The RCVS is reminding veterinary nurses that they need to pay their annual renewal fee before the end of the year or they will be removed from the Register.

Just over 1,000 veterinary nurses have not yet paid their annual renewal fee of £61 and if this is not received on or before 31 December 2016 then their names will be removed from the Register. Those who have their name removed will not be able to use the postnominal ‘RVN’ and will not be able to carry out medical treatments and minor surgery as defined under Schedule 3 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act (www.rcvs.org.uk/delegation).

In order to restore their name to the Register they will have to pay a restoration fee of £51 in addition to the £61 renewal fee.

The easiest way to pay the fee is to log in to the ‘My Account’ area of the RCVS website (www.rcvs.org.uk/login) using the credentials provided to each veterinary nurse by the College’s Registration Department. If these credentials have been lost or misplaced the Registration Department can be contacted on 020 7202 0707 or registration@rcvs.org.uk. 

For details about alternative methods of payment visit www.rcvs.org.uk/about-us/fees/how-to-pay or contact the RCVS Finance Team on finance@rcvs.org.uk or 020 7202 0723.

As well as paying the annual renewal fee, veterinary nurses should also confirm their Register and correspondence details, confirm that they comply with the College’s current requirements for continuing professional development and declare any convictions, cautions and/or adverse findings.

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