ProNurse

Oh, I have to say I think crocs look awful and are def not suitable for wearing in hospital due to Health & Safety. Anyway, Clarks do some nice comfy shoes and they are reasonably priced.

You might be lucky and get 2 pairs in the sale :)

Cx

Ooooh looks like Clarkes it is then, i did think their shoes are good and like you say i may be able to grab a bargain in the sales (won't tell hubby though)

Thank you

Lv Cathy x x

haha you will probably hate this people but I have been wearing sketchers premium for three years now and even last month my boss asked if they were as comfortable as they looked! You can get them in black and are nice wide fitting and very supportive. Don't ask me how but every year when I need a new pair I find them in TK MAX for £15 .. bargain!!  Even the patients comment on my shoes which is a bit offputing when your trying to get them stand up "yes thank you now concentrate, look up and 1,2.. no you can't have them .. yes they are comfy" lol

I have just ordered croc shoes called saffron with a leather upper.I don't know what they are like they haven't arrived yet.I know you say crocs are banned but these look nothing like them.Why were they banned out of interest ? I hate spending my hard earned cash on ugly shoes !

Suspect Crocs are not allowed because they are not enclosed and so do not offer full protection.  In addition they might be difficult to run in if you needed to in an emergency.  Trainers are also not great because they are not always very supportive and can absorb liquids...  A lot of hospitals exclude them in their uniform policy.

Have found Hush Puppies to be good and so far no squeaking...

Well from experience it has to be good old DOC MARTINS!!

Hi :D

I have crocs and skechers and i favour the skechers every time, the crocs are now used for the garden!!! I wear the skechers sport they retail about £70 but are well worth it my  pair are now in their 4th year!!!

Clair

Jim_Rawcliffe says ...

I had some very good shoes recommended to me by a colleague a few years ago and have not worn anything else since.  They're made by CAT and not that easy to find- had to get the last pair from amazon.  The style is called Brice (I think there is a slightly more feminine female equivalent) and cost about £60.  They look like work shoes but have an amazingly comfortable trainer style sole.. I can do a 14hr day in mine and not have sore feet.

 

Might look for those.  I have resorted to trainers as have fairly bad plantar fascitis, good for suport but they don't really look good and I worry about the lack of steel toecaps as working alongside I've had trolleys rolled over my toes a few times...

There's NOTHING wrong with crocs. Trusts that ban them are just beurocratic ignorant 'Health & Safety'-obsessed PC wallers. I've worn them for over a year on my ward and they are comfortable, safe and hygienic. The pen-pushers that ban them probably have never done a 12hr shift on a busy ward...

A LOT of staff, (me included), wear Crocs at our hospital. There's NOTHING wrong with them. Our infection control dept are totally happy for us to wear them. They are safe, comfortable and easy to clean. The "Health & Safety" crap is the usual bullshit. (The same crap doled out by pen-pushing morons who think it's dangerous for kids to play with conkers!). The stiff-arsed, prudish nurses who think they look 'awful' probably think nurses should still wear starched aprons and hats - and that men shouldn't become nurses. They should wake up and get real. This is 2010, NOT 1975... There are dickheads working for EVERY Trust who have nothing better to do than sit around thinking up more and more stupid, pointless 'rules & regulations' based on so-called 'health and safety'. Most of these are prats in suits who've never done a decent days work on any ward ANYWHERE. Their sole purpose in life is to think up rules to make themselves feel important, and to add to the stress of hard-working genuine nurses. As if our job isn't tough enough already! What next? Do I get suspended because my black socks have an amusing logo on them? Or is that banned too? As if morale isn't low enough already... (On our ward - head & neck trauma - at least five staff are thinking of leaving as they're fed up with understaffing, 'health & safety' bullshit, rampant bullying, crap pay, and incompetent beaurocracy-obsessed management...). Wear whatever shoes you find comfortable. Clarkes do some nice ones... Take it easy. Sean Xx

Blackscorpion says ...

