Just in regards to this bit ^
If I was having an open discussion over PPE, putting aside masks and gloves which I can understand the importance of, what importance does a plastic apron hold or bin bag in the case of the tories lol?
I get an apron in the food industry, I get even an apron in building space satellites where the compenents are delicate, I even get aprons in the surgery room or throughout the NHS to protect clothing from stains, I just don't get the general purpose of wearing an apron beyond that, and wonder what I am missing here.
I always thought the apron within nursing in the past was the actual washable uniform itself.
It's abit like during covid, where they told us to stop handling cash, but said it was ok to handle mail envelopes and parcels, alternatively with cash they could have directed people to self checkouts to use it, and card customers could of gone to service tills...but they didn't.
Just curious that's all, that we seem to fall inline and say yes we must have this, but why, where did we get this obsession for plastic aprons come from, let alone the damage to the environment?
I honestly don't know. But remember @AFCTW (can't remember his name) who was working in the NHS and talked a lot about PPE? He would probably know the answer to this.
I'm sure there's a reason for the aprons in a pandemic - as a guess I'd say it's because you're going from one patient to another so you can dispose of the apron after each, whereas if you don't wear the apron your garments may become contaminated by one patient and taken to the next?
