For the story before 1961, please read Veterinary Nursing - the Early Years, from the Related documents box.
| 1961 | RCVS approved first Animal Nursing Auxiliary (ANA) training scheme. |
| 1962 | First Animal Nursing Auxiliary qualified. |
| 1965 | British Veterinary Nursing Association was formed (it became the British Veterinary Nursing Auxiliaries Association the following year as the term ‘nurse’ was protected until 1984). |
| 1984 | Title 'veterinary nurse' first used. |
| 1991 | Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 amended and the role of nurse formally recognised in law (schedule 3). |
| 1992 | First group qualify as DipAVN (surgical). |
| 1997 | RCVS accredited as an awarding body for vocational qualifications. |
| 1998 | RCVS starts to offer nationally recognised vocational qualifications (NVQs), first undergraduate courses become available. |
| 2000 | First equine veterinary nurses qualified. |
| 2002 | Veterinary Nurses Council established. |
| 2002 | First cohort awarded BSc Hons in Veterinary Nursing. |
| 2007 | Non-statutory Register of veterinary nurses started. |
| 2010 | First Veterinary Nurse on RCVS Council. |
| 2011 | Introduction of disciplinary system for Registered Veterinary Nurses. |
| 2012 | New Code of Professional Conduct includes, for the first time, a declaration to be made by Registered Veterinary Nurses on professional registration |