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Ahh.
How does all this tie or no tie.
Short sleeves or not.
Suit or not.
fit in with the Bare below the elbows campaign?
Weve been told no ties, no sleeves below the elbows in any clinical envoirenment. And no watches / rings etc (single wedding band accepted)

Where pretty much the same Karl, we have the option to wear scrubs which most of us do! Oh and the occasional flippers when entering the renal workshop!

Ed

Has anybody's dress code policy actually been updated since the Bare below the elbows campaign came in?

Yes ours

I find short sleeves better anyway, when I used to have long sleeves I used to spend half the day rolling them up! Not to happy not wearing a watch though....how do i know when Tea break is coming!!

I wonder if you can get away with wearing a watch on grounds that it effects your balance and therefore health if youve worn one for so long.

If our new boss has anything to do with dress code we will all be back to white coats. Reasons: They get you noticed, more professional,it protects your clothes and sets you aside from ordinary joe public.

It sounds like I am "ahead of the curve" after all! I haven't worn a watch (or any unnecessary nonsense like rings etc.) for more years than I care to remember. Why would anyone need to? (... the watch kept stopping, and the ring caught - painfully - on stuff when my hands were groping around inside bits of kit). And, as for for long sleeves, and ties ... well, don't even ask!

Sorry Joe, but it sounds like you've got problems there, Mate. Do you need me to visit to do a bit of mentoring before things get too far out of hand? If you must wear lab coats, I would go for blue. We are not clinical staff, and it is misleading (unethical?) to suggest otherwise. Unprofessional, in fact.

You lot are lucky - try wearing this gear and repairing medical equipment!

"Been there, done that" Darth ... and got the medal to prove it!