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Practice manager recognition on the rise
Sharon Lane-Kieltyka
Sharon Lane-Kieltyka won practice manager of the year at the Petplan Awards 2014.
Award nominations see 40 per cent boost

A significant hike was seen in the number of nominations for both practice managers and veterinary nurses in this year's Petplan Veterinary Awards.

Practice manager nominations saw a boost of 40 per cent, while nurse nominations rose by just under 25 per cent.

Former VPMA president Helen Sanderson said she was "delighted" at the upsurge and wants to encourage even more members to vote next year.

"Practice managers and nurses deserve this recognition," she said. "Both work very hard to support practice but don’t always get the acknowledgement for it…

"I think we can do even better, and I’d like to see nominations next year for both categories being closer to the numbers seen for the vet of the year category."

Similarly, BVNA president Kirstie Shield said the vet is usually at the forefront of the client's mind, and they do not see the work that goes on back-of-house.

"The professionalism and expertise of nurses and managers help drive a high standard of service and animal welfare," she added.

BVNA and VMPA launched a joint initiative this year, encouraging practice managers to nominate their nurses and nurses to nominate their manager for the awards.

Affectionately known as the Veterinary Oscars, the Petplan Awards are now in their fifteenth year. Sharon Lane-Kieltyka won practice manager of the year at the event in early April, while Kirstie Shield presented Tina Wright with the veterinary nurse of the year award.

Congratulating the winners, Ms Sanderson said: "As an association, we strive to support excellence in practice management and give managers the tools they need to do their job effectively.

"This has a knock-on effect on boosting the performance of the whole practice team and of course the end service given to clients. We look forward to working with the finalists to disseminate their expertise and knowledge to the rest of our membership."

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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Defra said the decision follows 'rigorous technical assessment' of the measures applied and the current situation. "If the situation changes, we will not hesitate to take necessary action in response to the FMD outbreaks in the European Union to protect our domestic biosecurity," it said.

The ban was implemented in January following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) near Berlin. Personal imports of meat, milk and dairy products will remain in place at a country level.