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BVNA delighted to announce new member
Mrs Debbie Gray BSc (Hons) RVN Cert Ed MIfL MBVNA
New Education Development Coordinator appointed

Mrs Debbie Gray BSc (Hons) RVN Cert Ed MIfL MBVNA has been appointed by the British Veterinary Nursing Association as Education Development Coordinator and will commence her new role on the 28th August.

Mrs Gray will be working at BVNA headquarters in Harlow and her role will encompass liaising with BVNA Council on the development of new initiatives for veterinary nursing CPD, overseeing existing projects and working alongside current Education Manager, Lisa Brett.  Debbie has considerable experience in education having been employed as a BSc Veterinary Nursing Lecturer by The College of Animal Welfare and more recently a lecturer at Oaklands College in Hertfordshire.

BVNA President, Claire Fraser, commented on the new appointment: "In this time of great change for the veterinary nurse, it is imperative that the BVNA provides its members, and other members of the veterinary nursing profession, access to a wider range of high quality and affordable CPD, to ensure professional development can continue.  And so, by appointing Debbie Gray as our new Education Development Co-ordinator, she is able to bring her experience and knowledge to the BVNA, and help continue to raise the standards of CPD provision".   

BVNA members will have the opportunity to meet their new member at the forthcoming BVNA Congress in Telford held between Friday 5th and Sunday 7th October.

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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