Our editorial policy and practice

We provide trusted, accurate and up-to-date health information on our website to help users better understand and manage their health.

The health information provided on our website reflects reliable research evidence, recognised UK and European medical guidelines and best clinical practice. Our editorial uses UK spelling and terminology.

All medical information contained on the Medicspot websites or authored by Medicspot staff should only be used for general information purposes only and should not be used for the specific diagnosis or treatment of an individual.

Health information

Our health information is written in clear, easy-to-understand language for the general public and patients.

This information is authored and reviewed by our team of doctors, covering a comprehensive range of medical conditions which is being frequently expanded.

Multimedia (video and audio) content produced by Medicspot follows similar procedures with all medical content being approved by a doctor to ensure accuracy.

Content creation process

1. Check for updates. Our doctors follow the major guideline producers including NICE and SIGN, receives email updates regarding medicines and UK government health policy and keeps track of all the major journals, UK Royal Colleges and European Associations to keep abreast of new clinical developments. Review dates. All of our health information pages are routinely reviewed every three years. In the event of major or multiple changes, a prompt review will be arranged.
2. Our health information pages are authored by a medical professional before being reviewed and edited by another medical professional, taking into consideration accuracy, balance, accessibility and tone. The content is then proofread by a designated member of staff for spelling, consistency of terminology, typographic or grammatical errors, and overall presentation; before a final sign-off by the author.
3. Feedback. We encourage user feedback and all constructive feedback is considered and investigated. If necessary, as a result of feedback, we will review and revise our content as soon as possible.

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In addition to our health information pages, we also have editorial features aimed at helping users better understand and manage various conditions.

Many of the authors who create our editorial content are the same healthcare professionals who are responsible for creating our health information pages. We also welcome selected individuals to contribute to our editorial content who are specialists in their field or can offer first-hand experience which would be valuable to our users.

All editorial content is reviewed twice by one of our healthcare professionals during the production workflow – at the first draft and review.