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New RCVS coronavirus survey launched
"We know that it has been an extremely tough period of time for the professions." - Lizzie Lockett, RCVS CEO.
 
 
 
 
The latest coronavirus survey will assess the impact of the pandemic on the professions. 

The RCVS has recently launched a new coronavirus survey that aims to measure and understand the individual impact of the coronavirus pandemic on members of the professions.

Questions will be asked about the impact of the pandemic on areas including amount of hours worked and working patterns, and home-schooling duties, caring responsibilities, self-isolation, and other pandemic-specific factors have affected veterinary professionals' working lives and ability to work.

RCVS CEO Lizzie Lockett commented on the survey: “While our previous six coronavirus impact surveys have involved taking a snapshot of the more immediate situation for veterinary businesses at the various different stages of the crisis, this survey is about taking a deeper, retrospective look at the impact on the personal and professional lives of our members in the last year and a half.”

Those taking the survey will also be asked to sum up their personal experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as how supported they felt by employers, and the impact of the pandemic on their mental health and wellbeing.

Additional questions will be asked to professionals working in clinical practice, to find out information about access to personal protective equipment, remote consultations, and other practice-specific questions. 

Lockett added: “This survey, which is confidential, is an opportunity for members of the professions to give a frank and honest account of what has happened since March 2020 and how they have felt. 

“We would strongly encourage people to engage with the survey as it will help us at the RCVS to gain a deeper understanding of your experiences, help us to respond to any future waves of the pandemic, supply evidence to Government about any impact to support future guidance changes, and capture a snapshot of this historic period.”

The confidential online survey is conducted by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) on behalf of the RCVS, and will be accessible for responses until Monday, 23 August 2021. 

Prospective participants will be emailed a link to the survey, using the email addresses held by the RCVS, and those who have not received an email by 26 July are being asked to contact Sara Butcher on Sara.Butcher@employment-studies.co.uk 

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.