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This is amazing. Ruby speaks the truth. And some great footage of the work that goes unrecognised.
Only thing I didn’t understand. Ruby asks – “imagine what it would be like if you had funeral directors turning up on a ward with a trolley for deceased people and in their regalia, it wouldn’t be very nice for the patients who are still alive.” Why not? If they were kind people who were dressed in calm, normal clothes, why would that be bad for the patients?
You answer your own question in your last sentence, Poppy.
yep Ruby came over as a terrific caring individual, I was very impressed
it was also great to see a considerably younger Mortuary operative too
I suspect Ruby thought that those may well be dressed in topper and tails and carrying the obligatory gloves and whatever…….but probably not……as that isn’t standard removal dress sense
andrew
We do! Sometimes go into hospitals dressed in black and remove patients who have died. I have done this at small cottage hospitals – those without night porters or mortuary facilities. When I did so, I thought long and hard about how we looked. Scrubs would’ve helped us blend in, but a black suit, white shirt and black tie do make a statement about who we are and what we are doing. Most large hospitals use what I see as those David Copperfield trick box style stretchers – those with a ‘space’ beneath a fake top that attempts to conceal… Read more »