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New Nurse Qualifications
Veterinary nurses looking to develop their skills and career opportunities can now achieve a range of fully accredited qualifications – thanks to a new series of Nurses Certificate training programmes.

From February 2010, Improve International will be offering six, eight-module courses for veterinary nurses which are accredited by The European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ESVPS) and lead to a Certificate qualification in each field of study.

These programmes offer a unique opportunity to learn new procedures and practices, veterinary nurses will have the chance to communicate their newly acquired skills in their practices right from the first session.

Nurses can choose from five interactive clinical courses; Anaesthesia, Behaviour, Dentistry, Laboratory Techniques and Practical Techniques. The courses will help increase confidence in vital areas of veterinary nursing and are ideal for nurses who may wish to establish their own ‘in-practice’ services. Key practical sessions will also enable delegates to practice techniques in a relaxed environment. In addition, a Business Development course is on offer which guides delegates through the different aspects of marketing and management within a forward-thinking veterinary practice.

Nick Fowler, General Manager of Improve International, says: ‘One of the best things to invest in is yourself and your career.  Each of these six courses for veterinary nurses will not only increase job satisfaction and boost enthusiasm, but they are an achievable way to gain a European-level qualification which will allow nurses to return to their practices with clear business benefits.’

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Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

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 With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.

The survey, which has been designed by Dechra, aims to raise awareness of Strangles and promote best practices to prevent its transmission. It includes questions about horse owners' experiences of strangles, together with preventative measures and vaccination.

Respondents to the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win two VIP tickets to Your Horse Live 2025. To access the survey, click here 

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DAERA to reduce BVD 'grace period'

DAERA has reminded herd keepers of an upcoming reduction to the 'grace period' to avoid BVD herd restrictions.

From 1 May 2025, herd keepers will have seven days to cull any BVD positive or inconclusive animals to avoid restrictions being applied to their herd.

It follows legislation introduced on 1 February, as DAERA introduces herd movement restrictions through a phased approach. Herd keepers originally had 28 days to cull BVD positive or inconclusive animals.

DAERA says that, providing herd keepers use the seven-day grace period, no herds should be restricted within the first year of these measures.

Additional measures, which will target herds with animals over 30 days old that haven't been tested for BVD, will be introduced from 1 June 2025.

More information is available on the DAERA website.