Registration scenarios

No. Only veterinary surgeons on the UK Practicing Register are legally permitted to write prescriptions for animals. As you are no longer a practising vet, you cannot prescribe medication, even for your own animals.

No. You cannot offer advice on animal health and welfare, as you would be using knowledge and skills that are legally restricted to a vet. You would need to change your registration category to Practising to give advice. 

Yes. This requires knowledge and skills that are legally restricted to a vet. To be an expert witness, you must be on the UK Practising Register.

It depends on the nature of the lectures. For example, lectures on pure science or handling farm animals could be delivered by someone without veterinary qualifications, in which case the Non-practising Register would be appropriate.  

However, if the subject involves using your clinical judgement and/or veterinary-specific knowledge, you must be on the UK Practising Register.

Interacting with an animal manikin or setting up medical equipment does not count as an act of veterinary surgery, so non-practising registration is appropriate.  

However, if the activities involve clinical judgement and/or veterinary-specific knowledge, you are required to be on the UK Practising Register.

If the lectures involves direct contact with animals, you must be on the UK Practising Register, regardless of how often you deliver lectures. However, if the lectures do not require contact with animals, you may not require UK Practicing status.

This will depend on the activities you undertake on your KIT days. If they are clinical in nature and you provide veterinary knowledge or expertise, you will need to be on the UK Practising Register. If they are non-clinical, such as observing or reading, you can be on the Non-practising Register.

If you will not engage in any type of veterinary work, paid or voluntary, you are not required to be on the UK Practising Register.

The answer depends on your circumstances.

- If both the veterinary school and the students are based outside the UK, then either the Practising outside the UK Register or Non-practising Register are appropriate. You must follow the requirements of the regulator in the country in which you are working. 

- If you’re based outside the UK but teach UK students (including remotely), your registration status will depend on what you teach. If the subject can be taught by a non-vet, you can be on the Practising outside the UK Register. But if the subject requires skills and knowledge that are legally restricted to a veterinary surgeon, you must be on the UK Practising Register. 

- If you are a guest lecturer on a one-off or occasional basis and have no direct contact with animals, then either the Practising outside the UK Register or Non-practising Register are appropriate. 

* These registration requirements will also apply to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

If the job description requires you to be a vet, you will need to be on the UK Practising Register. However, if the role can be carried out by a non-vet, the Non-practising Register is appropriate.

If the job description specifies that the position requires a vet, and requires knowledge and skills of a veterinary surgeon, you must be on the UK Practising Register. However, if the role can be performed by someone without a veterinary qualification, then you are eligible for the Non-practising Register.