Nearly 300 VNs removed from Register for non-payment

Please note that this article is now archived and the list of veterinary nurses removed is no longer available to download. The veterinary nurses listed might have since paid their fees, been restored to the Register and permitted to resume veterinary nursing activities. You are advised to check the RCVS Register to determine the current Register status of any RCVS member.

The College has removed nearly 300 veterinary nurses from the Register for non-payment of their annual renewal fee on 1 January 2018.

The annual renewal fee for veterinary nurses is due for payment on 1 November every year, although veterinary nurses have up to midnight on 31 December to pay before they are removed from the Register.

This year some 295 were removed for non-payment, of whom over 25 have subsequently applied for restoration to the Register and paid an £118 fee. Although the number of removals has increased slightly from the previous year, when 247 veterinary nurses came off the Register for non-payment, it is far fewer than 2016 when 692 were removed for non-payment.

Nicola South, our Head of Registration, said: “Over the past two years we have been making use of text messages and emails to remind veterinary nurses, and veterinary surgeons, to pay their annual fee to remain on the Register and I think the falling number of removals in the years since we introduced this is testament to the effectiveness of these methods.

“However, there are still some individuals who are slipping through the net and we would remind veterinary nurses that a considerable fee needs to be paid to the restore to the Register if their registration lapses. Furthermore it is then technically illegal for them to practice and perform any procedures that fall under Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act.”

A list of those who have been removed from the Register on 1 January 2018, and who haven’t subsequently been restored, has been published to assist practices in making checks to ensure that all their veterinary nursing staff are still on the Register.

Those with questions about how to restore to the Register should contact our Registration Department on 020 7202 0707 or [email protected].

For questions about paying the annual renewal fee or setting up a Direct Debit contact our Finance Department on 020 7202 0723 or [email protected]