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Vet nurse praised for awareness work
Dot Creighton
Dot Creighton is the winner of this year's VN Golden Jubilee Award.
Awarded VN Golden Jubilee Award

Dot Creighton is the winner of this year's VN Golden Jubilee Award, the RCVS has announced.

Dot, a former president of the BVNA, will be presented with the award at the RCVS Day in July.

During her presidential year (2003-2004), Dot devised the concept of VN Awareness Day as a way of making animal owners and local communities more aware of veterinary nurses and what they do.

Subsequently this developed into an awareness week, and now National VN Awareness Month, which takes place every May.

The RCVS say this legacy was one of the main reasons why Dot was chosen to win the award.

Kathy Kissick, chair of VN Council, said: “Dot has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the veterinary nurse both within the profession and with the general public. She has always supported the student veterinary nurse in training and leads by example at all times inspiring nurses to stay in or return to practice even when life changes their circumstances.
 
“Dot is an inspiration to many, many nurses and always commits 100% to the welfare of the animals in her care and to her clients. I congratulate her on achieving this award.”

The VN Golden Jubilee Award was launched in 2011 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first RCVS training scheme.

Dot was nominated for the Award by Lindsey Raven-Emrich, a fellow veterinary nurse, who praised her 'enthusiasm and input' to the profession.

Delighted at winning the Award, Dot said: “It couldn’t be a more exciting time to train to be a veterinary nurse – we have a robust training scheme, we are pushing and advancing the boundaries of veterinary nursing practice, we are seeing veterinary nurses branch out into different fields of clinical practice and, most importantly, the new Royal Charter officially recognises veterinary nursing as a regulated profession.”
 

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Webinar to explore history of KC breed registers

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 A free webinar exploring the development of the Kennel Club's registration system and the evolution of closed breed registers has been announced.

Hosted by Dr Alison Skipper, veterinary and research advisor at the Kennel Club, the webinar will delve into the development of the registry and how the changing landscape of scientific knowledge has shaped breeding practices. It will also look at what this means for the future of pedigree dogs.

The session will culminate with a look at The Kennel Club's ongoing and future engagement in this area, with a chance for attendees to put forward their thoughts and questions for discussion.

This event takes place on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, 10 June at 7pm. To learn more, visit events.teams.microsoft.com  

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Defra says that the UK's improved risk status recognises the reputation for having the highest standards for biosecurity. It adds that it demonstrates decades of rigorous animal control.

Outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease, have previously resulted in bans on Britain's beef exports.

The UK's new status could lead to expanded trade and better confidence in British beef.

Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, said: "WOAH's recognition of the UK as negligible risk for BSE is a significant milestone and is a testament to the UK's strong biosecurity measures and the hard work and vigilance of farmers and livestock keepers across the country who have all played their part in managing the spread of this disease.