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Notifiable and Exotic Disease Course

A training course run jointly by VLA and IAH will be held between 27th June and 1st July.

IAH experts will be talking on Foot and Mouth Disease, Bluetongue, African Horse Sickness, African Swine Fever, Capripox viruses, Rinderpest, Rift Valley Fever and Peste des Petits Ruminants.

The Notifiable and Exotic Disease Training Course is designed for government veterinarians and aims to provide a global perspective of notifiable animal disease and the latest developments in their detection and control.

Current recognition and diagnostic information for important diseases, animal emergency response principles, economic perspectives of disease introduction are provided from a team of experts in their respective fields. The training aims to prepare field veterinarians in their role as first responders in the event of the introduction or emergence of a notifiable disease in Great Britain.

There will be the chance to talk with the speakers during the course and there will also be many opportunities to network with other government veterinarians and scientists.

Over 26 notifiable diseases will be covered including:
Avian influenza
African horse sickness
Contagious equine metritis
Classical swine fever
Enzootic bovine leucosis
Equine viral arteritis
Foot and mouth disease
Rabies
Tuberculosis
West Nile virus

For more information email events@vla.defra.gsi.gov.uk

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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BBC Radio 4 documentary addresses corporate fees

BBC Radio 4's File on 4 Investigates has released a documentary exploring how corporate-owned veterinary practices may be inflating bills to increase profit.

Released on 15 April, 'What's Happening To Your Vet Bills?' revealed the policies which many corporate groups have in place to increase their profits. This included targets and upgrades which veterinary teams are tasked with meeting on a regular basis.

It also features Anrich Vets, an independently-owned practice based in Wigan. Following the case of Staffordshire terrier Benjy, who is diagnosed with a tumour, the documentary shares how the team were able to offer contextualised care and advice to make the procedure as affordable as possible for his owners.

The documentary can be heard on demand on BBC iPlayer.