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Hospital Dress Code Policy Overview

The Dress Code Policy outlines the standards of dress and appearance expected from all staff at the hospital to ensure quality service and safety. Employees must wear visible identity badges, maintain personal hygiene, and adhere to specific guidelines regarding jewelry and hair. The policy also acknowledges cultural diversity while prioritizing health and safety requirements.

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Hospital Dress Code Policy Overview

The Dress Code Policy outlines the standards of dress and appearance expected from all staff at the hospital to ensure quality service and safety. Employees must wear visible identity badges, maintain personal hygiene, and adhere to specific guidelines regarding jewelry and hair. The policy also acknowledges cultural diversity while prioritizing health and safety requirements.

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DRESS CODE POLICY

NUMBER:

TITLE: Dress Code Policy

WRITTEN BY:

EFFECTIVE DATE:

REVISION DATE:

PURPOSE:

The Hospital places a high value on delivering excellent and


quality service that is responsive to individual needs. This
policy includes the presentation of staff in terms of their dress
and appearance.

This policy is intended to clarify for managers and employees


the standards of dress and appearance that are considered
acceptable when at work.

SCOPE:

This policy applies to all staff of ...............................................


Hospital.

POLICY:

All employees are to be supplied with a identity badge that


must be worn and easily visible at all times when on duty.
Employees must follow the standards of dress, appearance and
uniform laid down in this policy.
The policy recognizes the diversity of cultures, religions and
abilities of its employees and will take a sensitive approach
when this affects dress and uniform requirements. However,
priority will be given to health and safety, including security,
manual handling, communication and infection, prevention and
control requirements.
Failure to adhere to the set standards may constitute
misconduct and the individual(s) concerned may be subject to
consideration of action under appropriate rules.
Jewelry
Jewelery should be minimal and appropriate for wearing to
work. Mandatory adornments required for religious faith or
practice may be appropriate in some circumstances.

Hair
Hair should be clean and well groomed. For those who
regularly come into contact with patients their hair should be
neat, tidy or tied back and up off the collar and, where hair is
longer secured away from the face.

Personal Hygiene
Staffs are expected to maintain a high level of personal hygiene
at all times.

All theatre ‘scrubs’ and all uniforms visibly contaminated with


blood or body fluids must be submitted to the hospital laundry
for processing.

In the event of an outbreak of infection in a clinical area, the


infection prevention and control team may provide specific
advice or instruction on laundry of uniforms.

Dress code of nursing personnel will be guided by GO


regarding this from time to time. GO no. HNG/6M-5-
2013/1279 dated 10.10.2013 is enclosed herewith for ready
reference.
AUTHENTICATED AND APPROVED BY:

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