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| The traditional doctor's white coat is to be changed as part of government plans to tackle hospital infections. | The traditional doctor's white coat is to be changed as part of government plans to tackle hospital infections. |
| The new style clothing will have short sleeves under guidance to come into effect at the start of next year. | The new style clothing will have short sleeves under guidance to come into effect at the start of next year. |
| Doctors would also not be allowed to wear long-sleeve shirts, jewellery, or watches as part of the measures. | Doctors would also not be allowed to wear long-sleeve shirts, jewellery, or watches as part of the measures. |
| The Department of Health says cuffs are likely to be "very contaminated", and that other forms of protection such as plastic aprons would be introduced. | The Department of Health says cuffs are likely to be "very contaminated", and that other forms of protection such as plastic aprons would be introduced. |
| It also advises healthcare staff against wearing a tie during clinical work. | |
| The new dress code is part of a raft of measures unveiled by Health Secretary Alan Johnson to tackle the spread of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile. | |
| Matrons will now directly report their concerns about cleanliness and hygiene to hospital boards four times a year. There had been concern that the views of frontline staff were not reaching higher management. | |
| Hospital managers will also have a legal duty to notify cases of infection to the Health Protection Agency. |