Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS Advanced Practitioner
Protected titlePractitioner is a vetEst. 2014
What this means for your pet
An Advanced Practitioner has proven expertise above and beyond a standard vet qualification in a specific area. They are a good choice when your pet needs care from someone with deeper knowledge in a particular field but may not need a full specialist referral. Many APs work in first-opinion practice, meaning you may already be seeing one.
About this accreditation
A mid-tier postgraduate accreditation recognising veterinary surgeons who have demonstrated additional knowledge, skills, and experience in a specific discipline beyond their primary veterinary degree. It sits between a general practitioner and a Specialist, acknowledging vets who have invested significantly in continuing professional development in a particular area.
Who can hold this accreditation
Must be an RCVS-registered veterinary surgeon holding an appropriate postgraduate qualification at certificate level (e.g. RCVS CertAVP or approved equivalent). Must have completed at least 250 hours of CPD in the last five years (150 hours in their chosen field). Must provide two clinical governance case examples and a reference from a colleague attesting to at least 5 years of experience in their field.
Referral requirement
No formal referral is required. Unlike Specialists, Advanced Practitioners often work in first-opinion (primary care) practices and see patients directly.
Title protection
Only veterinary surgeons on the RCVS List of Advanced Practitioners may use the title 'Advanced Practitioner'. Using the title without being on the list breaches the RCVS Code of Professional Conduct.
Professional oversight
Continuing Professional Development
Minimum 250 hours over 5 years (150 hours in chosen field)
Revalidation
Must reapply every 5 years
Complaints process
Full RCVS disciplinary process
Insurance
Required as RCVS-registered veterinary surgeon
Legal basis
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
Key facts
There are 40 different discipline areas a vet can obtain AP status in (up to three).
Accredited providers (1250)
- Dr Aaron HuntAdvanced PractitionerUB8 2QF
- Dr Abby Joanna PyeAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Abigail Eleni JenningsAdvanced PractitionerNN1 2DG
- Dr Abigail KerrAdvanced PractitionerEH1 3YT
- Dr Adam John CullenAdvanced PractitionerGU1 4PZ
- Dr Adam KlucznyAdvanced PractitionerPR1 1DD
- Dr Adam KukaswadiaAdvanced PractitionerTA1 4EU
- Dr Adele Elizabeth FryersAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Adrian Edwin O'SheaAdvanced PractitionerNN1 2DG
- Dr Adrienne McPartlandAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Agata Magdalena KasperekAdvanced PractitionerKY1 1XQ
- Dr Agata WitkowskaAdvanced PractitionerRG1 2LR
- Dr Agnieszka Miroslawa KomoterskaAdvanced PractitionerNG1 5ND
- Dr Aileen Sinead GriffinAdvanced PractitionerCM1 1NF
- Dr Aimee Louise ElsdenAdvanced PractitionerDT1 1UY
- Dr Aisling Catherine McGrathAdvanced PractitionerCV34 4JH
- Dr Alan David LackAdvanced PractitionerGL1 1TP
- Dr Alan Deneys ShackletonAdvanced PractitionerMK40 1PE
- Dr Alan Lloyd ReesAdvanced PractitionerMK40 1PE
- Dr Alasdair Hotston MooreAdvanced PractitionerBS1 5HS
- Dr Alastair Dudley AtkinsonAdvanced PractitionerEX4 3QR
- Dr Alastair John SandersonAdvanced PractitionerCH1 1PD
- Dr Alastair William HillAdvanced PractitionerWA6 7AU
- Dr Albertus Daniel ViljoenAdvanced PractitionerTQ1 3JQ
