Mrs Sharma’s case notes cover 6 visits to her GP over a two-month period. Example one: Information not needed for care Let’s look at three examples that illuminate these issues. Not grouping similar information together. Providing too much background or historical detail to the current situationģ. Including information the reader already knows or is outside the scope of the patient’s care.Ģ.
When it comes to deciding what is and what isn’t relevant, test-takers tend to make three mistakes:ġ. Let’s take a closer look at these areas through some examples of mistakes candidates make when writing their letter. If certain information from the case notes isn’t omitted, then the important information can become hidden and the reader may end up misunderstanding what is required. While on the other hand, Conciseness and Clarity assesses the information you have omitted from your letter.Īre you thinking: ‘How can I be assessed on something that isn’t there?’ We like to think of Content as the criterion that assesses the information you have included in your letter. We do this because many of the skills, strategies and questions you apply are similar. How clearly this summary is communicated to the reader.Īt OET, we tend to pair Content and Conciseness & Clarity together.How clearly you have summarised the case notes.Whether you have not included unnecessary information.Take a look at the other six parts of the OET Writing Guide here.Ĭonciseness and Clarity is the third criterion used to score the performance of your letter in the OET Writing sub-test. The OET Writing Guide covers all six assessment criterion used to score your writing. In part three of the OET Writing Guide, you will find everything you need to write a clear and concise letter.
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