Work about COVID-19
Advice About COVID-19
Guide To Safe Wearing of Headcoverings/Hijab During COVID-19
We have developed brief but clear guidance on head coverings. This is to facilitate good practice and minimise any risk of infection to patients.
HBBE National Roundtable Update
BIMA’s Bare Below the Elbows and Theatre Hijabs (HBBE) working group presented their national research and audit data recently at a dedicated national roundtable organised and chaired by NHS Employers.
Infection Prevention Society Conference 2017
BIMA’s Hijabs and Bare Below the Elbows (HBBE) team presented 4 research posters to hundreds of infection control nurses at the Infection Prevention Society conference on 18th-20th September in Manchester.
HBBE Policy Changes Update
We are delighted to inform you that, as a direct result of BIMA’s research and lobbying, University College London Hospitals is the first NHS trust to have updated its dress code policy to include Cloth Hijabs in surgical theatres and three-quarters (for direct patient care) or full-length sleeves (for non-direct patient care) as ward options for Muslim women in healthcare.
Hijab Bare Elbow Infographics
The BIMA Hijabs & Bare Below the Elbows team has been working hard to raise awareness of faith sensitive dress code at work.
Hijabs & Bare Below the Elbows Toolkits
BIMA has launched a toolkit to help Muslim female healthcare professionals understand their rights and responsibilities when it comes to observing hijab and bare below elbows (BBE).
Implementation of NHS dress code impedes Muslim healthcare professionals in the workplace
Key findings from a new study on Bare Below the Elbows (BBE) policy and head coverings in surgical theatres suggest that some Muslim female healthcare professionals experience bullying and harassment in the workplace on account of their religious observance.
Modest Medical Wear Catalogue
We are pleased to present the BIMA Modest Medical Wear Catalogue.