Plain language health content

Complex medical concepts simplified

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 of health topics and materials. I can help 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: Clearly convey the benefits, risks and instructions with quality consumer medicine information (CMI).

  • Disease management website pages: Become the go-to resource for your patients and customers with credible, accurate and understandable information. Added bonus: you’ll help your SEO as well.

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

  • Plain Language Summaries (PLS) of publications: Produce lay-friendly versions of your academic publications that are accessible to patients, carers, media and policymakers.

Get the experience you need for your project

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

  • 14 years of writing plain language material for patients

  • BSc (Hons 1) in Pharmacology 

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

  • 10 years in the Australian pharmaceutical industry 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

“I have been working with Sally to create web content for my pet health business. The work is outside her real specialty but she has risen to the challenge! I chose to work with Sally because I know she’s smart, thorough and honest. Sally has excellent personal communication skills and is able to produce very readable content on our (sometimes esoteric) health content. Thanks for all the help Sally, I really appreciate it.”
— Dr Kao Castle, Founder, Practical Horse Genetics
“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.

FAQs

  • Plain English health content is written in a clear and concise way that is easy for people to understand, regardless of their health literacy level. It avoids jargon and technical terms, and it uses short sentences and simple language.

  • Plain English health content is important because it helps people make informed decisions about their health. When people can understand the information you provide, they are more likely to follow your instructions and take care of their health.

  • I can help you revise your existing health content to make it more understandable. I’ll identify and remove jargon, shorten sentences, and simplify the language.

    Yes, an AI chat tool could help you with this task, if prompted correctly. However, AI tools can make mistakes (and make stuff up!), misunderstand your audience and often can’t simplify health information adequately.

Contact Sally.

Let’s chat about your upcoming project!