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BVNA reveals incoming officer team and council members
Lyndsay Hughes RVN is set to become senior vice president of the BVNA.

The successful applicants will formally take up their seats in October.

The incoming BVNA officer team and council members for 2025/26 have been announced.

This year, there are five successful candidates for the officer team, who will be presented to the BVNA AGM for ratification in October.

They include Sarah Holliday RVN, who will become BVNA president, and Lyndsay Hughes RVN and Steph Worsley RVN, who will take up the roles of senior vice president and junior vice president, respectively. 

Also joining the officer team are Nikki McLeod RVN as honorary secretary and Hamish Morri RVN as honorary treasurer.

The successful candidates for BVNA council were approved at its most recent meeting (12 July), and include one student member and four full (RVN) members:

Student seat
Alice Langstone 

Full (RVN) seats
Emily Bacon RVN 
Macauly Gatenby RVN 
Dan Lidgbird RVN 
Krishna Mistry RVN 

It follows a call for applications by the BVNA from its RVN members to join BVNA Council and champion the voice of the veterinary nursing profession.

A total of 17 applications were received for council during the application window (Monday 31st March - Saturday 31st May). Applications were assessed by a selection panel by an anonymous scoring process and then selected for interviews.

All successful applicants will formally assume their roles on Saturday, 11 October 2025 at the BVNA AGM.

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BSAVA partners with BVA Live 2026

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 BSAVA is to partner with BVA Live (11-12 June 2026) to champion clinical research.

The organisation will be supporting BVA Live's Clinical Abstracts programme, showcasing selected abstracts of veterinary research throughout the event.

The clinical abstracts can be on any small animal veterinary subject, and must be based on research undertaken in industry, practice or academia. Abstracts can be presented in poster or oral formats.

Submissions will open on 15th December 2025, and close on 6th March 2026. You can register interest here. 

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Nominations open for RCVS and VN Council elections

The nomination period for the 2026 RCVS Council and VN Council elections is now open, with three veterinary surgeon seats and two veterinary nurse seats available.

Prospective candidates can download an information pack and nomination form from the RCVS website. Individuals can nominate themselves for the elections, with the results to be announced in the spring.

Clare Paget, the recently appointed RCVS Registrar and elections returning officer, said: "If you want to play your part in influencing and moulding how the professions are regulated, and making key decisions on matters of great importance to your peers, the public and animal health and welfare, please consider standing for RCVS Council or VN Council next year."

Nominations close at 5pm on Saturday, 31 January 2026.