This is a huge achievement and the culmination of much effort by our team to continually ensure high-quality, safe, and effective patient care. 

This is a voluntary, independently audited accreditation, and we’re extremely proud to be 1 of only 2 vet clinics in New Zealand currently holding this level of accreditation.

As Veterinarians, we operate in a highly regulated legal and ethical environment, which is becoming increasingly complicated. With the pace of changes being introduced - such as health and safety requirements, and continuing professional development obligations of the Veterinary Council of New Zealand, it can be challenging for individual clinics or hospitals to keep up-to-date with accreditation.

The standards cover clinical practices, infection prevention and control, patient care, safe medication practices, development of and adherence to relevant clinical guidelines. This accreditation demonstrates to our clients that our team believes in the quality of all aspects of our treatment and care of their beloved animals, across all our services at RVC.

To have this level of care available to the North Canterbury community is something for everyone to be proud of.