Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month (VNAM) 2025
⭐ #Shinebrightlikeadiamond: Celebrating 60 years of BVNA 🎉
Every year during the month of May, the veterinary profession celebrates Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month (VNAM), proudly spearheaded by the BVNA.
The purpose of VNAM is to champion the veterinary nursing profession to the public and pet owners. The vital role of veterinary nurses in upholding animal welfare is highlighted – both in and out of clinical practice.
The campaign theme for #VNAM2025 is ‘Progression’, with the aim of highlighting the diverse range of achievements, skills, abilities and career pathways of veterinary nurses.
This year, it’s also the 60th diamond anniversary of BVNA’s launch, which took place on 1st March 1965, and throughout VNAM, we’ll be sharing more of just how far the veterinary nursing profession has come in the past 60 years. What better way to celebrate ‘Progression’, the presidential theme of current BVNA President, Lyndsay Hughes.
2025 Competition:
“Who is the diamond in your practice?”
BVNA’s popular annual VNAM competition makes a return this year!
All you need to do is complete your nomination submission via this Google form, and show evidence of who you are nominating and why on social media – whether that’s using photos, posters or videos etc – including this year’s campaign hashtags: #VNAM2025 | #WhatVNsDo | #Shinebrightlikeadiamond
Two winners and two runners-up will be selected – Each winning either a £100 or £50 Love2Shop voucher.
Individuals and teams are given the opportunity to take part with complete flexibility over how. To enter the competition, participants are asked to nominate the diamond in their practice – This could be the whole team or one individual nurse that is nominated.
Entries are invited from:
- Individuals, nursing teams or whole practice/workplace teams
- Friends and family outside of practice
- Pet owners and caregivers
To be eligible, entries must:
- Include evidence on social media of who you are nominating and why – whether that’s photos, posters, videos etc
- Acknowledge BVNA within these activities, making use of this year’s VNAM artwork where possible
- Where materials are shared on social media, BVNA is tagged and the official campaign hashtags are used: #VNAM2025 | #WhatVNsDo | #Shinebrightlikeadiamond
- Larger files can be sent via WeTransfer
- Be submitted by 23:59 on 31st May 2025
Good luck – and we can’t wait to see all of your nominations!
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