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11 Sep 2025
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The programme for Ȥҹapp’s 2025 Congress at London Vet Show has been unveiled, with veterinary professionals invited to join sessions exploring the potential outcomes and impact of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into UK vet services for household pets.
Since it began in 2023, the CMA investigation has placed the veterinary profession under intense public scrutiny but has also challenged the wider sector to reflect on how it could improve. With the CMA due to announce its ‘provisional decision’ imminently, Ȥҹapp Congress is dedicating several sessions to give veterinary professionals the opportunity to discuss the implications in greater detail; look at different veterinary business models and explore the vet-client-patient relationship which has been strained.
Other sessions will invite conversation and debate on issues such as reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act, artificial intelligence and its use in farm veterinary work; the balance of providing good veterinary care and protecting the planet; and keeping the UK’s borders safe.
The full two-day programme for Ȥҹapp Congress, which runs at London Vet Show from the 20 – 21 November at Excel London, includes:
Ȥҹapp Junior Vice President Rob Williams said: “With the CMA Investigation moving into its final stages, this year’s Ȥҹapp Congress is an opportunity to not only get up to date but to explore the possible impact the investigation may have on us as veterinary professionals on a day-to-day basis. There’s also a wide variety of sessions on a range of issues that are important to our sector, from sustainability and ethics, to biosecurity, so be sure to come along to share your views and join in the conversation on the issues which matter to you.”
Ȥҹapp Congress is back at London Vet Show at the Excel from 20-21 November this year. Ȥҹapp members can currently book their tickets for £356 +VAT, saving 15 per cent off the lowest advertised rate for the event, which will include sessions discussing the issues that matter the most to the veterinary profession, CPD and networking opportunities. Discounted Ȥҹapp tickets are due to increase to £467+VAT on 26 September.
Find the full Ȥҹapp Congress programme and book your member discounted tickets at
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