Bologna
It is a tenet of Bedouin culture which is not the same thing.
"No practising Muslim woman - doctor, medical student, nurse or patient - should be forced to bare her arms below the elbow," it said.
Dr Majid Katme, the association spokesman, said: "Exposed arms can pick up germs and there is a lot of evidence to suggest skin is safer to the patient if covered. One idea might be to produce long, sterile, disposable gloves which go up to the elbows."
This is pure dissemination.
The cleanliness protocols state that the hands and arms are scrubbed to the elbows and then a clean gown is put on which covers the arms and sterile gloves are put on which cover the first few inches of the gown sleeve.
The female Muslim would only have her arms exposed for the 10 minutes that she was scrubbing up.
If these job requirements infringe on their religious sensibilities too much then they need to seek out different careers.
Hasidic Jews have done this for a century or more. They do not take careers that require them to work the Sabbath day. Pretty much the all have their own businesses so they can work their own hours.
But that is not good enough for Muslims. They must bend the world to their ways no matter who or how many it kills.
From the link...
Between April 2007 and February this year, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust reported 174 cases of C. difficile, compared to 192 for the same period the previous year. This year's target is 191 cases.
Okaaaaaay.....