🎉 50 Harvey's Lab Tours and counting 🧡 An incredible milestone for Gayle Johnstone and the team at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary! We'll be hearing more from Gayle soon about her experiences delivering Harvey's Lab Tours and the difference they've made.

More than a decade after caring for Harvey Baldwin during his treatment for leukaemia, Sarah is now helping his legacy reach another generation of young patients. 💙 Her patient Teddy’s Harvey’s Lab Tour brought their stories full circle. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4iVRWzB

Nine-year-old Freya has Diamond-Blackfan anaemia, a rare condition affecting red blood cell production. At her Harvey’s Lab Tour, she made Play-Doh red cells, created a ‘slime clot’ and explored blood grouping 🩸 Read her story: bit.ly/4AjoY2D

A Harvey’s Lab Tour can make a difference to young patients, families and biomedical scientists. Finn, his mum Amy and Biomedical Scientist Gayle share what the experience meant to them. Watch the full video: bit.ly/4A4kjl8

Pipetting, emoji-like cells and a penguin travelling through the pneumatic tube system 🐧 Six year old Theo got stuck into life in the laboratory during his Harvey’s Lab Tour at DGRI. Read more about Theo’s visit: bit.ly/464wCAg

Seven year old Teddy had plenty of questions during his Harvey’s Lab Tour at Royal Sussex County Hospital. He saw his own blood film, learnt about platelets and even spotted a cell missing from his morphology chart 👏 Read more: bit.ly/4zyinBl

During Alice and Florence's visit to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, the team also welcomed Stephanie from Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, who is preparing to launch Harvey's Lab Tours in her own laboratory. Read more: bit.ly/4xcOx2Y

Matthew recently visited the labs at NHS Grampian for a Harvey's Lab Tour, where he spent the day finding out what happens to his blood samples after they're taken. Thank you to Megan and the whole team for making Matthew and his mum feel so welcome. bit.ly/4x3PTwX

Mireille recently visited the Pathology laboratories at Royal United Hospitals Bath, where she explored the science behind her care. With dreams of becoming a doctor or scientist, we hope the visit inspired her future. bit.ly/4hsflaW

🐻 Harvey Bear has a new look! I'm feeling very smart thanks to my friends at JTG Consulting Group, who have kindly sponsored my new lab coat. Find out more about our partnership opportunities: 🔗 bit.ly/4wHz36X

Congratulations to Chloe Aman and the team at University Hospital Southampton, winners of the Harvey's Lab Tour of the Year Award at the IBMS Awards 2026. 🎉 To learn more about Chloe’s approach to running tours at Southampton: bit.ly/4g7qjzV

Four young patients from across the region recently joined a Harvey's Lab Tour at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary. The visit gave them the chance to explore the lab, meet staff and learn more about the testing that supports their care. Read more: bit.ly/4eARkLV

Harvey's Lab Tours aren't just for little ones! Recently, 14-year-old Lily visited Alder Hey Children's Hospital to follow the journey of her own sample through the laboratory and discover what happens behind the scenes once it leaves the ward. bit.ly/4415ZLn

Today marks 10 years of Biomedical Science Day. We'd like to thank the biomedical scientists who make Harvey's Lab Tours possible. Here's to a decade of celebrating the profession #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare. bit.ly/4uSf3y

“Every little hero we’ve had through the doors has been a wonder.” Trainee Biomedical Scientist Andrew Mathews reflects on supporting Harvey’s Lab Tours at University Hospital Southampton ✨ Read more: bit.ly/4tOj31k

Isaac and Isla recently visited the Blood Sciences laboratories at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for their Harvey’s Lab Tour, where they took part in fake sample making, colourful reaction experiments and microscopy activities. bit.ly/4esF7KN

Alistair (10) and Theo (8) visited Medway Maritime Hospital to see what happens to their samples 🔬 With practical experiments and “delivery truck” blood cells, they quickly got to grips with it, and were soon explaining it all back on the ward. bit.ly/48zanUG

After many hospital visits, Alice got to see what happens to her blood samples at RUH Bath 🔬 Making her own blood film and spotting her blood cells under the microscope was a highlight. Read more: bit.ly/3QGLSP5

Oliver’s Harvey’s Lab Tour at @NewcastleHosps gave him the chance to explore the lab, ask questions and learn more about science 🔬 He’s even been role-playing as a biomedical scientist at home since! Read more: bit.ly/4sh2tWT

Hallie recently became the first patient at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust to join a Harvey’s Lab Tour. Read the full story: bit.ly/4tlIJT5