based on an extensive review of the Standards Framework for Veterinary Nurse Education and Training, and aims to provide students 'with the best training possible in order to prepare them for life in clinical practice.'

“Animal health and welfare and public safety are central to our standards, and it is important that we continue to review them on a regular basis with input from veterinary nurses from across the profession,” said Julie Dugmore, RCVS director of veterinary nursing. 

“Over the summer, we held a number of educator meetings to help familiarise AEIs, delivery sites, and TPs with the new framework, in order to make the transition as smooth as possible.”

The RCVS reviews the framework every five years to ensure approved institutions, delivery sites, and training practices can provide fresh approaches to student veterinary nurse education while being accountable for the local delivery and management of accredited programmes.

The new standards came into force on 1 September 2024 and are available to download on the RCVS publications page.

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."