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#28016 - 18/02/08 08:54 AM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: Geoff Hannis]
bcarlisle Online   content
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Registered: 16/08/07
Posts: 49
Loc: carlisle uk
Have you tried Matalan, get the loudest suit going and wind the muppet up.

Most people who wear suits dont want to get them dirty anyway so I dont see the logic. Put a muppet in charge and all you get is clown ideas.

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#28020 - 18/02/08 02:03 PM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: bcarlisle]
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Registered: 04/11/03
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Loc: UK
I think the short sleeve shirt and trousers look is the best. No tie dangling dangerously into something it shouldn't and no sleeves to get caught on anything (not to mention dirty).
It looks smart enough and is comfortable to work in.
A person who dresses in a suit or shirt and tie just doesn't look right crawling around on the floor looking round for that dropped screw!

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#28022 - 18/02/08 05:06 PM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: Glyn]
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Registered: 29/11/05
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Don't drop it then! Or have a discrete supply of spare screws to hand. Not that I have, you understand. \:\)

Some years ago we stopped wearing ties for the reasons given previously. We now usually wear company branded polo shirts or shirts or very occasionally just plain shirts, with the sleeves turned up if relevant. They look very professional if worn with smart trousers.
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#28025 - 19/02/08 01:41 AM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: Mike Wood]
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Registered: 31/01/07
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Although wearing a tie makes you look the part, they very rarely get washed and are therefore a contamination hazard. They do get trapped in machinery very easily so need to be tucked away.

I prefer to wear an open shirt in the lab and don the tie for meetings or "dress" occasions, ie when the press are about.

If you are worried about patients or other staff not knowing who you are then you should show your ID badge. This is compulsory in our gaff.

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#28027 - 19/02/08 08:14 AM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: 60 Degrees North]
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Registered: 08/07/02
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Bring back turn-ups on trousers. If ever you dropped a screw or washer it was the first place to look.

Younger ones on the forum:
Ask your father what a turn-up is or look at a black and white film (Or ask Geoff H). \:\)
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#28028 - 19/02/08 08:46 AM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: RoJo]
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Pull up a sandbag, .... ;\)

When i was in the forces (Eons ago) we were allowed to choose between wearing an open neck dark blue shirt, or a light blue shirt with a tie.

Whilst working for the NHS, The men I have worked with always worn ties. I think that ties look smarter, but on a hot summer day can be uncomfortable. Maybe more choice is required. Female technicians are able to choose how they want to dress. Maybe more flexibility would not be a bad thing. \:\)
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#28030 - 19/02/08 08:55 AM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: 60 Degrees North]
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Registered: 11/01/06
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 Originally Posted By: 60 Degrees North
Although wearing a tie makes you look the part, they very rarely get washed and are therefore a contamination hazard. They do get trapped in machinery very easily so need to be tucked away.


Before we were issued with uniform about 8 odd years ago, we used to have to wear a tie and for the reason given above I only used ONE tie for work! That one got pretty tatty in the end!

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#28144 - 25/02/08 02:50 PM Re: Hospital Dress Codes [Re: John Sandham]
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 Originally Posted By: John Sandham
Pull up a sandbag, .... ;\)

When i was in the forces (Eons ago) we were allowed to choose between wearing an open neck dark blue shirt, or a light blue shirt with a tie.


And we always chose the dark blue, so as not to be associated with clerks & shelf stackers.

Used to wear a tie all the time, but now keep one & a jacket in my office for meetings, otherwise it's open neck for me. Too many risks in our workshop & with equipment in general.
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