Award winners – RCVS Knowledge

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

Garston Veterinary Group

Quality Improvement in Practice

Garston Veterinary Group achieved a 51.15% reduction in diarrhoea cases in routine neuters, by advising owners to feed pets their normal diets post-surgery.

Quality improvementSurgery and anaesthesia

2025Highly commended

Gower Veterinary Surgery

Quality Improvement in Practice

Gower Veterinary Surgery reduced the number of false positive results from tests by implementing training, updating protocols and changing equipment.

Quality improvement

2025Highly commended

Hale Veterinary Group

Quality Improvement in Practice

Hale Veterinary Group used the RECOVER guidelines to train teams in CPR every 3-6 months, achieving an improved knowledge retention and psychomotor skills.

Quality improvement

2025Highly commended

IVC Evidensia Sheep Clinical Working Group

Quality Improvement in Practice

The team repeated an audit from 2021-22 on practices during lambing and ovine caesarean sections, finding significant positive changes in antibiotic choice and the ongoing adoption of recommendations.

Quality improvementAudits and benchmarks

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

2025Champion

Cockburn Vets

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Cockburn Vets reduced antibiotic usage in dental procedures from 35% of cases in 2023 to 6% of cases in 2024, by auditing and regularly reviewing process.

Quality improvementAntimicrobial stewardshipAudits and benchmarks

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