Uniform and Laundering Policy - NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

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Staff Uniform Contingency ArrangementsAppendix 5All staff who are required to wear uniforms and are involved in patientcontact should understand the rationale for optimum launderingprocesses. If uniforms are laundered correctly, it will ensure that theuniforms are safe to wear.Contingency arrangements are in place for mid-shift changes, should auniform become heavily soiled, whereby, staff will have access toemergency supplies of uniforms/alternatives and can dealappropriately with their soiled uniforms, placing the uniform in a clearbag then into a yellow linen hamper to send to the laundry.These arrangements will extended to student nurses who may not beprovided with NHS Ayrshire & Arran uniforms or may not use thelaundering service.All staff utilising the NHS Ayrshire & Arran Laundry Facilities mustplace soiled uniforms within a uniforms laundry bag which is availableat designated laundry collection/delivery points within each of theHospital sites.Subsequent to laundering of the uniforms, these will be returned to thedesignated laundry collection/delivery points where local DomesticServices staff will place the uniforms within the Autovalet facilities/StaffChanging facilities for staff to collect.
Appendix 6SAMPLE FORM ONLY – Forms available in triplicate sets through Stock ItemProcurementSTAFF UNIFORMSAUTHORISATION / MEASUREMENT FORMSURNAME ……………………………………...……………………………………………….DESIGNATION ………………………………………………...................DEPARTMENT ……………………………………………………………………………………….DATE OF COMMENCEMENT ……………………………………………………………..FORENAME(S)*FULL/PART TIME No. OF DAYSHOSPITALTRANSFER POINT No.REASON FOR ISSUE:-* NEW APPOINTMENT/*PERMANENT/*TEMPORARY/*REPLACEMENT-REASON……………………………...AUTHORISED BY:-NAME …………………………………………………….. DESIGNATION……………………………………………...DEPARTMENT ………………………………………….. HOSPITAL…………………………………………………...SIGNATURE …………………………………………….. DATE…………………………………………………………LOSS CERTIFICATE COMPLETED *YES/NOQUANTITY TYPE OF UNIFORM……………………………..……………………………..………………………….. ...……………………………..……………………………..……………………………..……………………………..……………………………..……………………………..…………………………………………..…………………………………………..…………………………………………..……………SEWING ROOMUSE ONLYMEASUREMENTS:- SIZE ……….. SIZE………..CHEST/BUST ………………………………………………………………………………………WAIST …………………………………………………………………………………………….HIPS ………………………………………………………………………………………………LENGTHINSIDE LEGCOLLAR
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