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RCVS and VN Councils election candidates announced
Vets and VNs eligible to vote in the elections will receive an email link to the relevant voting websites.
The successful candidates will take up their seats in July. 

The candidates for the 2022 RCVS Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections have been announced.

This year there are 13 candidates standing for RCVS Council, competing for the three available places. They include one current member eligible for re-election and 12 candidates not currently on Council. 

The 13 candidates are:

Dr Jason Aldiss MRCVS
Professor David Barrett FRCVS
Dr Mark Bowen FRCVS
Dr Abbie Calow MRCVS
Olivia Cook MRCVS
Edward Davies MRCVS
Thomas Gliddon MRCVS
Dr Ian McKelvie MRCVS
Dr Susan Paterson FRCVS
Dr Gonzalo Sanchez-Cabezudo Perez MRCVS
Radu Sirbu MRCVS
Dr Huw Stacey MRCVS
Dr Samantha Webster MRCVS

For the VN Council election, nine candidates are standing for the two available places, including:

Samantha Jayne Anderson RVN
Teri-Ann Baldwin RVN
Jessica Louise Beckett RVN
Kirsten Cavill RVN
Sophie Louise Connolly RVN
Jane Davidson RVN
Olivia Jade Dunlop RVN
Sarah Amanda Scholes RVN
Holly Witchell RVN

As in 2021, all veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses eligible to vote in the elections will receive an email containing a link to a unique voting website. 

Ahead of the elections in March, eligible voters are encouraged to submit questions to the candidates using the hashtags #vetvote22 or #vnvote22, or emailing vetvote22@rcvs.org.uk or vnvote22@rcvs.org.uk. The candidates will then record a short video of themselves answering the questions for publication when the elections begin. 

The candidates with the most votes will take up their positions at the College’s Annual General Meeting in July. For more information about the elections, including the full biographies and manifesto statements, visit rcvs.co.uk/vetvote22

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Voting opens for BEVA Council

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 Eligible members of BEVA will be able to vote for their Council team until Monday, 17 August 2026. Members will have received an election email on 17 July.

There are five candidates standing for four available places on Council. They are:

  • Alexandre Triguino
  • Angela Jones
  • Beth Bryant
  • Holly Rees
  • Hugh Somerville
Full profiles for each candidate can be found on the BEVA website. 

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Milk recalled over presence of veterinary medicines

Graham's Family Dairy has issued a recall for its semi-skimmed milk due to the presence of veterinary medicines in the product.

In a risk statement, the Food Standards Agency said the presence of the medicines, including penicillin, make the milk unsafe to consume and 'may be a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to antibiotics'.

Customers who bought the product are advised to return it to the store of purchase for a full refund.