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Almost all medical staff wear scrubs nowadays – from doctors and nurses to administrative personnel even.  Think about TV shows like Holby City and ER – they almost always wear scrubs.

Scrub tops, a nursing essential

The scrub suit is now a hallmark of the medical and healthcare industry, a uniform even. They make professionals easier to recognise, provide protection for staff and help to make them look more professional.

If you’re a medical or healthcare professional, here we provide some basic top tips and questions to consider when choosing your scrub suit:

  • Is the scrub suit safe to bleach?
  • Is the scrub suit “self ironing”?
  • Can your scrub suit be personalised or embroidered?
  • Can you buy matching scrub tops and matching scrub trousers?
  • Do you need to have pockets on your scrub suits?
  • How many scrub suit sets are you realistically going to need?

The anatomy of the scrub suit - graphic showing five key features

Here’s also a handy rundown of the key features of a great scrub suit:

1. Easy to put on and take off

2. Highly functional

3. Functional but not at the expense of form!

4. Super easy to clean

5. Available in many colours

For more, read our anatomy of the perfect scrub suit!

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This post has been updated from an original blog published in July 2015.

23rd February, 2016
Healthcare Uniforms, Medical Scrubs, Medical Uniforms, Scrubs, Scrubs Uniforms

Steve Salt

As Director of Business Development, I see my role as building long term sustainable relationships with customers across all our market sectors, providing the best possible uniform solution suiting the customers image, focus and budget.Having joined the company in 1993, I have over 30 years experience in healthcare clothing and uniform covering the evolution of AWB Textiles from a soley hospital focused textile provider to the broad spectrum healthcare uniform supplier we have become today. I’m also on the national exec of the Society of Hospital Laundry and Linen Service Managers.I’m proud of the history and heritage of AWB and this drives me to provide our customers with the best possible service and the latest innovations in healthcare uniform, be it in style,  function,  fabrics or sustainability.Out of work, I love to travel ( particularly Greece and Italy ), tragically I’m a Stoke City football fan and I love to walk our little Blenheim Cavvie ‘Beau’ around our lovely local area.

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