Make the most of your membership

Member benefits

As the largest membership community for the veterinary profession in the UK, BVA champions, supports, and empowers more than 18,000 vets of all ages, stages, and disciplines. By joining our community you'll help support our work and receive great member benefits in return.

Explore our benefits below:

Developing you

Keeping you informed
Growing your skills
Furthering your career

Supporting you

Protecting you at work
Celebrating your achievements
Encouraging students and young vets
Exclusive member discounts

Championing you

Campaigning on your behalf
Offering you opportunities to influence change

Developing you

Making sure you’re empowered to grow and thrive in your career

BVA journals

The veterinary profession is constantly changing – so no matter how long you’ve been a vet, there’s always something new to learn. That’s why we offer a number of resources to make sure you can stay up to date with the latest news and research on a wide variety of veterinary topics.

Vet Record
In Practice
Vet Record Open
Vet Record Case Reports

Our Journals

Guides and resources

Providing you with professional resources

As a member you have access to a range of free guides and resources. You can download best practice guides, templates, and client and practice posters from bva.co.uk/guides.

Our most popular guides in 2018 were:

Fitness to travel: cat and dog export certificate
BVA guide to working as a locum
Guide to employment contracts for veterinary staff

Resources & support

Our CPD partners

Your BVA membership also gives you access to discounted CPD from other providers, both in-person and online, even if you’re not one of their members.

15% off a ticket to the London Vet Show
30% off BEVA courses delivered in the UK
25% off membership with The Webinar Vet (with further discounts available if you’re a student, a recent graduate, or want to get access for your whole practice)
Up to 50% off selected online CPD courses with the Royal Veterinary College (particularly aimed at vets returning to work after a career break or newly-qualified vets just starting out in practice)

CPD partners

Furthering your career

As a member you have access to a number of resources designed to make sure your career is as successful and enjoyable as possible.

Visit our veterinary careers section for guides on everything from how to work as a locum to tips for job hunting, interview techniques, and writing a good CV
Visit myvetfuture.com for advice and support for every stage of your veterinary career, from starting out in practice through to planning for your retirement
Visit vetrecordjobs.com for the latest veterinary vacancies, where you’ll have the chance to browse, sign up for job alerts, and create a job seeker profile to be among the first to know when new opportunities come up

Supporting you

Making sure you’re supported both professionally and personally

Protecting you at work

As a member, if you need trusted, confidential, and independent legal advice about anything from a problem at work to a consumer rights issue you can access our legal helpline for free advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The legal helpline can give you unbiased and confidential advice on issues like:

Employment (eg contract queries, bullying and harassment advice, disciplinary or dismissal issues)
Work/life balance (eg working time and contractual hours, maternity rights, flexible working arrangements)
Personal concerns (eg financial advice for relationships, consumer rights or personal tax queries)

If the legal helpline advises further support, our employee members can use our free mediation and representation service. This can help resolve disputes amicably or give you advice for disciplinary and grievance meetings. If necessary a representative can even accompany you to disciplinary hearings or employment tribunals.

Terms and conditions apply.

Support services for our members

vet and dog

Students

We recognise that the transition from student to qualified vet can be challenging, so we’re especially keen to support members who are still at vet school or just starting out as a vet. As well as all our standard member benefits, we offer you a few extra perks!

BVA student membership

Young vets

BVA young vet membership

BVA Young Vet Network

Joining one of our 31 regional BVA Young Vet Network groups will give you the support you need to grow and thrive in your career, with opportunities ranging from CPD and clinical talks to social events including informal dinners and pub catch-ups.

Kindly supported by VDS.

Find out more about the Young vet network

Access to exclusive partner services

We’ve partnered with market leaders Lloyd & Whyte, Bupa and Elsevier to give you access to exclusive member discounts on financial services, insurances, and textbooks.

Comprehensive financial planning and specialist insurance services

Lloyd & Whyte can help you with a range of personal issues, from protecting your income if illness or injury stop you working to preparing your finances for retirement. They can also help you to spot any gaps or problems with your existing veterinary practice insurance policies.

Discounted rates on private healthcare insurance

BupaCare health insurance provides a dedicated mental health helpline, access to physio without seeing a GP, and being able to benefit from cancer drugs and treatments that aren’t available on the NHS.

25% discount on veterinary books

Elsevier have a wide range of veterinary books and ebooks, great for growing your knowledge at any stage of your career.

Partner services

International benefits

BVA is a member of the International Veterinary Officers Council (IVOC). IVOC is an annual meeting held in an effort to promote dialogue and collaboration among the CEOs and Presidents of the following six member organisations:

Australian Veterinary Association (AVA)
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
British Veterinary Association (BVA)
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
South African Veterinary Association (SAVA)
New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA)

Reciprocal benefits of IVOC associations

BVA members moving to an IVOC country can join that country’s association and receive the first three months of annual membership for free. BVA members also receive a discount on any of the IVOC associations’ member conferences. To find out more please contact the relevant association.

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BVA members receive free access to our award winning journals

The latest news and opinion from the veterinary profession

Making sure your expertise plays a part in shaping the veterinary profession

Making sure you’re empowered to grow and thrive in your career

Members have access to a range of free guides and resources

Screen your dog for a range of inherited diseases

Find the latest advice and guidance on Covid-19

Make the most of your membership

Member benefits

Developing you

Supporting you

Championing you

Developing you

BVA journals

Guides and resources

Our CPD partners

Furthering your career

Supporting you

Protecting you at work

Students

Young vets

BVA Young Vet Network

Access to exclusive partner services

Comprehensive financial planning and specialist insurance services

Discounted rates on private healthcare insurance

25% discount on veterinary books

International benefits

Reciprocal benefits of IVOC associations

Championing you

Campaigning on your behalf

Offering you opportunities to influence change

Become a BVA member