Writing · your profession
Know who you are writing to before you write a word
Each task gives you case notes and a reader. Use the five minutes of reading time to decide what the reader must do and which notes they need. Model letters appear only after you finish.
- Real task
- 5 minutes reading, 40 writing
- Length guide
- About 180 to 200 body words
- Criteria
- Six, from the official rubric
- Feedback
- Your own check plus model letters. No invented grade.
Nursing: Discharge letters
- Home support after hip replacementAs a nurse on the orthopaedic ward at Fairford Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- New stoma care at homeAs a surgical ward nurse at Riverside Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Leg wound follow-up with limited hand functionAs a nurse in the short-stay unit at Elm Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Supported communication after strokeAs a rehabilitation ward nurse at Westfield Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
Nursing: Referral letters
- Teaching a newly supplied inhaler deviceAs a practice nurse at Northgate Surgery.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Home assessment after repeated near fallsAs a nurse at Meadow General Practice.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Support for a family carerAs a community nurse visiting Mr Lawson at home.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Medication organisation after a near omissionAs a practice nurse at Hillview Surgery.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
Medicine: Referral letters
- Persistent swallowing difficultyAs a GP at Cedar Medical Centre.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Intermittent palpitations awaiting specialist assessmentAs a GP at Harbour Practice.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Inflammatory joint symptoms with functional declineAs a GP at Oakfield Surgery.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Memory concerns with incomplete collateral historyAs a GP at Maple Practice.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
Medicine: Discharge letters
- Follow-up after admission for pneumoniaAs a doctor on the medical ward at Brook Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Renal function review after dehydrationAs a medical ward doctor at Southbank Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Head injury observation and return-to-work concernAs a emergency department doctor at Eastgate Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Follow-up of a pending biopsy resultAs a doctor in the dermatology day unit at Parkside Hospital.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
Dentistry: Referral letters
Dietetics: Referral letters
Occupational Therapy: Referral letters
- Home assessment after wrist fractureAs a occupational therapist.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Return to work after mild brain injuryAs a occupational therapist.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- School participation with fatigueAs a occupational therapist.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
Optometry: Referral letters
Pharmacy: Medication clarification letters
Pharmacy: Referral letters
Pharmacy: Medication review request letters
Physiotherapy: Referral letters
Podiatry: Referral letters
Radiography: Examination status handovers
- Incomplete magnetic resonance examinationAs a radiographer.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Contrast examination deferred for missing informationAs a radiographer.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing
- Positioning limits during shoulder imagingAs a radiographer.5 minutes reading + 40 minutes writing