Rehabilitation Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
Palliative Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds UK.
Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 Jul 3;65(6):613-616. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab009.
Sikh healthcare professionals make up a small but significant proportion of the workforce in the United Kingdom. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented healthcare staff across the country with challenges relating to safe clinical practice whilst wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). Practising Sikhs are mandated to keep their hair unshorn and have been negatively impacted by some standard PPE requirements. This article aims to raise awareness of this issue and provide suggestions on how this conflict can be resolved.
锡克教医疗保健专业人员在英国劳动力中占比虽小,但意义重大。新冠疫情期间,全国医护人员在穿戴个人防护设备(PPE)进行安全临床操作方面面临挑战。依据锡克教教规,锡克教徒必须留长发,而一些标准的 PPE 要求对他们产生了负面影响。本文旨在提高对此问题的认识,并就如何解决这一冲突提出建议。