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Scottish MEP made BVA Honorary Associate
Alyn Smith MEP (left)
MEP Alyn Smith honoured with award

Leading Scottish MEP Alyn Smith has been honoured for his deep commitment to animal welfare, and for both his long-standing interest in the treatment of animals and the veterinary profession, by being made an Honorary Associate of the British Veterinary Association.

An MEP representing the SNP in the European Parliament, Alyn is a member of the parliament's Agriculture Committee, where he demonstrates his passion for animal welfare through campaigns on a wide range of issues from commercial animal transport to protection of domestic rabbits.

He received his Honorary Associate membership on 15th October in a presentation at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, in Edinburgh.

Commenting on the honour, Mr Smith said: "I am both delighted and humbled to be offered this Honorary Associate membership of the BVA. It means a huge amount to me to have this relationship with an organisation which upholds the very highest standards of animal welfare practice and which is recognised internationally for its knowledge, integrity and professionalism."

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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.