equality act 2010 characteristics
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Marriage
- Pregnancy
- Race
- Religion
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
equality act 2010: disability
- Has a physical/mental impairment
- the impairment has substantial and long term effect on the persons ability to carry out day to day activities
veterinary surgeons act 1966
- Regulates the treatment of animals and restricts who is able to carry out procedures that are defined as ‘an act of veterinary surgery’
-Amendment 1988 to include schedule 3
veterinary surgery
-Art and science of vet surgery and medicine
-diagnosis
-tests for diagnostic purposes
-giving of advice
-medical and surgical treatment
-surgical operations
schedule 3: what can be performed by unqualified persons
-Minor medical treatment
-Minor surgery not entering a body cavity
-Emergency first aid
-Over 18’s can castrate, dock lambs tail or amputate dogs claws before eyes are open
emergency first aid
what is done is done in order to save an animals life/stop its pain or suffering and is done as an interim measure until a surgeons services can be obtained
delegating acts of surgery
-Privilige of giving medical treatment or carrying out minor surgery is given to:
-RVN’s/SVN’s under discretion of vet surgeons to
animals under their care
RVN
registered veterinary nurse whose name is recorded in the register of veterinary nurses maintained by the RCVS
SVN
student veterinary nurse enrolled with the RCVS for the purpose of training
Direction
surgeon instructs nurse or SVN to the task to be performed but is not necessarily present
Supervision
surgeon or RVN is present on the premises and able to respond is assistance is needed
direct, continuous and personal supervision
Surgeon or RVN present and giving SVN undivided personal attention
18.9 maintenance and monitoring of anaesthesia
-inducing anaesthesia by administering specific quantity of medicine can be carried out by SVN/RVN
-administering medicine incrementally or to effect, induce and maintain anaesthesia can only be carried out by a surgeon
Animal welfare (service animals) act 2019
-‘Finn’s law’
-made it a criminal offence to injure/attack a service animal
Criminal law
-offences against society
-e.g. performing surgery without being vet
-can lead to a criminal punishment
civil law
-among citizens
-doesn’t lead to criminal punishment
-balance of probability
-who is more likely to be correct (51%vs 49%)
what is classed as minor surgery?
-suturing minor wounds
-skin biopsies
-removing small surface masses
-tail/digit amputation
-placement of urinary catheters
-local anaesthetic drops
-subcut, IM, IV medications
-dental scale and polish
-removal of a nail
what does the RCVS do?
-regulatory body, maintains the register of surgeons and RVN’s
-established the royal charter
-sets, upholds and advances standards
-undertakes responsibilities set out in the veterinary surgeons act
-allows people to get qualified
statutory regulation
-self regulated e.g. Vet surgeons and RCVS
-independent e.g. Police and IPCC
- vet in the police looking after horses etc, separate
from the RCVS
non-statutory regulation
-self-regulated e.g. RVN’s royal charter
-anyone can call themselves a vet nurse but can’t
do schedule 3
-independent e.g. accountants
Pet Travel Scheme (PETS)
-system that allows animals to travel easily between member countries without undergoing quarantine
-animal needs to be accompanied by documentation, a pet passport or animal health certificate
(PETS) Listed third countries
countries which are not considered to present high risk of disease or there is convincing evidence that they have systems in place to report, control and manage rabies
PETS member states
EU member states and European Economic Area (EAA)
(PETS) Unlisted third countries
countries with less robust vet or administrative systems, higher rabies incidences or because they have’nt applied for listed status