A LOT of staff, (me included), wear Crocs at our hospital. There's NOTHING wrong with them. Our infection control dept are totally happy for us to wear them. They are safe, comfortable and easy to clean. The "Health & Safety" crap is the usual bullshit. (The same crap doled out by pen-pushing morons who think it's dangerous for kids to play with conkers!). The stiff-arsed, prudish nurses who think they look 'awful' probably think nurses should still wear starched aprons and hats - and that men shouldn't become nurses. They should wake up and get real. This is 2010, NOT 1975... There are dickheads working for EVERY Trust who have nothing better to do than sit around thinking up more and more stupid, pointless 'rules & regulations' based on so-called 'health and safety'. Most of these are prats in suits who've never done a decent days work on any ward ANYWHERE. Their sole purpose in life is to think up rules to make themselves feel important, and to add to the stress of hard-working genuine nurses. As if our job isn't tough enough already! What next? Do I get suspended because my black socks have an amusing logo on them? Or is that banned too? As if morale isn't low enough already... (On our ward - head & neck trauma - at least five staff are thinking of leaving as they're fed up with understaffing, 'health & safety' bullshit, rampant bullying, crap pay, and incompetent beaurocracy-obsessed management...). Wear whatever shoes you find comfortable. Clarkes do some nice ones... Take it easy. Sean Xx

OH dear... A -ve rating... Boo hoo! Touched a raw nerve by 'speaking my mind', did I? Tough shit. Deal with it. By the way,  I can run as fast and as safely as the next person in my Crocs. Fluid or 'bacteria' might get in the vent holes? And do what? Contaminate my socks?(!)... So we must have totally covered feet... But the cloth of my uniform trousers is OK to get splashed with whatever, eh? Or should I wear wellies? Perhaps a complete biohazard suit!!! Oh, hang on - I've just remembered: I DO have an immune system! And I'm meticulous about cleaning my hands & arms. Plus, I wipe down my Crocs, including the soles, after every shift, before they go in my locker (I do this with the same bio-wipes we use to clean beds/lockers, etc. between patients). How many nurses actually clean their (leather?) shoes after EVERY shift? Thought not... (I mentioned that last point to one of our infection control team - who has a reputation for being a pedantic H&Safety-obsessed, politically-correct, do-gooder - and she simply said: "You have a point there... I wonder what we'd find if we swabbed the (well worn & never cleaned) leather shoes that some of your colleagues wear?" I rest my case...

 

 

                                                     

lol I'm just impressed that apparently we can swear  on here.. learn something new everyday personally tho I can't get on with crocs, tried them in the community over summer once and just found them uncomfy.

I will start wearing wellies, (as well as a biohazard suit and an enclosed oxygen breathing kit with a tank on my back), just to please "Infection Control" and the Health & Safety Pricks. You never know when a stray microbe may get onto my normal uniform... God forbid!

nurseman says ...

I'm sure a lot of the aforementioned people read this forum!

I hope so...

I bought a pair of Fly-Flot shoes, recommended by a patient, but had to return them,  I couldn`t get my foot in them properly.  I wear a size 6 but have very wide feet.  I have been wondering if Crocs would be better as I have seen some totally enclosed ones, Specialist I think they`re called.

I have plantar faciitis and by the end of my shift my feet are crippling me!  Currently I wear the Freestyle shoes, but the insole keeps moving about.  The most comfy shoes I`ve ever worn were my Doc Martens, closely followed by my black trainers.

We aren`t supposed to wear Crocfs or trainers in our trust but I have seen loads of staff wearing them including the ones with holes.  Personally I don`t see what the problem is with Crocs, at least they can be washed and sterillised when and if needed.  Makes me wonder if the theatre cloggs are ever washed and sterilised??  And what about the catering staff, at our trust they wear cloggs, their feet aren`t fully enclosed and they are dealing with hot liquids etc