Should people be allowed to wear full face veils in hospitals?

No it wouldn't, you would be free to wear the burka in "their country" too.

Think of me as a fly.

Remind me what it is that attracts flies...?

It may not need to be written down as such. But you're still saying that a surgeon wearing a face mask, other than at at the specific time when its needed, is not acceptable right?

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Lord. Am I the only one who just thought .... Muslim men don't wear full face veils and Muslim women are not going to treat me, they are stay at home moms I feel like the question is barely applicable to real life..

Watch this for some context also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnv230hb-Wg

I don't think this matters. The question is whether or not there should be a formal rule requiring them not to wear the mask at those times.

There doesn't need to be. I can't imagine the NHS allows the use of its property to make either fashion statements or declarations of superstitious belief, and only allows masks to be worn for the purpose they were intended.

Hospitals already mandate short-sleeved scrubs for reasons of hygiene, and veils are an obvious barrier to good communication. If my doctor turned up wearing a veil I would decline to be interviewed and, I imagine either she would discard it or my entire stay in hospital would be cancelled and there would be a furore.

Fortunately, the doctors treating me have never exhibited such rabid superstitious behaviour. One presumes that those that would want to are not in the profession as it would involve being in the unchaperoned presence of men too often.

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If this means there doesn't need to be a rule to prevent doctors from wearing surgical masks when it's not appropriate, why not do the same with veils, and leave it to their own professional discretion?

If this means there doesn't need to be a rule to prevent doctors from wearing surgical masks when it's not appropriate, why not do the same with veils, and leave it to their own professional discretion?

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Remind me what it is that attracts flies...?

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I agree with elliemayxo, covering the face with a veil in nearly all public environments is a barrier to social interaction, and a security risk in the same way the wearing of a balaclava is. I believe a banning of face coverings has nothing to do with tolerance, respect for other religions, or being a xenophobe, it is about wanting to create a secure society. There are no grounds for denying full-face coverings are not a security risk when terror suspects have escaped wearing a burqa, committed robbery wearing a burqa as a disguise, and the balaclava is widely associated with criminal activity. Her final comment holds true, when in a country of people that do not regularly cover their full faces in public, doing so is a barrier that prevents full integration with that society; fitting in with the majority by adopting the same dress culture is away of promoting social cohesion.

The threat to security due to wearing a veil can be mitigated if in public institutions, security checks were employed to ensure that people wearing a veil entering the institution are "safe". The veil should not be banned as people are free to wear whatever they want, but businesses and institutions such as universities and banks should have the complete freedom of deciding wether or not a veil is allowed in their buildings. However, such institutions should be forced to accept people wearing veils given that such people would allow themselves to be identified in any other way, getting checked by a security officer as they go in and out of the building for instance.
If veil-wearing citizens show their sincerity in obeying the law by obeying security checks and what not, why force them to do something against their will if it's not hurting anybody?