CCOAS attends vet centre open day Published: 17th October, 2025Visitors gain a glimpse the life of a veterinary nurse.
CCOAS attends Suffolk Show 2025 Published: 17th October, 2025A busy day at the Suffolk Show Demonstrating key veterinary nursing skills.
Vet practice gives abandoned puppies second chance Published: 16th August, 2024Veterinary nurses at Stowe Veterinary Group, including former CCOAS students, have played a crucial role in helping to look after three puppies that were found abandoned just before Christmas.
CCOAS attends Suffolk Show Published: 21st June, 2024Showcasing core skills to the future of veterinary nursing.
This year, CCOAS was invited to have a stand in the Farm4Future section of the very reputable and well attended Suffolk Show.
CCOAS students celebrate at Westminster graduation Published: 12th March, 2024We were proud to see 15 of our students among the graduates at the Central Qualifications Graduation and Awards Ceremony at Central Hall, Westminster, on Saturday, 9 March.
CCOAS tutor wins national award Published: 12th March, 2024We’re delighted that Donna Green, one of our senior tutors, has won a Central Qualifications (CQ) Veterinary Nursing Educator Award.
A night in the life of a veterinary nurse Published: 5th March, 2024Registered veterinary nurses play a crucial role in not only the day-to-day responsibilities within a practice, they’re an essential part of the team providing out of hours care. Along with the veterinary surgeon on call, the RVNs make sure the sick and injured animals are monitored throughout the night. Former CCOAS graduate, Scott Norman spoke to PetFocus about working as a night nurse. No two nights are the same and despite a shift starting with a routine handover, anything can happen. The skills you learn on night shifts are invaluable particularly when experiencing emergencies. Throughout his shift, no matter what cases occur, Scott’s passionate about being able to spend time with his patients, getting some quiet time to get to know them and giving them attention. But once an emergency calls then he loves the adrenaline involved “where you can spring in to action and do your best to save a life”.
Prickly patients – CCOAS students visit hedgehog rescue charity Published: 1st February, 2024First-year veterinary nursing students from CCOAS visited Suffolk Prickles Hedgehog Rescue recently as part of their training. They met some of the sick and injured patients currently being looked after by the charity and learned how to handle and care for hedgehogs.
CCOAS students gain insight into the life of a police dog Published: 12th May, 2023As part of their veterinary nurse training programme, second and third year CCOAS students are getting the opportunity to listen to a series of guest speakers to enrich their time spent at college.
How I trained to become a veterinary nurse during lockdown Published: 14th April, 2023After experiencing glimpses of what being a veterinary nurse was all about when I worked as a veterinary receptionist, I applied and was accepted as a student veterinary nurse with the Central College of Animal Studies (CCOAS).