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Tag: Schedule 3

  • This one’s for the vets… #PlanVetRVN

    This one’s for the vets… #PlanVetRVN

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    I’m sorry if it looks like November is Schedule 3 (SIII) month for my blog, but I’ve had both posts brewing for some time and other more timely blogs have always taken precedence… but here they are. The results of the RCVS survey on SIII showed many vets aren’t sure what SIII means, which makes…

  • Beware of practice code breakers

    Beware of practice code breakers

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    While highly sought after by intelligence agencies, code breakers in the veterinary world aren’t always as sought after. This is great, as the code of conduct is not there to be broken – it’s an important written guidance and protects the title “veterinary nurse”. Under the section “Veterinary nurses and the profession”, point 3.5 states:…

  • Is a non-clinical RVN still an RVN?

    Is a non-clinical RVN still an RVN?

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    Let’s start off this new year with a “State of the Nation” review. After all, in the murky half-light of January it can sometimes feel sluggish and gloomy if you’re uncertain about things coming in the future. So, let’s banish these feelings (at least for a little while) – where are we now for RVNs?…

  • Schedule 3 – evidence of our role secured

    Schedule 3 – evidence of our role secured

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    As well as traditional Halloween high jinks, 31 October 2017 marked a truly happy day for veterinary nurses, as the RCVS published results of its survey into VNs and vets‘ knowledge and use of – as well as future wishes for – the VN role under Schedule 3. As the full document is more than…

  • Are vet nurses hidden in plain sight?

    Are vet nurses hidden in plain sight?

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    As a community, we vet nurses sometimes feel we are not noticed. We know the rest of the vet community sees us (we’ve had the RCVS petition to show support for protecting our title and now have the Schedule 3 working party to look at what we do every day) and people outside our community…

  • Get engaged

    Get engaged

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    RCVS Day 2016 has been and gone. I managed to watch a little on YouTube and I saw the new council members welcomed, which was really nice. However, they read out the number of votes gained by each person – and although Matthew Rendle and Rachael Marshall pretty equally shared the majority of votes out…

  • A view on VN Futures

    A view on VN Futures

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    This is an odd blog to write. I’m still pretty speechless after attending #vetfutures #VNFutures at the start of this month. This, in London, was the launch of both of the working parties’ projects. The VN presentation said everything I want to see for us in the future, and it was an amazing moment in…

  • RVN debate: nurse or not?

    RVN debate: nurse or not?

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    As Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month draws to a close, I wonder where we are when it comes to informing the public about RVNs – our level of training, our expertise, our standing within the profession, or that we even exist at all. I realise we are a drop in the ocean in terms of numbers…

  • RCVS VN council election manifesto: Helen Tottey RVN

    RCVS VN council election manifesto: Helen Tottey RVN

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    HELEN TOTTEY RVN Trainer at Onswitch; project manager at Mojo Consultancy T: 07885 408811 E: helentottey@blueyonder.co.uk Helen has had a varied career. Qualifying in 1996, she started in general nursing before concentrating on consulting. In 2004, she left practice to work for Petplan, but quickly realised she missed practice life. Returning in 2007, Helen opened…

  • RCVS VN council election manifesto: Stacey Bullock RVN

    RCVS VN council election manifesto: Stacey Bullock RVN

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    STACEY BULLOCK RVN VN team manager at Northumberland College T: 07702 064124 E: staceybullock@vetnurse.co.uk Stacey started her career with an animal care course in 2000. However, she soon saw a local advert for a student VN position and got the job. She registered as an RVN in 2004 and by 2006 was a head nurse.…