*LEGAL status of veterinarians, *ANIMAL specialists
Abstract
The article offers information on the establishment of a new Veterinary Surgeons Act (VSA) working party. The working party is set to review the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) current package for proposals for the establishment of a new Act to ensure that it is committed to the measures that it needs. It also states that Stephen May supported the concept of a new working party, while Bob Moore also introduced a paper on the subject.
The article reports on the paper proposing changes to the Guide to Professional Conduct introduced by the Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in Great Britain. It states that the Council voted to accept the proposed changes, and it will be incorporated into the hard copy of the 2009 Guide. It says that among the changes accepted was an amendment to govern the operation of the RCVS Register of Veterinary Practice Premises.