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RACHEL PASCAL

Experienced health and medical writer

You’re here because you need a specialist. Someone who can interrogate your brief, understand the evidence, and write with your audience in mind.

Over 15 years, I’ve built a portfolio spanning patient advocacy and engagement, medical education, health policy and PR, medical education, digital health content, and more besides. I work with top-tier pharma, patient advocacy organisations, health charities, health tech start-ups, and clinical research organisations — and with the agencies that serve them.

That breadth means I understand all aspects of this work: the scientific, the creative, the strategic, and the compliant. For me, trustworthy health communications should be all of those things at once.

If you need someone who can turn dense clinical data into compelling patient stories, or build evidence-based campaigns that resonate with HCPs, I bring the judgement and experience to make your communications work

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Health and Medical Writing | Health Communications

Freelance Writer | Health, wellbeing and medical writing (2022-present)

  • I work for a variety of clients in the health, medical and wellbeing space. Check out my portfolio to read writing samples and see what those clients say about me.

Havas SO | Healthcare PR, marketing, patient advocacy, and creative communications (2018-2022)

  • Writing Team Lead
  • Principal Medical Writer
  • Senior Medical Writer 

Raremark / Tudor Reilly Health | Patient-focused digital communications / clinical trial recruitment and retention (2017-2018)

  • Content Manager 
  • Writer for TRH Communications 

OmniaMed | Evidence-based HCP communications (2015-2017)

  • Writer / Editor, Projects and Journals

PAREXEL | Strategic value communications for health products (2011-2015)

  • Senior Associate, Strategic Communications  
  • Associate, Compliance and Quality Assurance (HERON Health, acquired by PAREXEL in 2013)
  • Plain English-certified
  • PRINCE2, Project Management
  • Proofreading and Editorial Training, London School of Media and Journalism
  • Introduction to InDesign, London School of Media and Journalism
  • Philosophy and English BA (2:1), University of Bristol – with an interest in Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Science and Ethics, and Philosophy of Language

Oncology

Gastrointestinal cancers · Lung cancer (including ALK-positive and EGFR-positive) · Blood cancers · Gynaecological cancers including breast and ovarian · Brain metastases · Hereditary cancers and predictive testing for cancer risk · Living well with cancer including exercise, nutrition, and mental health

Rare disease

Sickle cell disease · Cystic fibrosis · Haemophilia A and B · IPF · Rare disease patient community building · Clinical trial recruitment and retention in rare disease

Infectious diseases

HIV · Complex bacterial infections · COVID-19 · Antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance

Neurological conditions

Multiple sclerosis · Epilepsy

Metabolic conditions

Diabetes · Complications of diabetes including CKD

Respiratory

Asthma · COPD

Rheumatology

Psoriatic arthritis · Rheumatoid arthritis

Mental health

Depression including paediatric depression · Anxiety

Women’s health

Endometriosis · PCOS · Female fertility

Wound care

Diabetic wound care · Burns · Leg ulcers · Wound care complications

Consumer and digital health

Wellness and nutrition · Digitisation of healthcare · Patient health data · Living well with chronic conditions · Veterinary health

Rachel's Story

After years working in agencies, freelancing began as a way to make work fit around family life.

Now, it has become the platform where my professional experience, personal values, and lived experience can come together with more purpose.

Today, I work with clients around the world — from tiny start-ups to global pharma companies — helping them communicate health information with care and credibility.

I also mentor writers looking for more clarity in their businesses, and I write a newsletter called Make Sense Health, with a forthcoming book of the same name. 

All three of these threads – client work, mentorship, and the Make Sense project – are tied together by one underlying belief: how we communicate health information shapes what people understand, trust, and do next.

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testimonials

"Rachel is one of the best writers I've ever worked with."
"Rachel was critical in helping us build a unique story for one of our large pharma clients. The client was extremely happy with the final piece, which has been their premier piece of content in 2022.”
Head of Social MediaLeading Health Communications Agency
"Rachel's thorough involvement from concept through to website launch was crucial in turning exciting ideas into a viable and attractive product. She provided valuable insight into branding, SEO, and website structure, which has helped me to reach my desired client level within six months of launch. She shared my enthusiasm, giving regular feedback, as well as asking key questions from an outside perspective, which helped to refine the detail. I look forward to working with her again on future projects!"
OwnerRunning Coaching Business
"Rachel was a pleasure to work with - an experienced and knowledgeable writer, editor and researcher. She was also organised, detail-oriented and great at managing expectations."
EditorB2B Marketing Agency specialising in thought leadership

GETTING TO
KNOW
RACHEL

 I’m a South-East-London-based mum-of-two, and wife (-of-one), with a love of writing and storytelling – especially stories about how we might live healthier lives in a healthier world. 

I’m a qualified yoga teacher and hold a Black belt in Choi Kwang Do (so watch out!) I’m a lover of reading (expect lots of popular science and crime fiction on that bedside table) and coffee-shop afficionado. I’m also a long-time coeliac . 

On a Sunday night, you’ll find me drinking a G&T, eating a veggie curry and watching Death In Paradise (while dreaming of sunnier climes!) On a Monday morning, I’m ready for anything: mostly chasing around after my young sons. 

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Drop me a line to find out more about me, my rates and availability, and how we could work together. 

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I work flexibly around my family, and I will aim to get back to you within 48 hours during the working week.