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IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION
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October 2023 - HSE have revised Registration and Consent requirements
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See HSE website
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SEE FAIL-SAFE LIGHTS (2022) UPDATE (IN DOWNLOADS)
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HSE Registration and fail-safe lights AFFECTS ALL PRACTICES
RpaVet CPD
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CPD sessions are now delivered online as morning events. The schedule remains similar to previous in-person sessions, with each event lasting approximately two hours. Sessions are currently conducted via Zoom. Delegates can submit questions using the Zoom chat function; responses are typically provided verbally during the session. RPS notes and enrolment certificates will be emailed to all participants.
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The fee is £125 + VAT per delegate.
Toward the end of June 2025, we aim to launch a pre-recorded, interactive online RPS course. For enquiries, please email rpa@rpavet.co.uk.
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General: ​
Note that HSE/RCVS require the RPS to have recent training. HSE are now expecting there to be a minimum of 2 RPSs for each site. It is not acceptable for a single person to be RPS at at large number of sites (possibly more than 2). The RPS can be an MRCVS or RVN. Often an RVN is more suitable as may travel around less sites than the vet.
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RPA re-inspections and revision of local rules
During the restrictions imposed by Covid it was possible to revise local rules for sites without a physical inspection. This was particularly important to enable documentation to be issued referencing IRR17 rather than IRR99. RCVS and HSE had made some allowance for the lack of a physical inspection. Now that there is some semblance of normality returning it is necessary to reinstate the previous protocol of a physical inspection every 3-4 years. There may be some leeway in timings for sites that have been revised remotely but this may depend on whether an inspection by either RCVS or HSE is booked.