RCVS Council to meet on March 1st
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is to hold its first Council Meeting of 2012 on Thursday 1st March.
The College Council will give consideration to issues of profound importance to the veterinary profession, not least the report of the Governance Review Group.
Matters under consideration at this Council Meeting will also include the decision on whether to endorse the Code of Professional Conduct for Members, the Draft Interim Social Media Strategy and the appointment of Lay Observers.
This Council Meeting comes at a significant time for the RCVS and therefore for the profession as a whole. The recent report into College practices by the distinguished Professor Bill McKelvey indicated the need for reforms to mandate greater transparency and openness in line with the Nolan Principles, and the veterinary profession will be looking to the RCVS Council to put its house in order.
It is to be hoped that the Council will demonstrate to the profession that the RCVS has embraced Professor McKelvey's recommendations and that the future actions of the Royal College will merit the applause of the profession.
A PDF detailing the Meeting's Agenda is available from the RCVS website.
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