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New webinar series on ‘building great workplaces’
The session will explore practical tips to create a safe and supportive working environment.
BVA and VDS will share practical tips to create a safe and inclusive environment.

The BVA has launched a free webinar series for veterinary teams offering practical tips for creating better working environments.

The series, Building Great Workplaces: Practical Tips for Veterinary Teams, kickstarts on Wednesday, 29 January at 1pm with a discussion on how to have more good days at work. 

BVA junior vice president Rob Williams and VDS Training’s Carolyne Crowe will explore the key elements that contribute to personal wellbeing at work and share methods for creating open communication and inclusivity within teams. Those attending the session will also be able to count it as veterinary CPD.

It forms part of a new workplace accreditation scheme, Great Workplaces By BVA, which is designed to recognise and reward positive workplace culture across clinical and non-clinical veterinary workplaces.

Rob Williams said: “At BVA we are passionate about building a resilient and sustainable veterinary workforce. This webinar series is designed to help your team identify practical steps to improve your veterinary workplace and create a working environment that allows the whole team to thrive. We’ll be diving into the first session with lots of practical tips and strategies and I hope to see many of you there.”

Great Workplaces by BVA is the latest initiative by BVA to help tackle the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges facing the veterinary professions. The scheme is open to all workplaces, both clinical and non-clinical, highlighting workplaces that prioritise staff wellbeing and professional development.

To learn more about Great Workplaces and to sign up for the webinar, visit bva.co.uk

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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.