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VDC report 2011-12 published
The Veterinary Development Council publishes its first report

The Veterinary Development Council, established in January 2011, has published its first report, setting out practical ways to help the veterinary profession meet the demands of the UK food sector in the future.

The Council was established in January 2011, following Professor Philip Lowe's report Unlocking Potential, published in 2009, which recommended the setting up of a development council to guide the long-term development of veterinary services.

Once set up, the VDC identified key areas to address, and established three Working Groups to carry out detailed work and report to the Council, focusing on The Role of the Vet-led Team, Business Models, and Food Industry Engagement.

For the first time, representatives from across the whole food supply chain were brought together, including veterinary surgeons, regulators, government, producers, processors, retails, promoters, veterinary schools and the veterinary pharmaceutical industry.

The report can be read here.


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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

News Story 1
 BVA has announced a new series of its Building Great Workplaces lunchtime webinars.

Launching from 16 July, the sessions will explore patient safety, motivation, client communication and more.

Its first webinar, exploring neurodiversity in the workplace, will take place at 1pm on Thursday, 16 July. It will feature guest speakers from The Vet Project, a group which supports neurodiversity in veterinary environments.

The following three webinars take place in September, October and November.

Booking is open on the BVA website 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.