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Crocs give hospitals dress-code headache
As the dust settles on fashion wars over the attractiveness of Crocs, the rubber shoe has embroiled itself in another battle.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has banned Crocs footwear fromits wards, under concerns emanating from Sweden that suggest the rubber-soled shoes to interfere with static electricity.
Other reports claim that scepticism about the shoes concerns their holes, which some say could spread infection and others say syringes could be dropped through.
No Crocs-related incident of any sort is reported to have occurred on site, but for the time being the shoes are ruled to be a risk, no longer satisfying the hospitals' dress-code.
Containing a resin which the maker says resists bacteria and odour, Crocs have become popular for their practical appeal among hospital staff, a trend of which hospital managers are not ignorant.
Sheffield deputy chief nurse Richard Parker said that "we are aware that some of our staff prefer to wear Croc-type footwear and we are working closely with union representatives and our Governors' Council..to discuss this further".
For customers seeking a less controversial choice of open shoe, Fitness Footwear stocks an ample range of comfortable and stylish sandals.
Why not try a sandal by Birkenstock Footwear, renowned for their classic style and bold colours?
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