The Kay & Co. resource library

Websites & patient experience resources

Plan a healthcare website that helps people understand your care, find the right service and complete their next step. Explore practical project guides.

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31 resources

Planning, costs & suppliers

Explain what your practice needs, compare quotes fairly and know what your supplier will deliver.

Inside this topicHow to explain your website or digital project to a supplier · How to compare quotes for a healthcare app

90 resources

Booking & enquiries

Help people request appointments, follow up, prepare for visits and understand what happens next.

Inside this topicChoosing a booking system patients and staff can use · Tell patients when to expect a reply

56 resources

Forms & online requests

Help visitors send an enquiry, correct a mistake and finish an online task without getting stuck.

Inside this topicKeep form questions visible while patients answer · Take patients straight to the form detail that needs fixing

81 resources

Accessibility & mobile use

Make your website easier to read and use, including on phones and with tools that help people with disabilities.

Inside this topicMaking your practice website easier for everyone to use · Make page headings useful for people who listen to the website

42 resources

Navigation & site search

Organise menus, related links, search results and filters so people can find the right information.

Inside this topicUse website menu names patients understand · Help visitors find a guide after it is published

62 resources

Content, documents & updates

Keep service information, downloads and translations accurate, with a clear person to contact when something changes.

Inside this topicGive each service article a factual owner · Keep a shared list of important service facts

35 resources

Explaining services & fees

Help people understand appointment choices, what the fee includes and how payment or cancellation works.

Inside this topicHelp patients recognise the right clinic service · Explain assessment visits before treatment decisions

51 resources

Locations, arrival & teams

Keep branch information, travel details, shared premises and practitioner profiles useful and consistent.

Inside this topicGive each clinic a dependable location page · Show patients the correct entrance in a shared building

38 resources

Brand & visual design

Create a recognisable practice identity and useful signs, leaflets, website pages and staff templates.

Inside this topicHow to brief a designer on your healthcare brand · Define a tone of voice staff can actually use

19 resources

Website speed & loading

Find out why pages feel slow and ask for improvements that help visitors complete their next step.

Inside this topicCheck how quickly important pages work on a phone · Distinguish a faster test result from the experience of real visitors

88 resources

Being found on Google & search

Understand why pages are hard to find, improve local practice listings and ask useful questions about search visibility.

Inside this topicHealthcare local SEO: check the journey from search to the right team · Why a published guide may still be hidden from search

53 resources

Website changes & recovery

Check a website update before it goes live and agree how to put things right if a change causes problems.

Inside this topicAgree what a software update must achieve before building it · Publish the version your practice actually approved

The complete list

Websites & patient experience resources

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Forms & online requests Practical guide

Accept telephone numbers in familiar formats

A telephone field may reject spaces, a leading plus sign or pasted formatting. The visitor sees a failure even though reception could use the number without…

Website changes & recovery Planning worksheet

Agree who is responsible for your website launch

A launch often involves more than one supplier and several people at the practice. Name the person who decides whether the site is ready and make sure they…

Content, documents & updates Practical guide

Announce a service before bookings open

A practice introduces a planned service and invites people to learn more. The page's enthusiastic language makes visitors think appointments can already be…

Booking & enquiries Practical guide

Ask for missing enquiry details clearly

A patient receives a short request for more details but cannot tell why the practice needs them or whether their original enquiry has failed. The next…

Website speed & loading Planning worksheet

Ask for website speed reports you can compare

Different tests can produce different numbers because they use different pages, devices or connections. Ask your supplier to explain those conditions and…

Booking & enquiries Planning worksheet

Ask useful questions on your enquiry form

Every required question adds work for the person contacting you. Keep the information needed to answer or direct the enquiry and explain anything that may…

Accessibility & mobile use Practical guide

Avoid reading hidden phone and desktop menus twice

Some websites include separate desktop and mobile copies of navigation or content. A visually hidden copy may remain available to screen readers or keyboard…

Content, documents & updates Practical guide

Check facts before reusing a welcome paragraph

A warm welcome paragraph says patients can choose any location, practitioner or appointment format. It gets reused on pages where those options are…

Website speed & loading Planning worksheet

Check how quickly important pages work on a phone

A fast homepage says little about a service page full of large photographs or a slow booking tool. Ask your supplier to test the pages people use when…

Explaining services & fees Practical guide

Compare remote and in-person appointment options

A service is available remotely and at the practice, but identical descriptions make the formats look interchangeable. Visitors may book a format that…

Content, documents & updates Practical guide

Create arrival sheets that make sense on their own

A patient saves or prints directions and later cannot tell which branch or appointment they describe. The download depended on information that existed only…

Website changes & recovery Planning worksheet

Decide what to keep before redesigning your website

A redesign is an opportunity to improve useful content, but it is easy to lose pages that staff or patients rely on. Begin with a list of current pages and…

Locations, arrival & teams Practical guide

Describe parking honestly and helpfully

A location page says parking available, but this could mean a small private area, nearby paid spaces or a public car park. Patients make plans based on an…