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21/02/2025

What Veterinary Nurses Do (You Probably Didn’t Guess This One)

Veterinary Nurses Champion Health and Safety through Day One Competences Beyond clinical care, veterinary nurses are essential for maintaining health and safety standards as defined by […]
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22/03/2025

Tina Parnell on Acovene: “It’s all about quality”

How ACOVENE Drives Accreditation and Higher Veterinary Nursing Standards As an experienced member of ACOVENE, Tina Parnell explains how the accreditation process acts as a “critical […]
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23/03/2025

Tina Parnell, BSAVA, veterinary nursing education

Tina Parnell Honored at BSAVA for Excellence in Veterinary Nursing Education The prestigious 2025 BSAVA Bruce Vivash Jones Veterinary Nurse Award  was recently presented to Tina […]
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02/05/2025

Lyndsay Kennedy wins BSAVA VN case presentation

Lyndsay Kennedy APVN Wins BSAVA Congress 2025 Award for Rat Glaucoma Case Lyndsay Kennedy APVN (Sm Mamm, Avian, Herp) RVN won the award for best case […]
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16/05/2025

Tackling Burnout in Veterinary Nursing

Tackling Veterinary Nurse Burnout: Expert Strategies for a Healthier Clinic Culture Awareness of veterinary nurse burnout coincided with mental health awareness this month. Perhaps this is […]
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04/07/2025

Acovene accreditation? ‘A lot of work but definitely worth it!’

Acovene accreditation? ‘A lot of work but definitely worth it!’ Thomas More University College in Belgium has just been reaccredited by Acovene – again. A quick […]
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23/07/2025
Jo Megarity RVN is the first veterinary nurse ever to be appointed to the board of officers of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), and shares with Acovene why that’s a good idea.

A veterinary nurse on the board of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association

Jo Megarity RVN is the first veterinary nurse ever to be appointed to the board of officers of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), and […]
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30/07/2025
Accreditation training: ACOVENE Trains Future and Current Accreditation Panel Members

ACOVENE Trains Future and Current Accreditation Panel Members

 ACOVENE’s latest accreditation training session Yesterday, ACOVENE held an engaging accreditation training session with veterinary nursing professionals from the UK, Ireland, and Belgium. The group included […]
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08/10/2025

Coming up: vet nursing stream in Ljubljana

The upcoming Eastern European Regional Veterinary Conference (EERVC) will be held 23-25 October in Ljubljana, and includes three parallel subject streams running over the full 3 […]
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