- Dr Aleksandra SzpakowskaAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Alexander Geoffrey HowellAdvanced PractitionerUB8 2QF
- Dr Alexander Mark Parker-NichollsAdvanced PractitionerCH1 1PD
- Dr Alexandra Helen KingdonAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Alexandra Jane DalleywaterAdvanced PractitionerPO19 1HD
- Dr Alexandra Jane KendallAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Alexandra Kathryn ThiemannAdvanced PractitionerEX4 3QR
- Dr Alexandra RochesterAdvanced PractitionerUB8 2QF
- Dr Alex Jayne SterrittAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Alice Charlotte RuelAdvanced PractitionerRG1 2LR
- Dr Alice Elizabeth HughesAdvanced PractitionerAB24 5HT
- Dr Alice Elizabeth Webb-WilsonAdvanced PractitionerTW1 9SD
- Dr Alice WatsonAdvanced PractitionerIP1 1PN
- Dr Alison Jane ShearerAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Alison Lesley MauchlenAdvanced PractitionerCA3 8ES
- Dr Alison Louise SunderlandAdvanced PractitionerST16 2JA
- Dr Alison Margaret Rose PatrickAdvanced PractitionerL3 8HR
- Dr Allan Duncan WrightAdvanced PractitionerDH1 4SF
- Dr Alyson Jane RichardsonAdvanced PractitionerDT1 1UY
- Dr Amanda Susan DaviesAdvanced PractitionerSY1 1HD
- Dr Amanda Valentina WoodhouseAdvanced PractitionerEH1 3YT
- Dr Amber Louise MahonAdvanced PractitionerCH1 1PD
- Dr Amita Fiore-PatelAdvanced PractitionerCF10 1GP
- Dr Ami Veronica SawranAdvanced PractitionerCM1 1NF
- Dr Amy Claire ElvidgeAdvanced PractitionerBS1 5HS
- Dr Amy Elizabeth BergsAdvanced PractitionerGU1 4PZ
- Dr Amy Elizabeth BowenAdvanced PractitionerDT1 1UY
- Dr Amy Elizabeth RoutledgeAdvanced PractitionerBL1 1SA
- Dr Amy Joy ChapmanAdvanced PractitionerNE61 1LZ
- Dr Amy Louise BowlerAdvanced PractitionerBS23 1UW
- Dr Ana Catarina Mateus MurtaAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Ana Lurdes Lopes HaywardAdvanced PractitionerSY1 1HD
- Dr Ana Maria Paulo da Silva Felix PentelAdvanced PractitionerKY1 1XQ
- Dr Anant Andy BanerjeeAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Ana Patricia Rocha Pimenta FernandesAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Ana Rita Sousa Pereira AfonsoAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Anastasios XeidakisAdvanced PractitionerLS1 3AJ
- Dr Andre dos Reis Vale da Costa PereiraAdvanced PractitionerCM1 1NF
- Dr Andres Julio Escudeiro VieitesAdvanced PractitionerB2 4AJ
- Dr Andrew Alexander DaviesAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Andrew David WattamAdvanced PractitionerCA3 8ES
- Dr Andrew Guy WallaceAdvanced PractitionerHP20 1SF
- Dr Andrew James CorneliusAdvanced PractitionerTR1 2EL
- Dr Andrew John PeffersAdvanced PractitionerLL11 1NE
- Dr Andrian Rosenov DanovAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Andrzej GlowackiAdvanced PractitionerCV34 4JH
- Dr Andy Paul MorrisAdvanced PractitionerSO23 9AZ
- Dr Anna Christina RixAdvanced PractitionerST16 2JA
- Dr Anna Danuta MalskaAdvanced PractitionerCM1 1NF
- Dr Anna JakubinskaAdvanced PractitionerS1 1QF
- Dr Anna Jane SkinnerAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Anna Magdalena JurewiczAdvanced PractitionerLS1 3AJ
- Dr Anna Magdalena MorleyAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Anna Marie MawstonAdvanced PractitionerDE1 3GP
- Dr Anna Pernelle YatesAdvanced PractitionerPR1 1DD
- Dr Annet Maria KrabbenborgAdvanced PractitionerDH1 4SF
- Dr Annette Teresa MoyartAdvanced PractitionerPO19 1HD
- Dr Anthony ThompsonAdvanced PractitionerMK40 1PE
