SOO1 I could not agree more but, it is not always easy. When I started work at my local hospital, there was a laundry for uniform and a changing area with lockers and showers. As time went on, the laundry facility was withdrawn and the changing rooms taken over by the maintenance department for storage.
I think that, as long as a clean uniform is worn daily and covered by a suitable coat while travelling, that is OK. After all, community staff have to travel between patients and their hygiene is just as important. When dealing with patients, disposable plastic aprons, hand washing and gloves should be safe enough,
I do hope, though, that the plastic aprons will soon be replaced by paper ones when there is little danger of spillage soaking through to the uniform underneath.