A few questions for the wannabe uniform wearers
1. Is it weatherproof? We have external buildings to visit at all times of the year
2. Is it cool in summer and warm in winter? Even school kids have summer and winter uniforms.
3. Is it durable? We have to work in environments of dirt and hazardous substances, will enough be supplied to cover such circumstances?
4. Has it got street cred? A lot of us do on call. Are we expected to pop in to telephone kiosks on a Saturday morning to change when your pager goes off?
5. Has it got street cred 2? Again we deal with people in the community. Do we travel round in our little pretty uniform? I thought this was suppose to be an aid to Control of Infection!
I know the C of I points are as valid if you wear civvies but at least we are not draining resources in purchasing pretty blue tunics and having them regularly laundered.
If the reason is Control of Infection then surely, as suggested earlier, the wearing of theatre blues and disposable protective garments in clinical areas is a better suggestion.
