NEW
IDEAS
David Harrison won a £25
M&S voucher for the
contributions he made
to the medical writing
guidelines. David emailed
us to suggest the following:
Writing
test – a
lot of companies ask new
writers to carry out a
short writing test before
they are accepted by the
company.
Briefing
sheet – when
I worked at GW, we always
worked with the internal
‘client’ to
complete a briefing sheet
before setting out on
a new project. The idea is to get a better
idea of what the client
wants before embarking
on the project.
Checklist
– we also developed
a checklist for the writer
to complete before circulating
a manuscript for comment.
This was for the writer
to check that the manuscript
conformed to the CONSORT
guidelines and that a
whole battery of editorial
checks were done.
Peer
review –
sometimes with a new writer,
it’s a good idea
to get a writer you trust
to give the writing the
once over before it gets
sent to the client.
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