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Deadline for Registered Premises Renewals
The RCVS will shortly be writing to remind veterinary practices that their premises registrations need to be renewed on the 1st April 2010.

Since the 1st April 2009, veterinary surgeons working in veterinary practices have been required to supply veterinary medicines only from practice premises that are on the RCVS Register of Veterinary Practice Premises. The RCVS holds the Register on behalf of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). 'Suitably qualified persons' (SQPs) - which include some veterinary nurses - can legally supply medicines only from approved premises, such as those on the RCVS Register.

"The legal requirement for veterinary surgeons was brought in through the implementation of the 2008 Veterinary Medicines Regulations," says Christine Fraser, RCVS Head of Registration.  "Under these regulations, although anyone can administer the paperwork, vets need personally to check that the premises from which they supply medicines have been registered."

She also reminds vets that, if a practice moves location, an application to register the new premises needs to be made; premises registrations cannot be relocated. "You can transfer an existing registration of the premises to a new owner though - if you notify us," says Christine.

There is a £40 fee to register or renew the registration of premises, and premises will be subject to medicines inspections every four years, at a cost of £250 per premises. For Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) practices, the costs of registering practice premises and routine medicines inspections are included in the annual PSS fees for fully accredited practices.

Further information about registering premises can be found at www.rcvs.org.uk/premisesregister 

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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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Germany livestock import ban lifted

The UK government has amended its ban on the import of livestock, meat and dairy products from Germany.

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.