BVNA awards honorary membership to Nicholas Taylor RVN
BVNA president Lyndsay Hughes with Nicholas Taylor.
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) has awarded Nicholas Taylor honorary membership.
He was elected to the position during the BVNA's annual general meeting in October in recognition of his contribution to the veterinary nursing profession.
A former president of the BVNA between 1999-2000, Mr Taylor began his career as a trainee veterinary nurse in 1985, before working predominantly in small animal and mixed practices and hospitals.
After a period as a diagnostic radiographer for the NHS, during which he maintained his VN status in a non-practising role, he returned to the veterinary sector in 2020 as a referral radiographer.
Mr Taylor received the honorary membership 25 years after he started his term as BVNA president. Among his contributions to the veterinary nursing profession has been establishing an annual bursary to enable student veterinary nurses to attend BVNA Congress.
The BVNA's annual general meeting, which took place during BVNA Congress, also saw the association confirm its charity of the year for 2024-25.
The Daphne Shipman Benevolent Fund has been chosen. The charity was set up in memory of Daphne Shipman, who served as chief steward for BVNA Congress for many years.
The charity provides helps to BVNA members and their spouses, relations or dependents who are in need, hardship or distress.
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