In May 2013 the BVNA released a statement on C-SQPs, www.bvna.org.uk/ smartweb/about-us/news-story/213.

There has been much debate about the SQP qualification and why it is not part of the veterinary nurse qualification; and in the recent BVNA survey, 89.9% of participants felt that it should be embedded in the existing Level 3 Veterinary Nursing Diploma (Figure 1).

Figure 1. BVNA survey

Author

Nicola Ackerman BSc(Hons) RVN CertSAN CertECC A1 V1 C-SQP MBVNA

Nicola graduated from Hartpury College with an Honours Degree in Equine Science, and currently works as senior medical nurse at The Veterinary Hospital in Plymouth. She is a past officer of the BVNA and is now the chair of The Pet Obesity Taskforce. Nicola sits on the Veterinary Products Committee, has written for many veterinary publications and textbooks, and won the BVNA / Blue Cross Award for Welfare in 2010 and in 2011 the SQP Veterinary Nurse of the Year,

Keywords: Point of view, SQP, Qualification

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 28 (08) • July 2013 • pp225-226

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