- Dr Antonio Miguel Hinojosa PerezAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Antonis DimitriouAdvanced PractitionerSS15 5ZQ
- Dr Aoife Mc Call MorrowAdvanced PractitionerBT1 5GA
- Dr Ariane Dorothee Jass-WagnerAdvanced PractitionerSO23 9AZ
- Dr Arron Peter LongmanAdvanced PractitionerLS1 3AJ
- Dr Arthur Jack PearseAdvanced PractitionerEX4 3QR
- Dr Arunasalam SithamparanathanAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Ashlea Joanna WakefordAdvanced PractitionerGL1 1TP
- Dr Ashley Glen DaviesAdvanced PractitionerBA14 8EE
- Dr Ashley Rebecca MooreAdvanced PractitionerNE61 1LZ
- Dr Athanasia Nea ChambersAdvanced PractitionerNE61 1LZ
- Dr Austin Bradley JonesAdvanced PractitionerPR1 1DD
- Dr Azzurra NasoAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Baldwin MagadzaAdvanced PractitionerMK40 1PE
- Dr Barbara Brigitte Marc Marina ThielmanAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Barbara KarolczakAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Benjamin Marc PughAdvanced PractitionerNG1 5ND
- Dr Benjamin William GarlandAdvanced PractitionerIP1 1PN
- Dr Bernardo Maria de Melo Franco Gaspar CabacoAdvanced PractitionerCH1 1PD
- Dr Bethan BryantAdvanced PractitionerBS1 5HS
- Dr Bethan Maisie WarnerAdvanced PractitionerLS1 3AJ
- Dr Bethany Clare DeadmanAdvanced PractitionerNE1 7PQ
- Dr Beth Eleanor RobinsonAdvanced PractitionerBA14 8EE
- Dr Beth Rebecca Walding-FieldAdvanced PractitionerGU1 4PZ
- Dr Beverley Ann PantoAdvanced PractitionerCH1 1PD
- Dr Beverley Marie WilsonAdvanced PractitionerLN1 3AE
- Dr Bonnie Marie JaquesAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Brian Garth PattersonAdvanced PractitionerGL1 1TP
- Dr Callan FerneyhoughAdvanced PractitionerL3 8HR
- Dr Cameron SheppardAdvanced PractitionerDN15 6HQ
- Dr Candice Luise BuchananAdvanced PractitionerWR1 3PR
- Dr Carla Alexandra Sousa SilveiraAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Carlo BenetolloAdvanced PractitionerGU1 4PZ
- Dr Carlos Egea EscricheAdvanced PractitionerRG1 2LR
- Dr Carlos Martin BernalAdvanced PractitionerNG1 5ND
- Dr Carmel Marie StanfordAdvanced PractitionerS1 1QF
- Dr Caroline Jane RichardsAdvanced PractitionerHD1 2SX
- Dr Caroline Jane ScottAdvanced PractitionerLS1 3AJ
- Dr Caroline Lucy McMillanAdvanced PractitionerSY1 1HD
- Dr Catarina Alexandra Feiteiro CanariasAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Catherine Clare ThomasAdvanced PractitionerIP1 1PN
- Dr Catherine Elizabeth Orme GerrieAdvanced PractitionerIP1 1PN
- Dr Catherine Joanne WilkinsonAdvanced PractitionerGU1 4PZ
- Dr Catherine Louise CossAdvanced PractitionerTA1 4EU
- Dr Catherine Mary BallardAdvanced PractitionerB2 4AJ
- Dr Catherine Mary Elizabeth O'SullivanAdvanced PractitionerSA31 1AN
- Dr Catherine Rebecca BrooksAdvanced PractitionerSK1 3DJ
- Dr Catriona Elizabeth RackhamAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Catriona Mary BecklesAdvanced PractitionerPO19 1HD
- Dr Ceri OwenAdvanced PractitionerLD3 7AR
- Dr Charles Simon RatcliffeAdvanced PractitionerRG1 2LR
- Dr Charles WalkerAdvanced PractitionerCH6 6LL
- Dr Charlotte Amy HarrisAdvanced PractitionerDE1 3GP
- Dr Charlotte Dawn AspinwallAdvanced PractitionerPR1 1DD
- Dr Charlotte Elizabeth DayRCVS SpecialistBS1 5HS
- Dr Charlotte Elizabeth WestAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Charlotte Jade VarleyAdvanced PractitionerCB2 3QJ
- Dr Charlotte SinclairAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Charlotte TowersAdvanced PractitionerOX1 4DS
- Dr Charlotte WhitecrossAdvanced PractitionerHP20 1SF
