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A message to our learning community After much consideration, we’ve made the decision to close the Improve Veterinary Practice platform on 13 January 2026. Improve Veterinary Practice was built to support vets and nurses at every stage of their career, and while this chapter is ending, a new one is starting at Improve Veterinary Education. We couldn’t be more grateful for the community you’ve helped us build and hope to see you on this exciting next step. Find out more

John Innes

John Innes, BVSc, PhD, CertVR, DSAS(Orth), FRCVS, is an RCVS Specialist in small animal orthopaedics and has been Referrals Director for CVS since 2013. He is the co-founder of Veterinary Tissue Bank and Fusion Implants. John is chair of the RCVS Fellowship Board.

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