News - BSAVA

French bulldog and Pug puppies top list of most illegally imported breeds

15 January 2019

French bulldogs and Pugs top the list of dog breeds vets most commonly suspected of being imported illegally into the UK, statistics released by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) one year on from the launch of its #BreedtoBreathe campaign reveal. BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey shows that three in ten (29%) companion animal vets surveyed last year had seen puppies that they were concerned had been brought into the country illegally. By far the most commonly mentioned bree...

RCVS Mind Matters and BSAVA’s resilience course pilot proves successful

14 January 2019

In partnership with the BSAVA, the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) will be piloting resilience training courses for veterinary professionals throughout February 2019. These free, full-day courses count towards a veterinary professional’s continuing professional development and are designed to help attendees gain the tools to become more resilient in their working lives, and safeguard their mental wellbeing. The courses have proven incredibly popular, with the Edinburgh, London and Wales eve...

RCVS and BVA call for veterinary surgeons to be restored to the Shortage Occupation List

14 January 2019

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and British Veterinary Association (BVA) have once again joined forces to make a clear call for veterinary surgeons to be restored to the Shortage Occupation List as part of the UK’s preparations for leaving the European Union.

Lord Trees unveils BSAVA’s state-of-the-art new facility

11 January 2019

Professor The Lord Trees has officially opened BSAVA’s headquarters following a 21st century revamp to extend teaching facilities and increase sustainability.

Update on isoflurane supply

11 January 2019

Restocking of the anaesthetic isoflurane in the UK supply chain is scheduled to commence from February, after a national shortage of the drugs availability was announced in December.

RCVS news: Graduate Outcomes, mental health in the workplace and Practice Standards in focus for this year’s SPVS-VMG Congress

10 January 2019

At this year’s Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) and Veterinary Management Group (VMG) Congress, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be holding focus groups as part of the Graduate Outcomes consultation, discussing how to develop wellbeing in practice and promoting the College’s Practice Standards Scheme (PSS).

BSAVA and WVSC launch Vets Cymru – Aberystwyth June 2019

8 January 2019

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and the Wales Veterinary Science Centre (WVSC) have launched Vets Cymru, a two-day event offering both large and small animal ‘CPD by the sea’ for vets and vet nurses.

New BSAVA pocketbook for vets out now

4 January 2019

The second edition of the BSAVA Pocketbook for Vets is now available. Building on the success of the previous edition, this new book retains the functionality and useful features that made its predecessor so popular, while having a stronger focus on quick reference emergency and critical care information.

RCVS Graduates Outcomes Consultation with call to be part of the #TheBigPicture closes Friday 18 January 2019

4 January 2019

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' (RCVS) most ambitious consultations yet collects views on the future of veterinary education and how the profession can better help support veterinary graduates through the transition into life in practice. The deadline for participating in the Graduates Outcomes Consultation is the Friday 18 January 2019.

Veterinary Medicines Directorate provides alternative list of products face of Isoflurane shortage

3 January 2019

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has provided an alternative list of products available for import under the Special Import Scheme, whilst supply problems with isoflurane-containing veterinary medicines continue in the UK.

BSAVA Member Anna Meredith awarded OBE

3 January 2019

The former head vet at Edinburgh Zoo and personal chair of Zoological and Conservation Medicine at the city’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has been appointed an OBE in the Queen’s New Year 2019 Honours List. Anna is a longstanding member of the BSAVA and received the BSAVA’s Blaine Award in 2003 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of small animal veterinary medicine or surgery.

BSAVA commissions ‘Anaesthesia without isoflurane’ webinar to support profession during shortage

2 January 2019

In response to the nationwide shortage of isoflurane, BSAVA has commissioned a webinar to discuss alternative solutions for vets.

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