Health Care in Britain Threatens to Become Even Worse

Britain’s National Health System (NHS) is already a disaster which serves only to highlight the troubles caused when government bureaucrats try to run a complex industry.

Surprisingly though, the situation could actually get worse.

British Muslims working for the NHS are now refusing to wash their arms. The Muslims feel that rolling up their sleeves to wash their hands violates Islamic law.

Modern medical practice and Department of Health rules require washing up to the elbow.

MSRA and Clostridium difficile have killed hundreds of people across Britain and are spread by poor hygiene practices such as insufficient cleanliness in NHS facilities and of NHS personnel.

Children in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital are currently at risk, as are patients at Leicester University, Sheffield University, and Birmingham University. Moreover, it is unknown how many British Muslims are simply ignoring these rules quietly. There is no effective and comprehensive monitoring of cleanliness among British health care workers.

The Islamic Medical Association insists that “No practising Muslim woman - doctor, medical student, nurse or patient - should be forced to bare her arms below the elbow.” Hundreds or thousand more Brits can be expected to die due to MSRA, Clostridium difficile, and other infections caused by this refusal to follow modern hygiene rules.