Ep 135: Veterinary Surgeons Act reform, with BVA president Rob Williams

About this episode

BVA president Rob Williams discusses the ongoing consultations on reforming veterinary legislation.

With consultations on reforming veterinary legislation now finally underway, BVA president Rob Williams returns to the podcast to discuss his hopes and fears for the process with Allister Webb. The consultation (https://consult.defra.gov.uk/reform-of-the-veterinary-surgeons-act/consultation/) is open for submissions until 25 March. Podcast music: “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

People in this episode

Guest: Rob Williams

Topics covered

• veterinary legislation
• veterinary reform
• BVA

Keywords

• Veterinary Surgeons Act
• consultation
• veterinary profession

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Funky Chunk

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