British physicians' white coats banned in attempt to prevent spread of MRSA
Patient Safety Monitor: Global Edition, October 2, 2007
The white coat, long synonymous with doctors and healthcare settings, will soon become a thing of the past in Britain, reports The Guardian. Alan Johnson, Britain's health secretary announced on September 17 that the tradition of white coats should be eliminated from health facilities as a preventive measure against MRSA. The superbug is said to be spreading easily from patients coming in contact with the sleeves of physicians' coats.
The ban on white coats aims to reduce the spread of MRSA by promoting good hand (and wrist) hygiene as well as employ a new dress code, one which does not allow sleeves longer than one's elbow. The National Health Services hopes the move will show it is serious about preventing the spread of the deadly superbug.
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