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New webinar series on ‘building great workplaces’
The session will explore practical tips to create a safe and supportive working environment.
BVA and VDS will share practical tips to create a safe and inclusive environment.

The BVA has launched a free webinar series for veterinary teams offering practical tips for creating better working environments.

The series, Building Great Workplaces: Practical Tips for Veterinary Teams, kickstarts on Wednesday, 29 January at 1pm with a discussion on how to have more good days at work. 

BVA junior vice president Rob Williams and VDS Training’s Carolyne Crowe will explore the key elements that contribute to personal wellbeing at work and share methods for creating open communication and inclusivity within teams. Those attending the session will also be able to count it as veterinary CPD.

It forms part of a new workplace accreditation scheme, Great Workplaces By BVA, which is designed to recognise and reward positive workplace culture across clinical and non-clinical veterinary workplaces.

Rob Williams said: “At BVA we are passionate about building a resilient and sustainable veterinary workforce. This webinar series is designed to help your team identify practical steps to improve your veterinary workplace and create a working environment that allows the whole team to thrive. We’ll be diving into the first session with lots of practical tips and strategies and I hope to see many of you there.”

Great Workplaces by BVA is the latest initiative by BVA to help tackle the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges facing the veterinary professions. The scheme is open to all workplaces, both clinical and non-clinical, highlighting workplaces that prioritise staff wellbeing and professional development.

To learn more about Great Workplaces and to sign up for the webinar, visit bva.co.uk

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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.