White coats ban for British doctors

BRITISH hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewellery for doctors — and their traditional white coats — in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-borne infections, according to new rules published yesterday.

Hospital dress codes typically urge doctors to look professional, which, for male practitioners, has usually meant wearing a tie.

But as concern over hospital-borne infections has intensified, doctors are taking a closer look at their clothing.