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Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Monday, 14 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 September 2003. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 8 September 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proposals he has for requiring nurses and medical staff to keep their uniforms at work to be laundered after each use rather than travelling to work in uniform.
Answer

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals he has for requiring nurses and medical staff to keep their uniforms at work to be laundered after each use rather than travelling to work in uniform. [126417] Mr. Hutton: Provision and laundering of staff uniforms is a matter for individual trusts to determine. There are no proposals to require staff to leave uniforms at work for trusts to launder.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
126417; 410 c6W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Health services Health professions Uniforms Cleaning services
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk