Generating and sharing veterinary knowledge forms part of CVS' Care for our Communities sustainability programme
CVS Clinicians Contribute 88 Peer-reviewed Papers To Veterinary Evidence-base In The Last Year
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Veterinary clinicians and researchers working across CVS Veterinary Group have contributed 88 peer-reviewed papers to the veterinary evidence base in the last year, as the group continues to increase its focus on generating and sharing knowledge across the profession.
The achievement is highlighted in the newly published CVS Group plc Sustainability Report 2026, which sets out the group's progress across its four sustainability pillars and identifies advancing veterinary knowledge as an important part of its contribution to the veterinary profession and wider community.
The 88 publications form part of a wider programme to support veterinary professionals working in clinical settings to ask questions, generate evidence, test improvements and share their findings with others, helping to grow the evidence-base that can inform veterinary care.
To support colleagues with research, CVS newly launched Brian Pound Grant was announced in 2025 which funds two colleagues who are new to research, to help them in gaining the necessary skills to develop a research project. This grant is named after CVS’ founder, who is a strong advocate for evidence generation and clinical improvement. In addition to this grant, CVS have recently set up a publications fund to support CVS colleagues with the increasing costs of publication, which can be a barrier to dissemination of research to the wider profession.
Alongside peer-reviewed publications, CVS colleagues have published additional research, clinical audits and quality improvement projects in its annual Quality Improvement and Research Report, to make learning generated within its practices accessible to colleagues and the wider veterinary profession. This approach reflects CVS' belief that research and evidence generation should not be restricted to traditional academic settings, and that clinicians working in everyday veterinary practice have an important role to play in building the evidence-base that informs patient care. This work has received external recognition, with five RCVS Knowledge Awards recognitions since January 2026.
CVS is also currently supporting two PhD research programmes. One is exploring veterinary nurse skill utilisation in companion animal practice, following a CVS survey completed by more than 1,018 veterinary nurses. The findings have helped shape a PhD being undertaken in partnership with the Royal Veterinary College. A second PhD at the University of Liverpool is examining how to promote responsible prescribing habits for protected antimicrobials in equine and small animal practice, contributing to wider efforts to improve antimicrobial stewardship.
Imogen Schofield, Director of Research and Data Science at CVS Group, said: “Our clinicians encounter important questions every day in practice. By giving colleagues the opportunity, support and expertise to investigate those questions, we can generate new evidence that has the potential to benefit not only our own patients and teams, but the wider veterinary profession.
“Having 88 peer-reviewed papers published in a single year is a fantastic achievement by our colleagues across all parts of the business. But the number is only part of the story. What is really important is creating a culture where people are curious, routinely question how care could be improved, use evidence to test ideas and then share what they learn.
“Research and quality improvement complement one another. Whether a colleague is contributing to a peer-reviewed study or a practice team is using clinical audit to improve an everyday process, both help us learn more about how we can deliver the best possible care.”
Generating and sharing veterinary knowledge forms part of CVS' Care for our Communities sustainability programme, through which the group aims to contribute to the development of the veterinary professions as well as improving care within its own practices. Details of CVS' research and wider work to advance veterinary knowledge are included in the CVS Veterinary Group’s new Sustainability Report https://www.cvsukltd.co.uk/investor-centre/results-and-reports/ and within its Quality Improvement & Research Report 2025 https://www.cvsukltd.co.uk/news/cvs-publishes-quality-improvement-and-research-report/ .
CVS Group operates across small animal, farm animal, equine and laboratories, with over 500 veterinary practices and referral centres in the UK and Australia. For further information on careers within CVS Veterinary Group, visit https://careers.cvsvets.com/ .
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