- Dr Cherish SibbingAdvanced PractitionerEX4 3QR
- Dr Chiew Ting NgAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Christian Ronald MarchantAdvanced PractitionerTR1 2EL
- Dr Christina Sophia van WessemAdvanced PractitionerEX4 3QR
- Dr Christine D'Almada RemediosAdvanced PractitionerCF10 1GP
- Dr Christopher Andrew ParrattAdvanced PractitionerOX15 5NU
- Dr Christopher CulverwellAdvanced PractitionerEX4 3QR
- Dr Christopher John BoothAdvanced PractitionerLE15 6AJ
- Dr Christopher John MorrisAdvanced PractitionerLE1 5BD
- Dr Christopher John SaulAdvanced PractitionerCH1 1PD
- Dr Christopher Michael AllenAdvanced PractitionerCA3 8ES
- Dr Christopher Nathan MaguireAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Cinzia TognocchiAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Claire Ann Sawyer MaherAdvanced PractitionerOX1 4DS
- Dr Claire Elizabeth WillisAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Claire Isabel WhiteAdvanced PractitionerCV34 4JH
- Dr Claire Jane WalkerAdvanced PractitionerPO19 1HD
- Dr Claire Lillian AtkinsonAdvanced PractitionerPR1 1DD
- Dr Claire Louise CieluchAdvanced PractitionerCM1 1NF
- Dr Claire Marie WercholaAdvanced PractitionerNE1 7PQ
- Dr Claire Sarah BushAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Claire TrueAdvanced PractitionerOX1 4DS
- Dr Clare Marie LowAdvanced PractitionerCB2 3QJ
- Dr Claudine LosowskiAdvanced PractitionerNG1 5ND
- Dr Clive Anthony Ferrers MunnsAdvanced PractitionerME14 1JF
- Dr Colin James DicksonAdvanced PractitionerBT1 5GA
- Dr Colin Michael WhitingAdvanced PractitionerTR1 2EL
- Dr Colin Richard HoustonAdvanced PractitionerCA3 8ES
- Dr Colleen Naomi ColverAdvanced PractitionerPO19 1HD
- Dr Constanze BlackAdvanced PractitionerCF10 1GP
- Dr Cristina Diaz Madronero FernandezAdvanced PractitionerL3 8HR
- Dr Dagmara Joanna Madra-GawinAdvanced PractitionerHU17 8AP
- Dr Daisy JohnsonAdvanced PractitionerCM1 1NF
- Dr Daisy Kate RankinAdvanced PractitionerNE61 1LZ
- Dr Daisy SuttonAdvanced PractitionerGL1 1TP
- Dr Damiano GiordanoAdvanced PractitionerNN1 2DG
- Dr Damien Jonathon BushAdvanced PractitionerBS1 5HS
- Dr Daniel Colin MakinAdvanced PractitionerDT1 1UY
- Dr Daniel Kuan Chong LowAdvanced PractitionerLS1 3AJ
- Dr Daniel Morgan Wyn PreeceAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Daniel Robert LloydAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
- Dr Daniel ZarembaAdvanced PractitionerWR1 3PR
- Dr Daria Judith Gago TorresAdvanced PractitionerBA14 8EE
- Dr Dario AmbrogioAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Darren LongAdvanced PractitionerNE61 1LZ
- Dr David Alexander EvansAdvanced PractitionerFK17 8AG
- Dr David Anthony HurleyAdvanced PractitionerLS16 6NF
- Dr David Benjamin OwenAdvanced PractitionerPR1 1DD
- Dr David James DeaneAdvanced PractitionerCF63 4YN
- Dr David John Christopher CharlesAdvanced PractitionerDE1 3GP
- Dr David Jonathon TittleAdvanced PractitionerEX4 3QR
- Dr David Peter MackenzieAdvanced PractitionerDD8 1BB
- Dr David Robert GodfreyAdvanced PractitionerB2 4AJ
- Dr David Tristan MillsAdvanced PractitionerWC2N 5DU
- Dr Derrick John CarpenterAdvanced PractitionerLN1 3AE
- Dr Dervla MartinAdvanced Practitioner
- Dr Diana Jill KennedyAdvanced PractitionerOX1 4DS
- Dr Diana VerhulstAdvanced PractitionerNR2 1NG
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Quick facts
Abbreviation
AP
Issuing body
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Type
regulatory
Protected title
Yes
Practitioner is a vet
Yes
Providers listed
1250