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Agilio Live | 25th September
25 September 2026 • The Brewery, London Behind Every Great Practice Agilio Live! An Exclusive Event for Practice Leaders Click through to our registration page You run a great practice. Agilio is the engine behind it – the technology that takes care of the operational…
Oliver McGowan Training for Dental Practices Clearing Up the Confusion
If you work in dental regulation or compliance in England, you’ll know that the number one question doing the rounds right now is: Do dental teams need Tier 1 or Tier 2 Oliver McGowan training? And with mixed messages coming from training providers, professional networks, and even CQC inspectors, it’s no wonder practices are confused. So here is a clear,…
Agilio launches iTeam Rota to end the pain of spreadsheet scheduling in vet practices
iTeam Rota gives veterinary practice owners and managers role-specific scheduling and clear visibility across their teams, so rotas are fairer, more transparent and easier to maintain. One of the hardest parts of running a veterinary practice is managing the rota fairly and consistently. Practice managers can spend hours fine tuning spreadsheet rotas, then rebuilding from…
RCVS CPD requirements: complete guide for vets and vet nurses (2026)
Summary – Veterinary surgeons must complete, record and reflect on 35 hours of CPD every calendar year.– Registered veterinary nurses must complete 15 hours of CPD annually. Hours cannot be rolled over.– Non-clinical CPD counts – communication, management, HR, business skills and wellbeing all qualify.– All CPD must be logged using the RCVS 1CPD app,…
What the CMA final decision means for independent vet practices
The short answer The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final decision on 24 March 2026, confirming legally binding changes to how UK vet practices operate. A CMA Order covering all practices is expected by end of September 2026. For independent practices, the compliance burden is lighter than for large corporate groups – and…
Rota planning for veterinary practices: a complete guide (2026)
Effective rota planning in a veterinary practice means scheduling vets, nurses, receptionists, and ACAs across consults, ops, wards, and on-call, while keeping shifts fair and gaps visible. Most independent UK practices still use spreadsheets, which create admin burden, communication errors, and unfair patterns. Purpose-built rota software solves this by centralising scheduling, absence tracking, and shift…
Rota spreadsheets vs rota software: what’s right for your veterinary practice?
Spreadsheets are free and familiar, but they create invisible gaps, unfair patterns, and rota admin that costs practice managers hours every week. Dedicated rota software solves these problems from around £10 per month. For most practices with five or more staff, the time saving justifies the cost within the first month. Why most vet practices…
Veterinary rota management: answers to the most common questions
If you’re still managing rotas from a spreadsheet, you’re not alone. Most independent practices are. These questions cover the things practice managers and owners ask most about making the switch to dedicated rota software, and what a difference it can make to your team.
ADG & Agilio announce 2026 mentor and mentee matches
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) in partnership with Agilio reveal the six mentor and mentee matches for the ADG Micro-Groups Business Mentoring programme, which was launched in December 2025.Today in the House of Commons, Neil Carmichael, the ADG’s Executive Chair announced the panel’s pairings decisions that will see six small dental groups benefit from…
Agilio launches unified operations platform supporting a connected approach to dental practice growth
22 January 2026 Developed in response to growing operational complexity across dentistry, newly launched Agilio One brings compliance, workforce management, and learning together in one connected platform, giving dental practices and groups clearer oversight, inspection-readiness, and greater operational confidence. Agilio One has been created to address a challenge many practices recognise: managing essential operational requirements…