Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust want to ban Gideon Bibles for infection control reasons
Ah, another NHS “infection control” issue, this time in relation to Gideon International Bibles in hospitals.
I strongly suspect that if the Trust wishes to use this as the primary reason to remove Gideon Bibles from patients bed-side lockers, then we will witness a swift resurgence of consternation relating to:
Muslim doctors and nurses are to be allowed for religious reasons to opt out of strict NHS dress codes introduced to prevent the spread of deadly hospital superbugs.
The Department of Health has announced that female Muslim staff will be permitted to cover their arms on hospital wards to preserve their modesty.
This is despite earlier guidance that all staff should be ‘bare below the elbow’ after long sleeves were blamed for spreading bacteria, leading to superbug deaths.
I’ve always supported first and foremost the fight against infection control and the issue of manual handling in relation to Christians and controversies surrounding jewellery and clothing. However, the Department of Health and individual NHS Trusts must be seen to adopt an equable and even-handed approach, toward all religions.
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August 16th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Why don’t we put Hansel and Gretel at the sides of people’s hospital beds as well?
Fairytales belong in the fiction section, not hospitals.