The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) recently called for applications from its RVN and SVN members to join BVNA Council, in order to support the association’s work to champion the voice of the veterinary nursing profession.

Following approval at the most recent BVNA Council meeting on Saturday 12th July 2025, BVNA is delighted to announce the successful candidates from this application and selection process, along with the incoming officer team for 2025/6.

BVNA Council application and selection 2025 – statement of results

BVNA received 17 valid applications during the application window, which was open between Monday 31st March and Saturday 31st May 2025.

Applications were assessed by a selection panel via an anonymous scoring process, where candidates were shortlisted for interviews. Following the conduction of interviews, one Student member and four Full (RVN) members were selected to join BVNA Council.

The selected candidates are as follows:

Student seat

  • Alice Langstone

Full (RVN) seats

  • Emily Bacon RVN
  • Macauly Gatenby RVN
  • Dan Lidgbird RVN
  • Krishna Mistry RVN

The five successful candidates will be presented to the BVNA AGM for ratification on Saturday 11th October 2025.

BVNA officer team 2025/6

Also to be ratified at the BVNA AGM, the incoming BVNA officer team for the 2025/6 term will be as follows (pictured left to right):

  • Sarah Holliday RVN – President
  • Lyndsay Hughes RVN – Senior Vice President
  • Steph Worsley RVN – Junior Vice President
  • Nikki McLeod RVN – Honorary Secretary
  • Hamish Morrin RVN – Honorary Treasurer

BVNA President Lyndsay Hughes commented:

“I would like to thank all those who applied for a seat on BVNA Council. We received a fantastic response from our members, and it was incredibly difficult to shortlist from the dedicated, enthusiastic and passionate SVNs and RVNs who put themselves forward. We look forward to ratifying the successful candidates onto BVNA Council at the AGM in October.

“We feel the new application process introduced by BVNA earlier this year has been greatly successful, attracting candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds, skills and experience – whose valuable insights will enable us to represent the veterinary nursing profession more inclusively.

“We are also pleased to announce the incoming officer team; a group of BVNA Council members who have committed additional time and efforts to serve the veterinary nursing profession by taking on a more senior role within the team. It is a privilege to work alongside the dedicated veterinary nurses who make up our entire Council, and who so willingly volunteer their time to represent and champion the veterinary nursing profession.”

Any questions or comments may be addressed to Lyndsay Hughes, BVNA President, via president@bvna.co.uk.