Doctors should abandon ties and avoid nose rings
BMJ 2003; 326 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7401.1231-a (Published 05 June 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:1231- Roger Dobson
- Abergavenny
The necktie, that traditional symbol of male medical authority, is under threat. Pressure is mounting for doctors to either pin their ties back to stop the spread of infection from flapping tie ends or get rid of them altogether.
Junior doctors are this week being asked to back a resolution saying that there is no longer a reason for doctors to wear ties while at work and while seeing patients.
Wearing a tie may enhance patients' satisfaction and confidence, say critics, but a dangling tie also substantially …
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