Jeans, skirts and 'funky' hairstyles banned for Haryana govt hospital staff

Makeup funky hairstyles and long nails are out for medical and other staff at Haryana government hospitals and so are Tshirts denims and skirts as the state is going to implement a dress code for healthcare professionalsHaryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday that the dress code being prepared by the state government is in final stagesThe dress code must be adhered to by the onduty staff 24 hours a day including on weekends evenings and night shifts he said asserting the erring employees will be marked absent for the dayThe minister said a hospital requires its employees to follow certain conduct and a dress code is an essential component which gives the organisation a professional touchFunky hairstyles heavy jewellery accessories makeup long nails during working hours are unacceptable especially in the healthcare centres said the minister a BJP leaderHe said jeans of any colour denim skirts and denim dresses are not considered professional dresses and therefore will not be permitted The employees will have to wear a name badge declaring their designationSweatshirts sweatsuits and shorts are not permitted Slacks dresses skirts and palazzos shall not be permitted too Tshirts stretch Tshirts stretch pants fitting pants leather pants capris sweatpants tank tops seethrough dresses or tops crop tops offshoulder dresses sneakers slippers etc will not be permittedSimilarly footwear must be black clean comfortable and free from funky designs the minister addedThe purpose of the dress code policy Vij said is to maintain discipline uniformity and equality among the staff in government healthcare centresA wellfollowed dress code policy in a hospital not only gives an employee his professional image but also presents an elegant image of an organisation among the public he saidAlso Read CISF official at Delhi airport refuses bribe nabs trio with fake RBI documentsAll hospital staff working in clinical roles medics and paramedics cleanliness and sanitation security transport technical kitchen field and other departments should be in a proper uniform during their working hours the minister saidEmployees looking after nonclinical administrative work in hospitals shall wear only formals said Vij Every employee is expected to wear neat clean dress and practice good hygieneHair must be clean wellgroomed and neat Mens hair should be no longer than collar length and should not interfere with the patients care he saidUnusual hairstyles and unconventional haircuts are not permitted Nails must be clean trimmed and wellmanicured the minister stressedBlack pants with a white shirt along with a name tag shall be worn by trainees except for the nursing cadre he addedWhen you go to a private hospital not a single employee is seen without a uniform while in a government hospital it is difficult to differentiate between a patientand an employee he said adding the dress code will improve the functioning of the hospitals in the stateGovernment doctors and other staff largely welcomed the governments move of bringing dress code in the health institutionsThe Haryana Civil Medical Services Association Ambala on Saturday welcomed the decision with its state president Rajesh Khayalia saying the dress code will give a professional look to the hospital staffA doctor at the civil hospital in Ambala City said on the condition of anonymity that the health department should give at least three pairs of dresses to the staffThere should be separate changing rooms for doctors and paramedical staff in the hospital premises the doctor saidHe also said the staff should be allowed to change their clothes at the hospital when they arrive and put their own dress back on after the duty hoursIn Hisar the multipurpose health employees of Haryana also welcomed the announcementBut the Nursing Welfare Association state president Vineeta said the government should have sought the opinion of the association before implementing the dress codeShe said the dress code should be enforced on administrative officers alsoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever