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Background
A National Uniform for NHS Scotland will promote a coherent corporate image for the organisation, and enable us to procure better quality garments which are more appropriate to staff's needs. It will apply to everyone. However, we recognise that many staff in a variety of settings do not wear uniform for a range of safety, clinical and other reasons. The new uniform policy will not compel anyone who does not currently wear a uniform to do so.
Work has already been undertaken to identify issues and concerns with our current uniform sets, and to develop options for a set of core garments. This paper sets out these proposals, and aims to gather views from interested stakeholders, including employers, professional bodies, unions, patient organisations and others.
The main sections covered below outline the rationale for a national uniform and details of our proposed specification and alternative colour schemes. Each section has a set of questions to which your views and comments are invited. The comments will be used to develop the specification which we intend to finalise by September 2008.
For further information on any elements outlined in this document, please contact Alan Milbourne at nationaluniformconsultation@scotland.gov.gsi.uk
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