Guides
Practical guides for managing non-clinical compliance at UK veterinary practices.
RIDDOR for Vet Practices: What to Report
Which veterinary practice incidents are RIDDOR-reportable, the GB and Northern Ireland deadlines, the zoonosis rule most practices miss, and the record duty.
Sharps and Hazardous Waste in Vet Practices
Which duties actually apply to sharps in a veterinary practice, whether the 2013 Sharps Regulations do, and how to segregate chemical and cytotoxic waste.
Animal Anatomical Waste: Disposal Rules
Why pet carcasses and anatomical waste are Category 1 animal by-product, not clinical waste — the disposal routes allowed and what a practice must record.
Choosing Vet Compliance Software: 8 Criteria
Eight criteria for judging veterinary compliance software — what to test, what to ask in a demo, and what separates a compliance system from a document library.
Veterinary Waste Disposal Law: Duty of Care
The UK law behind veterinary waste disposal — duty of care under EPA 1990 s.34, hazardous waste consignment notes, and how long each record must be kept.
RCVS Stanley: How the PSS Online System Works
Stanley is the RCVS online system for the Practice Standards Scheme. What it does, how MyRCVS login works since July, and who needs the PSS Lead role.
UK GDPR and Data Protection for Veterinary Practices: A Compliance Guide
UK GDPR applies to every veterinary practice that holds client or staff data. This guide covers lawful bases for processing, what needs to be documented, how long records are kept, and where the compliance gaps typically appear.
Veterinary Practice Fire Safety Compliance: Meeting the Regulatory Standard
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires every vet practice to conduct and maintain a fire risk assessment. This guide covers who is responsible, what the assessment must cover, and how it sits alongside your other H&S obligations.
Employer's Liability Insurance for Veterinary Practices: What the Law Requires
Employer's liability insurance is compulsory for all veterinary practices with employees. This guide covers the minimum cover requirement, the penalty for non-compliance, what to display, and where it fits in your compliance framework.
CMA Veterinary Regulations: The Complete Practice Manager's Guide
The CMA Order for UK vet practices covers six areas: ownership disclosure, pricing, estimates, prescriptions, invoicing and complaints. This guide maps all six, with the Order's compliance date for each.
Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013: A Compliance Guide for UK Practices
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 govern how UK vet practices prescribe, supply, and keep records for medicines. This guide covers what each category requires and where the compliance gaps typically appear.
CMA Written Prescription Rules for UK Vet Practices
The CMA Order's written-prescription rules for UK vet practices — the publicity duty and where the standard materials go, the per-consultation oral offer, its clinical exception, and the date they apply.
CMA Itemised Bills for Vets: What Every Invoice Must Show
The CMA Order's itemised-bill rule for UK vet practices — the minimum line items every bill must show for medicines, goods and outside services, and the date it applies to a practice your size.
CMA Complaints Process Rules for UK Vet Practices
The CMA Order's complaints-process rule for UK vet practices — what it must cover, the 10-day, 5-day and 8-week timeframes, the complaint log, mediation, and the date it applies.
CMA Ownership Disclosure Rules for UK Vet Practices
When the CMA Order requires a vet practice to disclose its ownership — why a multi-site independent counts as a group, what must be shown, and where it has to appear.
How to Prepare for the CMA Vet Orders: A Practice Manager's Timeline
Every CMA vet remedy with its compliance date for larger and smaller practices, taken from the Order made on 22 September 2026, why most independents have until 2027, and a plan to be ready.
Veterinary Prescription Fee Caps Under the CMA Reforms
What a UK vet practice can charge for a written prescription under the CMA Order — the £21.40 primary and £12.70 additional caps, and the date each applies to a practice your size.
CMA Price List Rules for Vets: Where and How to Display Prices
The CMA Order's standard price-list rule for UK vet practices — the 36 services to price, where the list has to sit on your website, the in-practice display rule, and the date it applies.
CMA Written Estimates for Vets: The £500 Rule Explained
The CMA Order's £500 written-estimate rule for vets — the including-VAT threshold, the 20%/£500 update trigger, the next-working-day deadline, and the date it applies to a practice your size.
Veterinary Health and Safety Audit: Preparing for an HSE Inspection
A practical health and safety audit for UK vet practices — the core HSE duties, what an inspector checks, RIDDOR reporting, and how to self-audit first.
Veterinary Staff Training Records: A Compliance Guide for Practice Managers
How to keep audit-ready staff training records in a UK vet practice — the legal training duty, CPD rules, RCVS PSS expectations, and what assessors check.
Veterinary X-Ray Radiation Protection: IRR17 Compliance for UK Practices
What the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 require of UK vet practices with X-ray — HSE registration, risk assessment, RPA, local rules, designated areas.
CMA Veterinary Pricing Transparency: A Step-by-Step Compliance Checklist
Practical checklist for CMA pricing transparency compliance — itemised billing, published price lists and treatment cost estimates, mapped to the staged 2027 deadlines for smaller and larger practices.
Veterinary Clinical Governance: Building a Compliance Framework for Your Practice
How clinical governance provides the structure for non-clinical compliance — audit cycles, evidence management, and how to organise practice compliance across multiple regulatory streams.
Preparing for a VMD Inspection: What Veterinary Practices Need to Know
How UK veterinary practices prepare for a Veterinary Medicines Directorate inspection — what inspectors check, common findings, documentation expected, and how to demonstrate medicines compliance.
Veterinary SOP Management: Templates and Best Practice for Practice Compliance
Standard operating procedures for UK veterinary practices — which SOPs are mandatory under RCVS PSS, template structures, version control, and staff acknowledgement.
Veterinary Risk Assessments: A Practical Template for Practice Managers
Step-by-step template for veterinary risk assessments — the hazards specific to vet practice, severity/likelihood scoring, and how to keep assessments live and audit-ready.
Veterinary Clinical Waste Management: A Compliance Guide for Practice Managers
Practical guide to clinical waste compliance for UK vet practices — waste classification, duty of care, contractor requirements, record-keeping, and common Environment Agency findings.
Controlled Drugs in Veterinary Practice: Compliance Beyond the Register
Veterinary controlled drugs compliance is more than the CD register. A practical guide to weekly reconciliation, RCVS Core Standards expectations, and VMD inspection readiness.
What the CMA Veterinary Reforms Mean for Independent Practices
The CMA published mandatory remedies for UK vet practices in March 2026. What independent practices need to know about pricing transparency, itemised billing, and why most of the deadlines fall in 2027.
RCVS Practice Standards Scheme: How to Prepare for Your Next Assessment
Practical preparation guide for RCVS Practice Standards Scheme assessment. Covers core standards, evidence requirements, common gaps, and what assessors look for at independent UK vet practices.
Veterinary COSHH Assessments: What Your Practice Needs and How to Get Compliant
A vet-specific guide to COSHH assessments — which chemicals require assessments, how to structure them for a veterinary practice, and how to meet HSE and RCVS requirements.
The Complete Guide to Non-Clinical Compliance for UK Vet Practices
A comprehensive map of every non-clinical compliance area UK veterinary practices must manage — from CMA pricing transparency to RCVS PSS, H&S, COSHH, controlled drugs, and clinical waste.