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“Bare below the elbows”
A cheap soundbite
BMJ 2007; 335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39353.427014.BE (Published 04 October 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;335:684
- Adam Magos, consultant gynaecologist,
- Allan Maclean, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology,
- Daryll Baker, consultant vascular surgeon,
- Nicholas Goddard, consultant orthopaedic surgeon,
- Olagunju Ogunbiyi, consultant colorectal surgeon
- Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2QG
- a.magos{at}medsch.ucl.ac.uk
We were astounded to read that the Department of Health plans to ban doctors from wearing white coats because of the risk of cross infection.1 2 The package describes a “bare below the elbows” dress code (short sleeves, no wrist watch, no jewellery, no ties when carrying out clinical activity).
What is the evidence for this? It is impossible to …
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