Female hospital staff face the sack for showing too much skin

Female hospital staff have been warned by the HSE they face disciplinary action or even the sack if they dress provocatively or reveal too much flesh.

As hospitals across the country struggle to manage budgets, the HSE has been criticised for focusing its attention on exposed cleavage and midriffs, according to a draft dress code issued to staff.

Short mini-skirts, low-cut T-shirts, and other revealing female apparel are included in a hitlist drawn up by the HSE Mid-West in a 10-page document issued to all staff at the Mid-West Regional, Croom Orthopaedic, Regional Maternity, Nenagh general, and Ennis general hospitals.