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Celebrating the work of veterinary nurses
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Up and down the UK, veterinary practices and colleges are promoting and celebrating the role of veterinary nurses.
Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month 2016 begins
 
Up and down the UK, veterinary practices and colleges are promoting and celebrating the role of veterinary nurses as part of the annual Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month (VNAM).

Events being held over the course of the month range from sponsored sky dives and walks to pet health checks in the park and practice open days.

VNAM has grown substantially since 2005 when it started as National VN Day, progressing to National VN Week and finally the month-long campaign it is today. It provides practices with an opportunity to raise awareness of the excellent work done by their veterinary nurses and the vital role they play in practice.

The 2016 VNAM competition includes three categories: A) best display, B)best event and C) best pet selfie.

To get involved, you can register for a free VNAM pack which includes a poster and other promotional items to help practices and colleges to make a display: http://www.bvna.org.uk/about-us/veterinary-nursing-awareness-month-registration-form

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.