Dentistry Today: Politically Correct Burka Scrubs?

Daily Express: The new look for Britain’s hospitals

THIS is the latest look coming to our NHS hospitals – a burka-style gown for patients.

Instead of standard issue clothing, women who want to cover up because of their faith are to be offered the striking turquoise garment.

Although welcomed by doctors as a breakthrough to encourage Muslim women to seek treatment, critics last night said the move was “another example of political correctness”.

The “Inter-faith gown” is being piloted at Royal Preston Hospital after complaints from women that regulation dress was too revealing. Hospitals across the country are also being offered the £12 burkas by an NHS clothing supplier. Doctors say that many women do not show up for vital operations because they fear the procedure will mean them breaking strict Islamic law.

The hooded “Inter-faith gown” is designed to reveal nothing but the patients’ eyes and hands and yet allow access for surgeons.

Oh!

Flap thought this was a new surgical scrub. This burka style certainly obviates a face shield, mask and peripheral eye protection – just kidding Dirka Dirka.

How stupid and politically correct.

“This may be viewed as a reasonable request from one particular group of patients but what I would like to ask is where does that request lie in a hospital’s priorities?” he said. “It is another example of political correctness because it is the sort of thing that has been brought in because the words ‘faith’ and ‘race’ have been mentioned.

“The average patient on a ward will look at this and be resentful because they will say to themselves: ‘This has been brought in because it is a Muslim request’.

“They themselves may have other requests, like more visiting hours, more flexible meal times or a brighter lamp for their bedside table, but they know they’ve got less chance of achieving this. A burka-style hospital gown is only high on the priority list because of the politically correct world we live in.”

Indeed and Flap wonders how much the NHS in Britain will pay for these gowns? Or will the patients have to pay privately?

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