Posts by "The Improve Team"

Veterinary associations asking vets to avoid spot-on parasiticides in water-loving pets

As increasing evidence suggests substances commonly found in animal parasiticides like flea treatmen...

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Periodontal disease the most common health disorder faced by Ragdoll cats

A new study from the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) VetCompass programme has revealed the most com...

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Improve International and The College of Health partner to shape the future of healthcare education

Improve International, the global leader in postgraduate veterinary and healthcare education, today ...

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Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance lecture to take place at London Vet Show

The sessions on Nupsala’s stand (stand H10) are part of an ongoing partnership between the company a...

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BSAVA PetSavers awards £110,000 to small clinical research projects

The BSAVA PetSavers’ Grants Awarding Committee has awarded total funding of nearly £110,000 to eight...

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Nominations open until Nov 28th for Burgess Excel Vet Awards 2025

Established by Burgess Excel in 2020, the awards recognise individuals and practices that demonstrat...

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BVNA celebrates inspiring individuals in the veterinary profession

During its recent 2025 Congress, the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) presented its ann...

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CVS launches Lifestyle Parasite Risk Assessment to support veterinary prescribing

CVS has announced the launch of a new Lifestyle Parasite Risk Assessment initiative, designed to hel...

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New BVNA President Sarah Holliday to lead association with "compassion and empathy"

Sarah qualified as an RVN in 2008, and has since had a varied career within veterinary nursing – gai...

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One in three guinea pig owners can’t recognise stress signs

Now in its fifth year, Guinea Pig Awareness Week (20–24 October) brings together vets, rescues, reta...

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RCVS Mind Matters funds new research supporting mental and physical health at work

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has announced the reci...

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BVA Young Vet of the Year 2025 announced

Dr Leah Hunter, MRCVS, has been named the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) Young Vet of the Ye...

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New study reveals breed predispositions and risk factors for rare canine adrenal tumour

Novel research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with the Faculty of Veterin...

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British Veterinary Association welcomes call from competition watchdog for vet practice regulation

The British Veterinary Association (BVA), which represents more than 19,000 vets across the UK, has ...

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RCVS responds to CMA’s provisional decision following investigation of veterinary market  

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has broadly welcomed the Competition and Markets Aut...

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Guinea Pig Awareness Week 2025 launches new resource packs to raise standards of care

Running from 20–24 October 2025, GPAW returns for its fifth year with the theme Comfort, Care, Compa...

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RCVS launches free Academy courses on mental health and suicide awareness

The RCVS Academy, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ (RCVS) free online learning platform, ha...

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New paper warns against misleading “win-win” claims about cat confinement

A new article in Animal Welfare, the journal of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW...

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RCVS launches podcast and WhatsApp broadcast channel

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has launched a new WhatsApp broadcast channel, as we...

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Government decision on mandatory testing for Brucella canis vital step forward for animal and public health

Following years of campaigning, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed news that all ...

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European veterinary group Vetopia to launch in UK

To lead its UK operations, Vetopia has appointed experienced veterinary professional and commercial ...

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Harper and Keele Veterinary School degree approved by RCVS Council

FIGURE (1) Professor Matt Jones (L) with RCVS President Professor Tim Parkin (R) The veterinary degr...

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RCVS launches new look

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Council has welcomed the public rollout of an updated brand...

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Veterinary practices invited to host a menopause awareness day

World Menopause Awareness Day falls on October 18, and this year the theme is lifestyle medicine. To...

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BVA celebrates dedicated small animal vet and farm animal student vet at its annual BVA Day

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has honoured the achievements and dedication of two veterin...

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"Great workplaces" webinar series launches tomorrow with session on "mentoring matters"

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched an innovative new webinar series, Great workpl...

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New British Veterinary Association president pledges to shape future-focused profession amid challenging times  

A 2001 graduate of University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine with an RCVS Certificate ...

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Charity puts out call for volunteers who want to help make rabies history

Every year on the 28th of September, World Rabies Day aims to raise awareness of rabies and advocate...

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New vet consent platform to support client communication and informed consent

As defined by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), informed consent, which is an essenti...

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Plant-based dog foods are better for the environment than red meat options

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that the production of meat-b...

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