Coronavirus guidance on planned interventions changed by the RCVS

During the past two months, practices have had to decide if animal or human welfare implications would occur if they weren’t executed within two months when considering carrying out procedures. However, following changes to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) coronavirus guidance, where it has removed the two-month limit in its text, vets must only acknowledge if these implications will be vital at some point.

Niall Connell, RCVS President, stated: “I’m grateful to the members of our COVID-19 task force for continuing to keep under review our key guidance to the profession during the ongoing pandemic. While these latest changes do not represent any significant changes for vets and vet nurses as they continue to care for the nation’s animals, it is important that we continually keep our guidance in line with that of the UK’s governments.”