Key workers in Uniform in the Shops

[SpoonfulofDragon]

Ok, I could very well be being unreasonable here, however the hospitals where we have just moved from had a policy that staff were not allowed to leave hospital grounds in uniform so seeing people out in uniform is a little weird.

Friend went to key workers hour at the super market and was texting me photos of the fruit and veg aisle (we are doing a thing where they bring the food round and leave it on the doorstep, I cool a meal, they pick it up after their shift).

Anyways, the photo showed several NHS staff in uniform - I am guessing that some of them had ended their shift, rather than were starting their shift.

It's kind of perturbed me a bit to think that they are still allowed to do this when we know Covid-19 can live on clothes?

Surely hospitals should be implementing policies that mean uniforms can get washed at work, then again maybe all the changing / staff rooms are now bed spaces?

Generally grateful for all the NHS are doing, but this just seemed a bit scary to me.

Dont share photos of staff, theres no need and how do you think it made them feel. Why cant you just make a list of what you want.

@HappyHammy I haven't shared any photos of staff - however, there's no rule about not photographing them.

We don't have a fully stocked supermarket so this way is easier. It also means I can base meals around fresh fruit and veg rather than carbs and cans.

The photos have been shared. If you're cooking for your friend cant she just decide what she wants and choose the stuff herself.

@HappyHammy No, not really as I am not a great cook - this is the way we are doing it and it is working for me (and her).

DH can’t get scrubs in the right size for love nor money at the moment so he’s bringing his one set home to wash before his next shift. He does bring them in a plastic bag though and I don’t touch them, just boil wash the hell out of them.

Don’t take photos of people in shops . Regardless of your reasons it’s not nice .

Other people in the Supermarket is not you or your friends concern these "uniformed" people are just trying to get their food

@PurpleTigerLove so I guess you are in the no photos in parks, playgrounds, on beaches camp.

@BadgertheBodger I know a few that are sewing them for people. I was shocked to hear there were no sets in the pandemic supply we had!

Well let's hope she doesnt upset her hard working colleagues by taking photos of them intentionally or not. If you still need to photograph food then it can easily be done without showing people . If you have genuine concerns about staff being in uniform then perhaps it's more appropriate to discuss it with the health authority rather than post thread on social media.

@HappyHammy Her colleagues love her, and as the photos were for me and me only I doubt they will ever find out.

I can post wherever I like when I am searching for opinions - thank you very much!

I wouldn’t take a photo of other people at the beach or in a playground either . It’s not difficult.

@PurpleTigerLove

I'll tell my friend to empty the store before she takes photos next time then :-) Thanks for the hot tip!

Yanbu

In my trust it is policy to not wear your uniform in a public place . Since Covid 19 we have been told we can wear uniform into work providing we are not using public transport but must change before we leave .

Calm done love, you're sounding like a nutter. Never mind that if you're out in public then you tacitly agree to having photos or videos taken of you. That's how CCTV is allowed. Or did you not know that?

Jesus, who pissed in your cornflakes? Seriously, chill out, there's no need to be such a belligerent ass.

It's not easier at all. Much easier to tell somebody what there is than a picture unless you're in pre-school 🙄 a recipe in a book lists the ingredients not pictures, again unless you're pre-school.
You have no right taking pictures of people you do not know, especially when they are working their arses off at the minute.
I'm much more judgemental of people taking photos when there is absolutely no need than somebody wearing their uniform in a shop.

Community carer i don't have a choice can't change between calls 🤷‍♀️ DH also key worker but emergencies only to try and limit the exposure. Lot of hard working nhs staff , carers etc going out some highly likely more at risk due to things like asthma etc but still going cause it what we do .I might well have to call in a supermarket for milk etc the essentials on the way home .Be really really cross if someone took a picture of me and then proceeded to run me down .But here thankfully it isn't happening. Just saying .

@fabtasticmrpox This is exactly why I was shocked when I saw the photos - I thought that policy was all hospital trusts, and if they didn't have it before would have expected they had implemented it recently.

The photographs were of the vegetables, no humans were the key subject of the photographs.

@Greggers2017 You have no idea of my situation- the photographs are easier for me/us (As, I said upthread).

I’m confused as to why people are changing into a fresh set of scrubs to go home / shop in?! Your hospitals must have enormous amounts of scrubs! Change out of your dirty scrubs and put your own clothes on to go home like my dh does. He has to bring his dirty scrubs home for a boil wash. But there is no way he would be travelling around in his scrubs. And it doesn’t inspire confidence in the public if they see hospital staff shopping in their uniforms- which is why it’s always been a disciplinary offence at our Trust.

Our trust has said we're not to wear uniform or badges outside of work but it's due to public perception rather than infection risk

@SpoonfulofDragon I know you shouldn't be taking pictures of people without their permission and judging them.
I'm sure if someone told you they had broccoli you'd know what it looked like without a picture. 🙄

Or here's an even better idea, why not decide what you're going to cook before she goes shopping. Not difficult is it ffs!

Scrubs (specifically) have always been banned from wearing outside of work though

We are not allowed to wear our uniform to or from work. This is a bit tricky as virtually nowhere to get changed and often 8 of us on shift.

I think I should be allowed to wear my clean uniform to work, I always change at the end of my shift in the toilets. I would not want to be wandering around shops in uniform. We had alot of complaints from the public about this.

We do have a small changing area but it's half way across the hospital and not what I fancy doing after 13 hours. We are not allowed scrubs either.

Aside from community nurses they change scrubs before they leave the hospital. You also don't need to be so panicked anyway as fabrics are the most difficult service for covid to survive on. It's the smooth surfaces like metal they longer on.