rcvs mind matters
Belfast
The Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) aims to improve the mental health and
wellbeing of those in the veterinary team, including students, veterinary
nurses, veterinary surgeons and practice managers. MMI was launched in 2015 and
is funded and run by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the
regulatory body for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK. The
RCVS takes the mental health and welfare of members of the veterinary profession
seriously, and its five-year, one million pound commitment to Mind Matters
reflects this. Mind Matters is chaired by Susan Dawson, who is also Chair of the
Veterinary Schools Council. It is run day to day by its Director, RCVS CEO,
Lizzie Lockett and Mind Matters Initiative Manager, Lisa Quigley. Mind Matters
is a pan-professional initiative, supported by a taskforce comprising
representatives from key veterinary and veterinary nursing organisations,
including: