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Turn a condition name into plain questions and reading pointers

You've been given a diagnosis name and feel lost. Get a plain glossary of terms to check on the NHS site and questions for your next appointment.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me prepare to understand a condition name I've been given.

Condition as written: [name]
What the clinician said in brief: [optional]
What I want to understand: [symptoms, next steps, work impact]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Search terms and the matching nhs.uk pages I should open (titles/URLs only) — do not explain the condition, list treatments or invent facts beyond pointing me to those pages and what my clinician said.
2. Questions for my next appointment.
3. What forums often get wrong.
4. Urgent warning: if symptoms worsen in ways I should not wait for, say so and point to 111/999.
5. Explicit: not a second opinion.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent diagnoses, doses, calorie targets or treatment plans. This is help with preparation, planning and wording, not medical, diet or treatment advice; check the NHS website, speak to a pharmacist, or contact NHS 111; call 999 if it feels like an emergency. UK English.

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A short example

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The prompt · Copilot

Help me prepare to understand a condition name I've been given.

Condition as written: [name]
What the clinician said in brief: [optional]
What I want to understand: [symptoms, next steps, work impact]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Search terms and the matching nhs.uk pages I should open (titles/URLs only) — do not explain the condition, list treatments or invent facts beyond pointing me to those pages and what my clinician said.
2. Questions for my next appointment.
3. What forums often get wrong.
4. Urgent warning: if symptoms worsen in ways I should not wait for, say so and point to 111/999.
5. Explicit: not a second opinion.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent diagnoses, doses, calorie targets or treatment plans. This is help with preparation, planning and wording, not medical, diet or treatment advice; check the NHS website, speak to a pharmacist, or contact NHS 111; call 999 if it feels like an emergency. UK English.

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A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. name: a short note you already have. optional: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

1

You name the condition as written.

2

The assistant asks what you were told.

3

You get terms to look up on NHS.uk and questions — not a second opinion.

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You've been given a diagnosis name and feel lost. Get a plain glossary of terms to check on the NHS site and questions for your next appointment.

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