RCVS Small Animal Hospital Accreditation

Veterinary Hospital

We are accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and have been awarded the Small animal hospital award in 2024. This means that the practice has not only completed the Core modules but also the general practice modules and also the Veterinary hospital modules.

When looking for a reputable company, whether it’s a plumber, solicitor or a vet, you need to know that the provider is professional and trustworthy. One way of doing this is to check that the business is accredited by an official body.

Castle Vets holds accreditation by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons having voluntarily joined the process and continually passed rigorous inspection. Among the vast array of assessments, the Royal College qualified inspector has found extremely high standards of hygiene, patient care, staff training and communication with owners. We also have Vets Now Reading who provide owners with a professionally staffed out of hours facility out of the Castle Vets building, which ensures no pet is left without care be it overnight, week end or Bank Holiday.

The Practice Standards Scheme exists to reassure pet owners in times when new businesses may seek to offer services at a low cost, whilst electing not to undergo inspection to even a Core Standards level.

It is certainly a challenge and an achievement for a veterinary practice to sustain high standards in the way we have done over the years, passing inspections every 4 years and being open to on-the-spot inspection by the Royal College at any time.

We are very proud to say that you can be assured of an extremely high standard of professionalism, expertise and care from our team at Castle Vets as we continue to provide quality services and facilities for pet owners throughout the area.

Veterinary hospital accreditation is for general practices that can also investigate and treat more complex cases.

This means that the practice has successfully completed:

• Core Standards (all modules)

• General Practice (all modules)

• Veterinary Hospital (all modules)

What this means at Castle Vets:

Has an out of hour emergency services provider:

• Vets Now provide out of hours emergency services from the Castle Vets building
• Vets Now Reading have been awarded Outstanding by the RCVS Outstanding award in Emergency and Critical Care Service

Has facilities to treat complex cases:

• CT Scanner
• Endoscopes
• Digital X-ray
• Ultrasound
• Digital dental x-ray
• Extensive lab facilities including imagyst for same day results on biopsies

Has a large experienced team:

• Vets who hold additional post graduate certificate qualifications
• Advanced nursing team that are able to offer services such as nurse clinics and schedule 3 procedures
• Highly trained admin staff and nursing support staff
• Clinical staff completing clinical training each year to keep their knowledge up to date Vets and nurses x hours