The Board will be introducing a hospital licence transfer fee after the hospital licence renewal period this year.  It is therefore very important for existing hospital licence holders to ensure that the current details for their licence are correct.

Hospital licences

If you are performing a procedure that according to current standards should not be undertaken without the administration of an anaesthetic, other than a local anaesthetic, and including a spinal anaesthetic, then you need to perform this procedure (defined as ‘major surgery’) at a licensed hospital. 

There are exceptions for emergencies, if it is impractical to move the animal, or if it is dangerous to the health of the animal for it to be moved.