SENIOR nurses at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital are getting a new look.
Senior nurses throughout the hospital are now wearing new uniforms to indicate their position of leadership.
Nurse leaders from matrons to the chief nurse will wear the uniforms to help the public and other staff to recognise them.
The move is in response to several national reports and local feedback which indicates that patients and the public want to be able to identify senior nurses within the hospital.
Chief Nurse Em Wilkinson-Brice said: "In addition the new uniforms instil a sense of pride and discipline in nurses who have worked hard to become leaders, providing an image of professionalism in which both staff and patients can be confident."
Lead nurses, assistant directors of nursing, the chief nurse and her deputy will wear red tunics or dresses with navy blue piping.
Matrons will wear a navy blue tunic or dress with red piping. Senior nurses will wear a navy blue tunic or dress with white piping.
All of the senior nurses who wear tunics will wear navy blue trousers. See separate picture.
Posters are currently being developed which will provide pictorial images of the uniform to be displayed throughout the hospital.
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