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Healthcare sizing is not standard across brands, and a uniform that does not fit gets left in a locker. How to measure, how our sizing runs, and how to try before you commit a whole team to it.
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One is a five-minute measurement. The other is a decision you make once for everybody, and the wrong version of it comes back as exchanges. Work out which you are doing first.
Take something the wearer likes the fit of, lay it flat, and match it to the chart. It beats measuring the body every time.
Do not guess across thirty staff. A fit kit lets them choose their own size before you commit to the bulk order.
How to measure
The most reliable way to size a healthcare uniform is to take a garment the wearer already likes, lay it flat and measure it. Body measurements tell you the body. Garment measurements tell you the fit — and fit is what people actually judge.
Straight across from underarm seam to underarm seam, then doubled for the full chest.
From the highest point of the shoulder straight down to the hem. This is what decides where a tunic sits.
Across the relaxed waistband, then doubled. If it is elasticated, do not stretch it — measure it at rest.
From the crotch seam to the hem. Tell us the shoe worn on shift: a clog and a sneaker change where the hem should land.
Size charts
There is no single Med Uniforms size chart, because there cannot be. A stretch scrub set, a tunic and a corporate blouse are cut differently even when they carry the same letter on the label, so every product page carries the chart for that specific garment, measured flat.
Every figure is the garment measured flat. It is not the body measurement, and the two are not interchangeable.
Take the garment you measured in the last section and find the row it matches. That is a comparison, not a guess.
The chart sits on the product itself, so you are never reading a general guide and hoping it applies.
Fit kits
A fit kit puts real sample sizes in front of staff before anything goes into production. They try, they choose, and the order is placed against what people actually picked.
Straight across from underarm seam to underarm seam, then doubled for the full chest.
Sample sizes in the styles you chose, labelled and ready to try on over a shift.
They try, they choose, you write it down. It removes the argument later.
Return the samples in the same carton once everyone has been through it.
We produce to the sizes staff actually chose.
By garment
A scrub top, a corporate polo and an outer layer are not the same shape. Here is what actually changes between them, and what to check before you order.
Take the garment you measured in the last section and find the row it matches. That is a comparison, not a guess.
Cut closer to the body by design. A size that fits comfortably in scrubs will not always fit here.
Has to sit over whatever is worn underneath, so it is measured with the layer beneath it in mind.
Footwear does not follow garment sizing — check the sizing information for the specific style before ordering.
After the first order
Once staff have chosen their sizes, we hold them against your account. A new starter tells you their size, you order it, and it arrives matching what everyone else is wearing. Sizes can be updated whenever they need to be — what you do not do is start from scratch every time.
Each person’s size held on record
New starters ordered against a size already on file
Replacements match the originals
Size changes updated in one place
Settled once at the start, and every reorder after that lands on the same numbers.
Before you order
Tell us the garments, the team and what you are unsure about. We will help confirm the right sizing approach — or arrange a fit kit when trying the sizes first is the safer option.
A garment, every time. Take something they already wear and are comfortable in, lay it flat and measure it. Body measurements tell you the body; garment measurements tell you how the finished piece will feel, which is what people actually judge.
No, and that is the trap. Healthcare sizing is not standardised, so someone who takes a medium in one range can take a large in another. Always check against the chart for the specific garment rather than assuming a size carries across.
It depends on the garment. Movement, stretch, layering and the cut of the style all matter, which is why we recommend checking the garment-specific chart rather than applying one rule across every range. If someone is genuinely between sizes, send us the garment and their measurements and we’ll help determine the better option.
Because one chart across every style would be wrong for most of them. A stretch scrub, a tunic and a corporate blouse are cut differently even at the same letter, so the chart sits with each garment instead. A general table that contradicts the specific one causes exactly the problem this page exists to prevent.
Follow the care instructions supplied with the garments — they are specific to that item. What is worth telling us at the sizing stage is how the uniforms will actually be laundered, particularly if an on-site or commercial process is involved, because it affects which garments we would recommend in the first place.
Once embroidery has been applied, a garment is personalised to your organisation — which is precisely why sizing is settled before anything goes into production. If you are unsure about sizes across a team, raise it with us first and we will work through it. That is what a fit kit is for.
It varies by style, so tell us the garment and we will confirm what the size run is for it. Where a range needs to cover people at either end of the run, say so early — it is easier to factor into the choice of style than to solve afterwards.
Yes. For a team of any size the usual approach is a fit kit on site so people choose for themselves, with us on the phone for the ones who sit between sizes. Get in touch with the garments and roughly how many staff and we will work out the best approach.
Avery is cut for a contemporary, slightly tapered fit that flatters without restricting movement. Prefer a relaxed fit or planning to layer? Size up.
| Model — Women's | 5'7", wearing size S |
| Model — Men's | 6'1", wearing size L |
| Fit | True to size, tapered body |
| Length | Hip-length, V-neckline |
| Chest (CM) | Body Length | Sleeve | |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXS | 81–86 | 58 | 30.5 |
| XS | 86–91 | 60 | 31.5 |
| S | 91–97 | 62 | 32.5 |
| M | 97–102 | 64 | 33.5 |
| L | 102–107 | 66 | 34.5 |
| XL | 107–114 | 68 | 35.5 |
| 2XL | 114–122 | 70 | 36.5 |
| 3XL | 122–132 | 72 | 37.5 |
| 4XL | 132–142 | 74 | 38.5 |
