Health news – Scruffy clothes

Scruffy clothes, at least if you work in healthcare. A doctor in a Scottish hospital has said that wearing untidy clothes “intimates a lack of personal hygiene” that could have implications for infections. Medics should dress tidily to inspire patient confidence.

Author Donna Fleming

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