This month’s board meeting took place on Sunday 8 October 2023 at the British Veterinary Nursing Congress at the International Centre, Telford. Those present were: Matthew Rendle - Vice-Chair of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) VN Council [...]
Are you a veterinary nurse? Do you have experience of being a mentor, being mentored, or not? We are currently working to develop a new course for the RCVS Academy to help support veterinary nursing mentors and develop future mentors [...]
The VN Futures Diversity, Inclusivity and Widening Participation Working Group (DIWP) has created free-to-access guidance which seeks to support those within the VN profession holding religious beliefs by providing information for training providers and practices on how to best [...]
The Diversity, Inclusion and Widening Participation (DIWP) Working Group of the VN Futures Project is launching a survey to understand more about how veterinary nurses view flexible working, as part of a wider flexible working campaign. Founded in 2021, [...]
The RCVS Academy, a free digital learning platform for the veterinary professions, has launched a new course which aims to provide newly registered veterinary nurses (RVNs) with consistent, meaningful and personalised support during the transition from student to RVN. [...]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) and VN Futures project are expanding their training collaboration to include self-compassion and anxiety workshops. MMI and VN Futures have a long-standing working relationship and their common aims have seen them work together [...]
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) is inviting veterinary professionals to have their say on the statutory protection of the title ‘veterinary nurse’ in its recently launched ‘Protect the Title’ survey. The data collected will provide an overview of [...]
VN Futures has joined forces with members of the Widening Participation Vet Schools Network, the British Veterinary Association (BVA), the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA), and HE unboxed to support the University of Liverpool in launching a brand-new resource [...]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has announced a new civility training collaboration with the RCVS VN Futures project to help tackle incivility in the workplace. The training will be delivered by VetLed. Having [...]
The VN Futures has launched its VN Futures School Ambassadors Scheme, an initiative that aims to inspire children to choose a career in veterinary nursing and raise awareness of the veterinary nurse role. The VN Futures School Ambassadors Scheme [...]
