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RCVS Knowledge releases new QI Boxset
"Creating and using guidelines can be really useful for the entire practice to work together to identify processes that will help them deliver evidence-based care as a team" - Pam Mosedale.

New course focuses on implementing guidelines. 

A new Quality Improvement (QI) Boxset has been launched by RCVS Knowledge to provide support on developing and implementing guidelines in veterinary practice.

Available on RCVS Knowledge's e-learning platform, the course is taught using a multimedia approach with webinars, podcasts and articles.

Sally Everitt, inFOCUS clinical support lead at RCVS Knowledge, explained: “Guidelines are a good way to put evidence into practice. A great way to learn how to find, appraise and use evidence, and then translate it into everyday practice. 

“You may be reading and keeping up to date with the evidence, but you but may not be sure how to implement it in a consistent way, or just need some support to navigate the evidence and have some structure. Then this series of QI Boxset is for you.”

Set out in bite-sized sections, the new boxset has been structured with busy veterinary teams in mind, so learning does not have to interfere with the pace of practice life.

Alongside the new guidelines boxset, previous series of QI Boxsets are available to access on the RCVS Knowledge Learn Platform, covering topics such as clinical audit and benchmarking.

Clinical lead for QI at RCVS Knowledge, Pam Mosedale, said: “Creating and using guidelines can be really useful for the entire practice to work together to identify processes that will help them deliver evidence-based care as a team and as individuals, within the practice’s particular circumstances.”

The new boxset series is free to access, and is available to be streamed now on the Learn platform.

 

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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NSA webinar explores sheep tailing and castration

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is to host a free webinar on the castration and tail docking of lambs.

The webinar, 'Understanding the tailing and castration consultation: A guide for sheep farmers', will be hosted online on Monday, 2 March 2026 at 7.30pm.

It comes during a government consultation into the methods used for these procedures. Farmers are encouraged to engage before the consultation period closes on Monday, 9 March 2026.

The webinar offers clear and actionable guidance to support farmers to contribute meaningfully to the consultation and prepare for potential changes.

On the panel will be former SVS president Kate Hovers, farmer and vet Ann Van Eetvelt and SRUC professor in Animal Health and Veterinary Sciences Cathy Dwyer. Each panel member will utilise their own specialism and expertise to evaluate risks and outcomes to sheep farming.

Find out more about the webinar on the NSA website.