Technical advice
Technical advice is our interpretation of how professional standards apply in a particular situation. It is designed to help veterinarians deal with common issues in practice, using their professional judgement to apply the advice to their own situation.
It represents our best efforts at the time of publication but standards and expectations change over time and particular care should be used when reading old advice.
Current technical advice by topic:
Delegation
Example nurse vaccination process
Authorising medicines for specified surgical procedures done by non-veterinarians
Authorising Controlled Drugs for use by non-veterinarians
Authorising restricted veterinary medicines for dispensing and use by non-veterinarian staff
Nurses administering vaccinations to companion animals
Nurses signing vaccination records
Stewardship
Authorisation of Critically Important Antibiotics for future use
Authorising Gabapentin without examination
Controlled drugs discrepancies
Authorising between clinics
Client relationships
Informed consent
Can I end the relationship with a client?
Microchipping minefields
Emergency services
Emergency services and competence
Emergency services and offering a specific and limited range of veterinary services
Emergency services and travel times
Animal welfare & ethics
Cattle pregnancy termination considerations