While dress shopping with my daughter recently, we found ourselves in a moment of shared joy trying on dresses and stepping out of our change rooms to admire each other’s choices. As I stood inspecting a dress that didn’t quite feel “right,” a kind stranger offered a compliment. I...

Sounds boring, I know, but the Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia might have just given allied health professionals the ‘play book’ on report writing. I asked Copilot to help me understand the important messages for allied health professionals who write reports for the NDIS. Let me know your thoughts?...

Health literacy is often described in binary terms: “low” or “high”, “limited” or “adequate.” While these labels may seem intuitive, they can oversimplify a complex and dynamic concept. It also risks placing the burden of health literacy on individuals, rather than prompting healthcare services, systems and professionals to reflect...

These are the slides from my SPA 2025 presentation. DO NOT copy or reproduce these materials without permission. Contact me if you would like to arrange a workshop in your context or to be part of my research: harmony.m.turnbull@student.uts.edu.au...

I am doing research about written reports that allied health professional write about people with communication disability who have a lifelong disability. I want to know: This anonymous survey is for people who: The survey which should take approximately 20 minutes. Start the survey by using this link: https://redcap.link/AlliedHealthReports...

Plain language definitions have been around for a long time and many governments and organisations have embraced it. An international standard now provides a consistent definition and agreed approach to implementing and measuring plain language in any context....

This post is a collation of documents and links to resouces that are designed to support allied health professionals to write more accessible reports that meet the intended purposes....

Slides from the workshop are available for workshop attendees. Presenters: Harmony Turnbull, Bronwyn Hemsley DO NOT copy or reproduce these materials without permission. Contact me if you would like to arrange a workshop in your context or to be part of my research: harmony.m.turnbull@student.uts.edu.au...

What is Chat GPT? Here’s the answer straight from Chat GPT itself: I am ChatGPT, a large language model created by OpenAI based on the GPT-3.5 architecture. I use artificial intelligence and machine learning to understand natural language and provide responses to user inquiries. My purpose is to provide...

Turnbull, H. (2022). Top 10 tips for Health Literacy and access to services. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 24(3). What is health literacy? To support health literacy, it is important to have a clear understanding of what it is. Health literacy relates to the way we access,...