Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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Recruitment of Non-Executive Director
News story
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is recruiting one Non-Executive Director to the VMD’s Management Board and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee.
Reminder about sending post to the VMD
News story
A reminder about what to do when sending information and payments to the VMD whilst we continue to work remotely.
Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance 2019
Research and analysis
This report (UK VARSS) provides the details of UK veterinary antibiotic resistance and sales surveillance.
VMD’s Regulatory Science Strategy, a stakeholder consultation with feedback requested by 31 January 2021.
News and guidance on veterinary medicines issues affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Statement on the availability of veterinary medicines during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Latest from Veterinary Medicines Directorate
What Veterinary Medicines Directorate does
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) protects animal health, public health and the environment.
VMD is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
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Documents
News and communications
See all news and communicationsPolicy papers and consultations
- Defra group equality, diversity and inclusion strategy 2020 to 2024
- Review of approach to issuing animal test certificates for veterinary medicines
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Defra: gender pay gap report and data 2020
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2019 to 2020
Our management
Contact VMD
Office contact and enquiries
Woodham Lane
New Haw
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 3LS
United Kingdom
Switchboard (8.30am-5pm Mon-Thurs; 8.30am-4.30pm Fri)
01932 336911
Find us here (copy and paste link into your browser)
http://bit.ly/1VkuifV
We are currently a virtual office so please do not send post as it will not be opened for some time, contact postmaster if you have an enquiry.
Please do not use the postmaster email address to report an adverse event to a veterinary medicine; use the link at the top of the page 'Report an Adverse Event'
Special import, export and batch release
Import Certificates
importcert@vmd.gov.uk
Export Certificates
exportcert@vmd.gov.uk
Batch Release
batchr@vmd.gov.uk
The special import, export, and batch release schemes are all digital services run by a team that only deal with queries by email (please do not ring the VMD about matters in relation to any of these schemes)
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
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