RCVS Knowledge - Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

The UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap

This special episode of the RCVS Knowledge podcast features Fiona Lovatt of RCVS Knowledge and the Sheep Antibiotic Guardian Group, David Black - President of the BCVA, and Mark Jelley of the Cattle Antibiotic Guardian Group. The panel discuss the UK ruminant antibiotic stewardship roadmap, a project that aims to drive more responsible antibiotic usage in the ruminant sector.
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Knowledge Natter: Using QI to lead organisational change with the Linnaeus Medical Quality Team

The Linnaeus Medical Quality team won the RCVS Knowledge Award in the Quality Improvement for Organisational Change in 2025 for their project that focused on building a culture of psychological safety and learning.  Clinical Lead Lou Northway sat down with Sam Thompson and Aarti Hogan to learn more about their award-winning project.
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Knowledge Natter: Inpatient Feeding Audit by Wildbore Vetstop

In this Knowledge Natter podcast, Amy Wells from Wildbore Vetstop talks to Lou Northway about her team's audit to investigate feeding plans, Resting Energy Requirements (RER), inappetence rates and interventions, and what food was being offered to inpatients. The team were named Quality Improvement Champions in the 2025 Knowledge Awards.
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Knowledge Natter: Paragon Veterinary Referrals HUSH huddles

In this Knowledge Natter, Lou Northway talks to Helen Garbett from Paragon Veterinary Referrals, Linnaeus about how her team reduced errors in practice with ‘Huddle Up for Safer Care (HUSH) huddles'. The team were named Quality Improvement Champions in the 2025 Knowledge Awards.
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An interview with Professor Fiona Tomley: Plowright Prize Winner 2024

In this episode, RCVS Knowledge chair Amanda Boag speaks with Plowright Prize winner Professor Fiona Tomley who won the Plowright Prize in 2024. Prof. Tomley discusses her career so far, her Plowright Prize win, and how she's using the prize money to give back to the academic community.
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Quality Improvement, EBVM and contextualised care

In this podcast Pam Mosedale, Sally Everitt and Rachel Dean discuss Quality Improvement, evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) and contextualised care and how they all fit together.  
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An interview with Brian Pound

In this podcast interview, RCVS Knowledge Chair Amanda Boag speaks to Brian Pound, founder of CVS group and a former RCVS Knowledge trustee. Brian reflects on his five decades of experience working in the sector as a non-clinician, and the changes he's observed over that time.
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Knowledge Awards audio overview: Oral Health Strategy by Linnaeus Oral Health Working Group

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Sean Cameron from the Linnaeus Oral Health Working Group explains the team project focused on improving clinical quality of dentistry in their first opinion practices across the company by increasing the percentage of tooth extractions receiving nerve blocks and increasing the percentage of dental radiographs being taken. 
This project was awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI to Lead Organisational Change Awards.
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Knowledge Awards audio overview: Inpatient feeding audit by Wildbore Vetstop

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Amy Wells from Wildbore Vetstop describes the team audit that investigated the use of feeding plans, Resting Energy Requirements (RER), inappetence rates, interventions, and the types of food offered to inpatients.
The team at Wildbore Vetstop were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge QI in Practice Awards.
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Knowledge Award audio overview: Antibiotic use in cat and dog dental procedures by Cockburn Vets

In this RCVS Knowledge Award overview, Caitlin Burchill describes how the team at Cockburn Vets used clinical audit to improve their responsible use of antibiotics in dog and cat dental cases.
The team at Cockburn Vets were awarded Champion in the 2025 RCVS Knowledge Antimicrobial Stewardship Awards.
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