A good set of scrubs has to do more than look presentable. When you are moving between patients, carrying equipment and spending long stretches on your feet, details like pocket placement, trouser length and how much room you have to move can make a noticeable difference.
The Australian scrub market has grown well beyond the standard boxy uniform, with brands now offering everything from joggers and flares to vet-specific designs, recycled fabrics and much broader colour ranges. If you are looking for something that works for your role as well as your personal preference, these are six brands worth knowing.
1. Dr. Woof Apparel
Built by an Aussie family of medical workers, Dr. Woof Apparel puts a lot of emphasis on the practical details that come with working in healthcare.
That is particularly obvious in its VetCore™ vet med range. The collection includes cargo scrub pants with GENU™ removable knee protection, a patent-pending feature designed for roles where getting down to floor level is part of the job. The VetCore™ fabric itself is made from 92% recycled polyester and 8% spandex, while other recycled styles use Global Recycle Standard certified yarn.
There is plenty of choice outside the vet range too. The women's collection includes jogger, straight-cut, skinny and cargo-style pants, with pocket counts varying by design. The Women's 6-Pocket Jogger and Women's Skinny 11-Pocket Scrub Pants are good examples of how much storage can differ from one cut to another, while the men's range includes a 5-Pocket Jogger.
Colour is another strong point. The core women's scrub top is available in a wide selection of shades, so the range works just as well for teams with colour-coded uniforms as it does for people who simply want something beyond navy or black.
2. Mediscrubs
Mediscrubs has been around since 2007 and describes itself as an Australian-owned and operated business, making it one of the more established names in the local scrub market.
Its biggest strength is breadth. Rather than building the range around a single type of healthcare worker, Mediscrubs covers a wide mix of roles and offers multiple top and pant shapes across its collections. That makes it useful if you want to compare different fits without moving between several retailers.
Sizing is broad on selected styles too, with some tops and cargo pants running from XXS to 5XL. The exact range varies by product, so it is worth checking the individual style rather than assuming every cut follows the same size run.
For nurses, doctors, dental professionals and other healthcare workers who like having plenty of options in one place, Mediscrubs is one of the more comprehensive brands to browse.
3. Airmed Scrubs
Airmed Scrubs started in Melbourne and brings a more fashion-led feel to medical workwear.
The silhouettes are a big part of the appeal. Alongside familiar scrub cuts, the brand offers options such as flared pants, giving you more freedom to choose something that feels closer to the clothes you would normally wear rather than a traditional uniform.
Airmed also stands out for sizing and length choice. Selected styles run from XXS to 5XL, with Petite, Regular and Tall lengths available in parts of the range. If standard scrub trousers tend to finish too high or pool around your shoes, that extra length choice is genuinely useful.
The colour selection is similarly broad, making Airmed a good option for workplaces with flexible uniform policies or anyone who prefers a more individual look.
4. NNT
NNT has a much longer history than most brands in this space, tracing its roots back to 1962 and describing itself as an Australian-born brand.
It is part of a wider professional workwear business, but healthcare is a genuine part of the range rather than an afterthought. NNT offers dedicated scrub styles alongside its broader uniform collections, with both plain colours and printed options available.
That makes it particularly relevant for larger clinics, hospitals and healthcare teams that may need uniforms across different roles rather than scrubs alone. At the same time, individual healthcare workers still have access to recognisable scrub tops and pants without having to shop through a specialist boutique-style brand.
NNT also offers prints, including designs within its Indigenous collection, which gives the range a different feel from brands focused almost entirely on block colours.
5. Fit Right Medical Scrubs
Fit Right Medical Scrubs describes itself as “Australian Owned. Healthcare Focused” and says its products are designed in Australia.
The business was co-founded by a practising veterinary nurse, but its range extends across healthcare rather than being limited to veterinary work. There are different scrub tops and pants, role-specific collections and a broader mix of medical apparel for people working across clinical settings.
Selected styles extend from XXS to 5XL, giving Fit Right one of the broader size ranges among the brands here. It is also useful if you prefer to browse by the type of work you do rather than starting with one generic scrub collection.
The overall feel is practical and healthcare-led, with enough variation in fit and product type to make it relevant to nurses, vets and other medical professionals without leaning too heavily into one aesthetic.
6. Australian Scrubs Company
Australian Scrubs Company takes a simpler approach. The brand states that it is Australian owned, designs its scrubs in Melbourne and has them responsibly made overseas.
The collection is more streamlined than some of the larger brands above, which can actually be helpful if you do not want to work through dozens of cuts before finding a basic set. The focus is on coordinated scrub tops and pants with straightforward styling suitable for everyday clinical work.
It is also unusually clear about where its products are designed and manufactured. In a category where “Australian” can refer to ownership, design, location or simply where a product is sold, that transparency makes it easier to understand exactly what you are buying.
For someone who wants an uncomplicated Australian-designed scrub option without a huge amount of choice to navigate, it is a useful brand to have on the shortlist.
What to look for when choosing scrubs
There is no single scrub brand that will suit every healthcare worker. Someone working in a veterinary clinic may prioritise knee protection and pocket space, while a nurse might care more about trouser length, sizing or having enough colours to follow a ward uniform system.
The useful thing is that there is now far more choice. Looking beyond colour and comparing the actual cut, pocket layout, sizing and role-specific features can make it much easier to find scrubs that work with the way you spend your shift, rather than simply looking the part.
