Helping young patients
understand their healthcare
Harvey's Gang gives young people with serious illnesses the opportunity to become trainee biomedical scientists for the day, visiting hospital pathology laboratories with their families and seeing first-hand what happens to their samples.
The initiative began at Worthing Hospital in memory of eight-year-old Harvey Buster Baldwin. During his treatment for leukaemia, Harvey had asked what happened to his blood samples and was taken on a special visit to the pathology laboratory, where he was given his own white coat and trainee biomedical scientist badge. The experience went on to inspire Harvey's Gang laboratory tours for other young patients.
Project at a Glance
Bespoke Children's Coats
Lab coats manufactured specifically for young wearers.
Custom Colour Detailing
Hospital-blue collars and matching pocket trim.
Logo Embroidery
Harvey's Gang and sponsor branding embroidered onto each coat.
Multiple Children's Sizes
Coats produced in a range of sizes for different ages.
Turning a simple children's
lab coat into something special
The original Harvey's Gang coats were plain children's lab coats supplied by Food Safety Direct. Hospital staff then customised the garments themselves using iron-on logo transfers.
When Harvey's Gang approached us for more coats, we discussed how the garments could be developed into a more distinctive, professionally finished uniform specifically for the project.
The new coats needed to retain the recognisable white lab-coat appearance while introducing Harvey's Gang colours and permanent embroidered branding.
Bespoke children's coats
with custom detailing and embroidery
Food Safety Direct produced bespoke children's lab coats in a range of sizes specifically for Harvey's Gang.
Each white coat was manufactured with a hospital-blue collar and three external patch pockets finished with matching blue trim, creating a distinctive design while retaining the appearance of a professional laboratory coat.
The garments were then embroidered with the Harvey's Gang logo on one breast and sponsor Handelsbanken's branding on the other, replacing the previous iron-on transfers with a professionally finished solution.
Bespoke Children's Sizes
Coats manufactured in a range of sizes for young wearers.
Hospital-Blue Detailing
Custom blue collars and matching trim around all three pockets.
Dual-Logo Embroidery
Harvey's Gang and sponsor branding professionally embroidered.