Submitted on Tuesday 28th April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
NHS Medical staff to wear scrubs at all times and not outside their workplace.
Parliament/Government should permanently enforce NHS Trusts to provide scrubs for medical and ward staff, to reduce cross infection risk. These should be disposable, recyclable, or cotton/cotton mix fabric, with a separate washable transportation bag and colour coded for rank/status as necessary.
NHS medical staff should not wear uniforms out of their workplace. This increases cross infection risk. Uniforms require daily laundering at 60°, putting extra work and financial pressure on staff. Scrubs should be disposable/recyclable or washable cotton/cotton mix fabrics with a separate washable laundry bag, again reducing cross infection risk whilst also reducing work and costs to individual staff with sufficient supply for several sets to be laundered separately from other laundry.
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The NHS are responsible for uniforms including providing guidance for washing and wearing uniforms outside of work, not the UK Government or Parliament. You can find out more here: www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Uniforms-and-Workwear-Guidance-2-April-2020.pdf
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