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Explain test preparation so patients arrive ready
Plain-English preparation sheets for common tests and procedures, built from your clinicians' own instructions and checked before use.
When to use it
When patients keep turning up unprepared for a test
Step by step
Start from approved instructions
Get the official preparation instructions your clinicians already use for the test, such as a fasting blood test or an ultrasound. The AI should only reword these, never add to them.
Ask for a plain-English version
Paste the instructions into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyBelow are our clinic's official preparation instructions for a [name of test]. Rewrite them as a one-page patient sheet in plain English that a 12-year-old could follow. Use these headings: What this appointment is for (one sentence), The day before, On the day, What to bring, How long it takes, Who to call with questions [phone number]. Do not add, remove or change any medical instruction. If anything in the original is unclear, list it at the end under 'Questions for the clinician' instead of guessing. Instructions: [paste approved instructions].Have a clinician sign it off
Send the draft and the 'Questions for the clinician' list to the nurse or doctor responsible. Only use the sheet once they've approved it.
Save and share it
Save the approved sheet in Word with the date and approver's name, and send it with appointment letters or confirmation emails.
What you get
Fasting blood test. The day before: eat as normal until 10pm. On the day: water only, no tea, coffee or breakfast. Bring: your appointment letter and a snack for afterwards. Takes about 10 minutes. Questions: call 01234 567890.
Tips
- Ask the assistant for a large-print version and a translated version, then have those checked too.
- Review each sheet once a year or whenever the clinical team changes the instructions.