writing samples
and kind words
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White papers / Reports / Brochures, etc
- Position Paper on Digital Health From a Patient Perspective, for the European Patient Innovation Summit project (Novartis): A patient-led paper that highlights gaps and inconsistencies in digital health solutions across Europe and offers recommendations to improve their development, adoption and impact on patient wellbeing.
- Moving Fourth whitepaper, for Janssen (via Havas SO): A white paper focused on redefining what long-term healthy living looks like for people with HIV.
- Report on collaborative models for regulatory regionalisation and work-sharing, for CIRS: A report exploring how maturing markets are building risk-based approaches into regulatory assessment in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, with an assessment of the changed global regulatory landscape following the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Online Clinical Trial Recruitment white paper, for Raremark: A white paper outlining influencers of success in the age of direct-to-patient clinical trial recruitment.
- Living Well with ALK+ lung cancer brochure, for Takeda (via Havas SO): A co-created educational brochure for people with ALK+ lung cancer.
- Case Study Series, for Wounds UK: A case study supplement, which uses real-life examples to illustrate the benefits of devitalised tissue and debris removal from the wound area.
Journal articles
- “Moving Fourth”: Introduction of a practical toolkit for shared decision-making to facilitate healthy living beyond HIV viral suppression (AIDS Review), for Janssen (via Havas SO)
- Clinical inertia in chronic wound care and From inertia to action: how to drive behavioural change in chronic wound care (Wounds International), for OmniaMed, on behalf of Smith and Nephew
Promotional Materials
- MEDI-DERMA PRO Making the Case, for Wounds UK: I produced this resource aimed at healthcare professionals, focusing on use of the Medi-DERMA Pro range for moisture-associated skin damage.
Website Copy
- Website copy development, for Nexus Healthcare Education: Nexus Healthcare Education is a groundbreaking provider of medical education, on a mission to transform healthcare through inclusive, accessible, outcome-driven education. I provided detailed review of website copy prior to business launch.
Blogs
- Ultimate Guide to Starflower Oil, for Holland & Barrett (via Medico Digital)
- How Do I Know When I’m Ovulating?, for Holland & Barrett (via Medico Digital)
- The Best Brain Foods For Kids, for Holland & Barrett (via Medico Digital)
Blogs / Articles about Medical Writing
- The Crucial Role of Medical Writers in Effective Public Health Communication, for HireSpace
- How Blogging Boosts Your Website Traffic, for Maggie Aime
- Why Human Health Writers Are Here to Stay and How to Set Yourself Apart from AI, for R2N Writer
- Providing Effective Patient Education: Tailoring Communications to Meet Patients Where They’re At, for MedCourse
- Capturing the Patient Voice Through Advocacy Group Meetings, for Medical Writer Magazine (page 30)
Proprietary Work – examples of work protected by NDA
- Patient advisory boards / KOL advisory board reports – internal and external
- Manifestos / narratives
- Objection handlers
- Core claims
- Needs assessments
- Sales aids
- Grant applications
- LinkedIn content (Pharma Executive Suite level)
- Training decks Po
*Ownership of all materials lies with the client. I have displayed only publicly available materials.
What they’re saying about me
I’ve worked with Rachel for a long time and she is one of our go-to freelancers. I have always found Rachel to be reliable, professional and very thorough. She has great knowledge of the industry and subject area, so I really trust her judgement and know she will complete all projects to a high standard. She’s also lovely to work with. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.
Managing Director, Med Comms Agency
Your blog post is fantastic! Exceeded my expectations tremendously. In fact, I have no edits, I’m going to run it just as you produced it. You, my friend, are going to go far in this industry!
Owner, Medical Writing Business
Rachel has been a pleasure to work with – she is extremely collaborative and can move between multiple tones of voice with ease. Her industry knowledge has been invaluable to the team & greatly appreciated by the client. We definitely hope to work with her again in the future!
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Director, Strategy and Creative Advertising Agency
Working with you has been an absolute pleasure. Your intuitive approach to problem-solving and quick grasp of new briefs has been instrumental to the success of our projects. Your ability to communicate effectively has also greatly facilitated our teamwork and project coordination. Your proactive attitude and dedication to delivering high-quality work has not gone unnoticed. I truly appreciate the professionalism you bring the table, and I have no doubt your skills and expertise will continue to benefit our endeavours in the future.
Founder, Medical Education Company
“Rachel is a tremendously talented and dedicated writer who can take complex scientific information and turn it into something simple, clear and purposeful. No matter how complicated the task, Rachel works with you to understand the brief, gently challenges where needed and delivers the work on time!”
Head of Digital Solutions, Leading Healthcare Communications agency
“Rachel has been a delight to work with – professional, proactive, a team player, and excellent at her job.”
Director, Leading Healthcare Communications agency
“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.”
Editor, B2B Marketing Agency specialising in thought leadership
“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 Media, Leading Healthcare 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!”
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