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BEVA resumes face-to-face learning
Strict COVID safety precautions will be in place for each course.

In-person CPD courses will run alongside digital lessons

BEVA’s popular CPD courses are set to resume this month, with face-to-face lessons running alongside digital learning.

After more than a year of COVID-enforced online CPD, members and non-members will soon be able to take advantage of a wide array of hands-on, in-person courses, including the BEVA fundamentals series.

Together with the practical learning, there will also be a series of online courses with new content being added regularly.

A BEVA spokesperson said: "Strict COVID safety precautions are in force for each course; pre-course lateral flow tests are compulsory for all attendees, numbers are strictly limited, facemasks are required and hand sanitation sites are available."

A list of the available courses is below. For more information and to sign up, visit beva.org.uk/CPD1

Upcoming practical courses

  • fundamentals of lameness, laminitis and farriery, 20 May
  • fundamentals of radiography and ultrasound 6 June
  • BEVA Approved: BARTA veterinary responder course, 14 June
  • pre-purchase examination – the essentials, 6 July
  • the equine back, 10 July
  • fundamentals of the skin, eyes, medicines and difficult moments, 21 July
  • fundamentals of sedation, field anaesthesia and castration, 15 September
  • event incident management, 30 September
  • fundamentals of equine emergencies, 6 October
  • pre-purchase examination – the essentials, 18 October
  • foot and farriery, 8 November
  • fundamentals of gastroenterology, 11 November
  • interactive cardiology workshop, 11 November
  • fundamentals of dentistry, 20 November
  • dentistry – the next steps, 21 November
  • equine ophthalmology, 29 November.
Upcoming online courses
  • from superfoods to supplements: how to know more than the owner, 7 July
  • advanced theoretical equine dental technicians course, 19 August
  • advanced theoretical equine dental technicians course – online discussion only in preparation for the BEVA/BVDA examination, 19 August
  • advanced imaging discussion forum, 14 October
  • advanced reproduction discussion forum, 1 December.

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FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

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 FIVP has shared a survey, inviting those working in independent practice to share their views on the CMA's proposed remedies.

The Impact Assessment will help inform the group's response to the CMA, as it prepares to submit further evidence to the Inquiry Group. FIVP will also be attending a hearing in November.

Data will be anonymised and used solely for FIVP's response to the CMA. The survey will close on Friday, 31 October 2025. 

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CMA to host webinar exploring provisional decisions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to host a webinar for veterinary professionals to explain the details of its provisional decisions, released on 15 October 2025.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Officials will discuss the changes which those in practice may need to make if the provisional remedies go ahead. They will also share what happens next with the investigation.

The CMA will be answering questions from the main parties of the investigation, as well as other questions submitted ahead of the webinar.

Attendees can register here before Wednesday, 29 October at 11am. Questions must be submitted before 10am on 27 October.

A recording of the webinar will be accessible after the event.