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2 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
The awards recognise veterinary workplaces which have embraced inclusive workplaces with positive cultures where staff feel valued, empowered, rewarded, and where health and well-being are prioritised This year’s British Veterinary Association (BVA) Well-being Awards, which celebrate workplaces that go the extra mile to prioritise the well-being of employees, are now open for nominations.
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2 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
Despite the vast array of variations in their ocular anatomy, many of the diagnostic tests used in companion animal practice can be used to investigate ophthalmic presentations in exotic pets Ophthalmological presentations in general practice can be some of the trickiest to diagnose and manage. The eye is an intricate organ, and considerable variation exists between different species.
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2 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
Burgess Pet Care announces that the Guinea Pig Welfare Forum, the UK’s first and only event of its kind, will return to Birmingham’s Crown Plaza on Wednesday 10 September 2025 Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the forum will again bring together guinea pig experts, veterinary practitioners, and animal welfare organisations to discuss key aspects of guinea pig welfare.
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3 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
After 68 years, BSAVA has decided to stop running its annual congress and focus efforts on more agile educational resources The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has announced that it has decided to retire its annual Congress in order to focus its resources on new initiatives that it believes will better serve its members.
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3 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
As part of Clinical Audit Awareness Week, the charity is asking veterinary teams to audit their practice’s post-operative neutering outcomes in cats, dogs, and rabbits, and share the data for inclusion in the benchmarking report Veterinary charity RCVS Knowledge is challenging veterinary practices across the UK and Ireland to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.
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3 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
The dedicated equine veterinary nursing stream will take place on Friday 12 September focusing on developing a range of invaluable nursing skills through a combination of lectures, workshops and hands on practical sessions BEVA Congress, Europe’s largest equine veterinary event (10 – 13 September 2025, ICC Birmingham), is celebrating the vital work of vet nurses with an even more compelling VN stream on the Friday this year. Vet nurses have a direct voice within BEVA via the VN committee,...
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4 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
Although veterinary practices don’t go out of their way to make mistakes when it comes to data protection law, they can misunderstand their obligations. So, where do they go wrong? It’s easy to think that veterinary practices aren’t targeted by hackers because they don’t deal in high finance, so they need only pay basic lip service to data protection obligations and the law.
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4 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
Expert panel to explore impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology on the delivery of vet services at BVA Live next month As new statistics from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) show that 1 in 5 vets (21 percent) are already using AI technology in their daily work, vet professionals are invited to join a “hot topic” session at this year’s BVA Live, The future is here, are you ready?
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5 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
The RCVS are now based in Clerkenwell following completion of renovation works The renovation and refurbishment of the new Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) head office is now complete. Based in Clerkenwell, central London, the six-floor building was originally a warehouse built in approximately 1929.
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5 days ago | 
veterinary-practice.com | Melissa Antieul
World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has downgraded the UK’s BSE risk rating to negligible opening up more opportunities for global trade as the improved risk status for beef and bovine products is recognised The UK’s risk rating status for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been downgraded to negligible by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
