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RCVS holding mental and physical health webinars throughout summer
"Every webinar in this series will be a valuable and informative insight into some of the issues that impact veterinary mental health and wellbeing" - Lisa Quigley, MMI.
Expert speakers will provide practical tips on how best to support colleagues.

The RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has announced a new programme of webinars exploring the mental and physical health issues affecting veterinary professionals.

Taking place across August and September, the expert-led sessions will provide practical tips on how veterinary professionals can support their colleagues’ mental wellbeing, manage their own mental health, and help to create healthier working environments. 

Among the topics to be discussed include chronic illness, managing stress, ADHD and perfectionism. There will also be a session looking at the remarkable work of the veterinary charity, StreetVet.

“We are really pleased to offer an incredible programme of webinars for our colleagues working in all areas of veterinary practice,” commented Lisa Quigley, MMI manager. “We want to thank our amazing speakers for being part of our webinar series and offering us their time, expertise, and insight. 

“MMI is passionate about helping the veterinary profession to be as welcoming as possible, which means making sure we all know how we can best support our colleagues and make our working environments inclusive. Every webinar in this series will be a valuable and informative insight into some of the issues that impact on veterinary mental health and wellbeing, and I encourage as many people as possible to attend the sessions.”

More information about each talk and when they are taking place is available at: vetmindmatters.org/events. Links to the webinar recordings will be made available on the MMI website after the event.

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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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BBC Radio 4 documentary addresses corporate fees

BBC Radio 4's File on 4 Investigates has released a documentary exploring how corporate-owned veterinary practices may be inflating bills to increase profit.

Released on 15 April, 'What's Happening To Your Vet Bills?' revealed the policies which many corporate groups have in place to increase their profits. This included targets and upgrades which veterinary teams are tasked with meeting on a regular basis.

It also features Anrich Vets, an independently-owned practice based in Wigan. Following the case of Staffordshire terrier Benjy, who is diagnosed with a tumour, the documentary shares how the team were able to offer contextualised care and advice to make the procedure as affordable as possible for his owners.

The documentary can be heard on demand on BBC iPlayer.