Award winners – Page 3 – RCVS Knowledge

2025Highly commended

Medivet

Quality Improvement in Practice

Medivet achieved an improvement in the use of peri-operative NSAIDs in neutering procedures – rising from 91% in dogs and 94% in cats to 99% for both species, and from 95% to 100% in rabbits – resulting in better pain management.

Quality improvementSurgery and anaesthesia

2025Highly commended

Overdale Veterinary Practice

Quality Improvement in Practice

Overdale Veterinary Practice improved knowledge in hypotension monitoring and management by implementing team discussion and training and new protocols.

Quality improvementCommunication and teamwork

2025Highly commended

Paragon Veterinary Referrals

Quality Improvement in Practice

Led by Kirsty White, RVN, the team achieved 99.6% compliance with pre-emptive calculations of emergency drug doses, through education, audits and changes to the surgical safety checklist.

Quality improvementSurgery and anaesthesiaAudits and benchmarks

2025Highly commended

Regional Clinical Leads, CVS Group

Quality Improvement in Practice

This project achieved an improvement in the percentage of patients receiving ocular diagnostic tests, through education, updated guidance and a shift to a contextualised care approach.

Quality improvementContextualised care

2025Highly commended

Roundhouse Referrals

Quality Improvement in Practice

Roundhouse Referrals audited clinical outcomes and customer experience for dogs having TPLO surgery and achieved a 100% satisfaction rate with continuity of care and explanation of post-operative plans.

Quality improvementSmall animalsSurgery and anaesthesia

2025Highly commended

Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital

Quality Improvement in Practice

Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital reviewed compliance with surgical safety checklists and found that over 75% checklists were fully completed and for five months they achieved above 91% compliance.

Quality improvementSurgery and anaesthesia

2025Highly commended

Station House Vets

Quality Improvement in Practice

Station House Vets conducted an environmental swabbing audit to asses their cleaning protocols and significant improved practice cleanliness in key areas like kennel and cattery doors.

Quality improvementPatient care

2025Highly commended

The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre

Quality Improvement in Practice

This team sought to reduce medication errors by ensuring medications were checked and signed by two people when dispensed, and have achieved an increase from 19% to 95% of medications being countersigned.

Quality improvementMedicine

2025Highly commended

Westmoor Vets, CVS

Quality Improvement in Practice

Westmoor Vets implemented changes to improve prescribing practices, achieving a significant improvement in prescriptions following the recommended twice-daily dose frequency.

Quality improvementSmall animalsMedicine

2025Highly commended

Yew Tree Veterinary Surgery, CVS

Quality Improvement in Practice

Bethan Panter RVN led this audit to improve pain scoring, and achieved an increase in the number of patients having scores recorded from 24% to 94.2%, by implementing training, a buddy system, and changes to forms.

Quality improvementPatient careSurgery and anaesthesia

2025One to watch

Blue Cross

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Blue Cross used ‘Plan, Prevent, Protect’ to reduce the inappropriate use of metronidazole in cats and dogs and achieved a 30.28% reduction in metronidazole dispensing.

Quality improvementSmall animalsAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS)

2025One to watch

Medivet

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Medivet successfully reduced antibiotic prescribing in dental procedures from 48% to 27%, but noted an increase in non-evidence-based prescriptions which they are continuing to monitor.

Quality improvementAntimicrobial stewardship (AMS)