• An open booklet showing a diary for people with ME or chronic fatigue syndrome to record their symptoms

    patient materials

  • e-detail aid - an electronic document to explain information about a medicine to healthcare professionals

    e-detail copy & design

  • A selection of graphical summaries of medical journal articles

    graphical abstracts

  • A computer screen showing icons relating to atopic dermatitis

    bespoke icons

Most of my work is confidential or mentions pharmaceutical products, so I’m not able to show it here. This is a small sample of the type of work I do. They are dummy projects and any products mentioned are fictitious.

Freelance medical writer and designer Fiona Millard

Hi, I’m Fiona

An experienced medical writer and designer specialising in communicating medical topics in clear, simple language.

Are you a pharmaceutical marketer with tactics to deliver?

A MedComms agency that needs an extra pair of hands?

A startup wanting help to explain your tech simply and engagingly?

I’d love to help you get that project off your to-do list and Get. It. Done.

I’ve been creating effective medical communications for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients for over 15 years.

Whatever you want to communicate with healthcare professionals, patients or members of the public, I can help.

And if you need help with design, illustration, icon or logo development, I can do that too.

what I do

Medical writing – an image of a fountain pen and a piece of paper

writing

  • patient communications, training manuals, promotional materials, slide presentations, lay summaries of clinical trials, video and animation scripts, website copy

  • editing translated medical materials into native English, making existing copy more impactful

  • full referencing of all documents in your preferred style, highlighting key text and creating reference packs for approval

Design – an image of a mouse pointer, a graph, an image and some text

design

  • sales aids, leavepieces, e-detail design, PowerPoint slides, conference booklets, stand panels

  • infographics, data visualisation, graphical abstracts of clinical papers

  • updating prescribing information on certified materials, recreating materials where the original files are not available

Illustration – an image of a paintbrush

illustration

  • graphs and charts, mechanism of action, instructions for medication use, body processes

  • disease-specific icons to match existing assets, icons to improve message clarity

  • logos for events or initiatives, updating or refining existing logos

what my clients say

  • "The quality of Fi’s work is so high, it is beautifully written and designed, and always on time. She clearly understands her customers’ needs and offers great suggestions of what to do. Vivid Iris is by far the best agency I have had the pleasure of working with."

    Senior Scientific Advisor,
    pharmaceutical company

  • "I felt it was written in exactly the right tone with the perfect level of detail, and some really interesting interactive sections."

    Senior Producer,
    healthcare learning and development company

  • "Fiona has added real value to our recent communications work. We've developed a great reciprocal relationship that results in high quality outcomes."

    Head of Reward & Wellbeing,
    pharmaceutical company

  • "Fiona offers a refreshing perspective, which challenges your thinking... she is precise, professional and sincerely interested in drawing out the most impactful message in all communications."

    Founder, technology company

  • "I find Fiona incredibly responsive, and the quality of the work is extremely high."

    Head of Reward & Wellbeing,
    pharmaceutical company

  • "Fiona is not 'just' a talented graphic designer, but with her scientific and industry background she also really understands the underlying medical concepts in her work – this is what makes working with her a pleasure in comparison to other agencies!"

    Market Access Lead,
    pharmaceutical company

  • "It was indistinguishable from something we would produce in-house, which is just what I was hoping for."

    Senior Producer,
    healthcare learning and development company

  • "Fiona combines a logical approach with creative thinking, which is a unique and extremely powerful combination that makes her input result in an impactful message every time."

    Founder, technology company

  • "Thanks for your help... and I would just like to mention that the standard of your work is far better than all our other agencies!"

    Senior Scientific Advisor,
    pharmaceutical company

  • "Fiona offers real expertise on our communications in language, tone and layout, on a subject that is notorious for being technical and confusing for most people."

    Head of Reward & Wellbeing,
    pharmaceutical company

  • "Fiona is a pleasure to work with and consistently provides thoughtful suggestions and outstanding graphics."

    Founder, technology company

  • "Fiona can, and does, regularly produce great output across the range from scientific writing to eye-catching promotional work – and everything in between. From a simple brief on the data she will go ahead and develop compelling graphs/graphics/writing that are always well-received by customers."

    Market Access Lead,
    pharmaceutical company

  • "We have worked with Fiona extensively over the past year. She is a great collaborator, really understanding the brief and what is required. She produces insightful and creative designs and is unflappable when accommodating the complexities of our many, sometimes conflicting, requirements. I couldn’t imagine being on this journey with anyone else. Fiona just delivers. On time, on budget and on spec – every time."

    PA to Chief Information Officer,
    pharmaceutical company