They claimed the uniforms were impractical, and looked more like a waitress’ overall than a nurse’s uniform.
‘When I walked up to one patient I was told he would have beef burger and chips,’ said one student nurse at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham.
One of the main criticisms of the new uniform was it did not have top pockets, a very useful part of the old uniform, and they had no aprons, so were less hygienic.
Nurses at the hospital organised a petition protesting about the new uniform.