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Nurses told not to wear colourful scrubs at Hobart hospital
Key takeaways
- A union leader says the scrubs "inject a bit of life and colour into sometimes a very difficult working environment".
- Nurses at the Royal Hobart Hospital have been told they should stop wearing fun scrubs or "free dress" and reminded they need to maintain "some professionalism" regarding their uniform.
- The matter was raised during a budget estimates committee hearing on Monday, with an independent MP questioning why a morale-boosting activity is being discouraged.
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A union leader says the scrubs "inject a bit of life and colour into sometimes a very difficult working environment". (ABC News: Lucas Hill)
Nurses at the Royal Hobart Hospital have been told they should stop wearing fun scrubs or "free dress" and reminded they need to maintain "some professionalism" regarding their uniform.
The matter was raised during a budget estimates committee hearing on Monday, with an independent MP questioning why a morale-boosting activity is being discouraged.
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