Plain language health content

Get complex medical concepts across simply

Did you know that about 40% of the working-age population struggles to understand health information?

Patients benefit when they have access to well written health materials.  

Patient materials need to be usable as well as accurate, up-to-date and engaging. 

With a plain language writing expert, you get clear and concise health information for your patient education materials, websites and more.

A healthcare worker explaining a health topic to a patient using a leaflet

Ways I help

I offer patient-friendly content writing for a huge range health topics and materials. Helping you communicate about disease management, medication instructions, and preventive care.

  • Patient leaflets: Give your patients confidence with materials they can refer to again and again

  • Medication instructions: Convey the benefits, risks and best use instructions with quality consumer medicine information (CMI).

  • Disease management website pages: to make sure that your patients are finding credible, accurate and understandable information: and not relying solely on Dr Google.

  • Patient consent forms:  that are easy to read, understand and  fill out.

  • Plain Language Summaries (PLS) of publications: making academic publications accessible to patients, carers, media and policy makers.

Get the experience you need for your project

Need to know that your content is in safe and competent hands?

  • 13 years writing plain language material for patients

  • BSc (Hons 1) in Pharmacology 

  • 4  years writing medical and health copy and content for healthcare companies and therapeutic products

  • 10 years in Aussie Pharma  as a Regulatory Affairs professional, which means I know the rules around healthcare communications)

  • I’m great to work with! 

My approach

  • Consultation: A phone or zoom briefing so that I can understand the purpose of your materials and desired outcomes, and gather other requirements for your project. 

  • Research: Finding the best and highest quality evidence to use in support of your topic, with a focus on Aussie sources.

  • Writing: Using proven health information writing techniques and design, with the tone and detail required for your audience. 

  • Two FREE rounds of revisions: Within 14 days of first draft delivery.

  • Professional proofreading: Ensuring typo-free, grammatically perfect content.

 

Kind words from happy clients

She is able to translate complex medical content for the general public

“I hired Sally to assist me on several consumer health writing projects. A talented writer with an engaging style, Sally is professional, reliable and organised.

She is able to translate complex medical content for the general public, and her work continuously exceeded my expectations. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sally for your next medical writing project.”  Michelle Guillemard, Health Writer Hub Founder

Pricing 

Naturally, every patient writing project is a little bit different. Some projects require a great deal of research and referencing, others not so much. There are many factors. Be assured my prices are competitive, and I offer bulk discounts.