{"id":56507,"date":"2025-11-23T13:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T13:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/?p=56507"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:06:56","slug":"my-scrubs-my-choice-equality-in-healthcare-dress-code-passed-at-agm-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/my-scrubs-my-choice-equality-in-healthcare-dress-code-passed-at-agm-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code, Passed at AGM 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"56507\" class=\"elementor elementor-56507\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c79f1d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"79411\" data-id=\"5c79f1d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26796d1b\" data-eae-slider=\"83721\" data-id=\"26796d1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2b486b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2b486b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>By Alicia Tariq<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The Annual General Meeting reviewed four agendas on Thursday evening. The second agenda \u2018My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code\u2019, focused on students in healthcare that are required to wear scrubs but follow religious and cultural beliefs and require certain parts of their body to be covered e.g. arms. Lots of students at Heath campus raised concerns over not having access to appropriate clothing that respects all student\u2019s religious obligations and personal beliefs.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>NHS Employers\u2019 Uniform and Workplace Guidance states that dress codes must be justified, non-discriminatory and sensitive to religious and cultural expression. Therefore, because of NHS\u2019s cooperation, students feel excluded from their schools for not allowing the same dress code that is in line with NHS guidance.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>Two healthcare students discussed the motion, Lara Al Najjar, a fourth year medical student and Ayaat Ashi, a first year nursing student. They began by stating that students are obligated to \u201ckeeping modesty and having clothing to an appropriate standard\u201d and that \u201cYour uniform is a reminder that it\u2019s your comfort\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p><br \/>Under the Equality Act 2010, Cardiff University needs to ensure dress codes in healthcare do not disadvantage students due to their religious or personal beliefs. This motion is for religious and non-religious people that feel uncomfortable exposing themselves in the<br \/>academic environments they\u2019re in.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4d73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb4d73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-1080x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-56510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-135x90.jpg 135w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Adobe-Express-file-6-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8a48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd8a48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They felt that the majority of students were \u201cbeing exposed or put in an awkward position\u201d when receiving inadequate uniform. They stated that the NHS Guidelines already provide industry standard clothing such as elbow length and disposable arm sleeves, but healthcare students don\u2019t have access to this. \u201cThey (the university) promote inclusion values but make us compromise our own\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Students are \u201cchoosing their degree over their own comfort\u201d. They concluded that \u201cMy Scrubs, my choice is not just a slogan, it\u2019s a reminder that we don\u2019t get left behind\u201d. Ilhan Mazhar, a first year medical student, was welcomed on stage and announced that \u201cThe current scrubs policy treats a whole group as an afterthought and makes people feel uncomfortable\u201d. He stated that the NHS already have the solutions and that the university are behind, and that they need to implement appropriate scrubs in schools if it\u2019s already offered by NHS employers nationally. He states that \u201cwe don\u2019t need to hear anymore but to hear enough\u201d from the university.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The motion was accepted, and the Students\u2019 Union will now start to advocate for Cardiff University to provide appropriate scrubs for healthcare students. In the future, a possible framework will be introduced for students to request NHS- approved alternatives for modesty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Photos by Mael Le Paih&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-873cdc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"73439\" data-id=\"873cdc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c415cf\" data-eae-slider=\"71643\" data-id=\"4c415cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alicia Tariq The Annual General Meeting reviewed four agendas on Thursday evening. The second agenda \u2018My Scrubs, My Choice: Equality in Healthcare Dress Code\u2019, focused on students in healthcare that are required to wear scrubs but follow religious and cultural beliefs and require certain parts of their body to be covered e.g. arms. 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