RCVS to explore reasonable adjustments at VMG Congress
VMG Congress 2025 will take place from 24-25 April.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is to host three sessions designed to ‘empower’ veterinary professionals at this year’s Veterinary Management Group (VMG) Congress.
The two-day event, taking place from 24-25 April at Crowne Plaza, Stratford-upon-Avon, will see speakers exploring topics ranging from reasonable adjustments to RCVS Academy.
RCVS’ first session will take place on the 24 April at 2pm in Crowne Plaza’s ballroom. The session will explore how managers can implement reasonable adjustments into everyday practice to boost productivity and retain talent.
The talk will be led by RCVS’ Advancement of the Professions team, Angharad Belcher and Gurpreet Gill, alongside Claire Hodgson and Olivia Anderson-Nathan from British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support.
The speakers will share headline results from a joint RCVS-BVCIS Chronic Illness and Disability Survey, sharing the challenges faced by those with disabilities, neurodivergence and chronic physical and mental health conditions.
The discussion comes during RCVS’ ‘Lets talk adjustments’ campaign, which sought to empower everyone in a veterinary workplace to have discussions about reasonable adjustments.
Later the same day, at 4pm in the Charlecote Room, RCVS will host an interactive session on team-based veterinary healthcare.
This session will see VN Futures project lead Jill Macdonald and director of veterinary nursing Julie Dugmore share findings from the VN Vision project. The discussion will explore how nurses can be empowered in the workplace to improve healthcare, accessibility and efficiency.
Finally, on 25 April at 2.50pm, speakers will offer delegates a session exploring RCVS Academy. Hosted by Charlotte Rodia RVN, RCVS Academy digital learning content writer, delegates will receive demonstrations on how RCVS’ digital learning platform can contribute to the professional development of veterinary teams.
For more information, visit the VMG Congress website.
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