10 profession-specific mistake clinics · 2026 update
OET Writing Mistakes by Profession
Each clinic targets one criterion that costs candidates in that profession the most marks. Wrong vs right examples, criterion mapping, pre-submission self-check.
Tone mistakes that drop your Genre & Style score
Targets the Genre & Style criterion
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Information selection errors (what to leave out)
Targets the Content criterion
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Purpose statement failures in the first sentence
Targets the Purpose criterion
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Wordy, padded nursing letters
Targets the Conciseness & Clarity criterion
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Paragraphing and sequencing in nursing letters
Targets the Organisation & Layout criterion
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Referral letter mistakes that tank Purpose score
Targets the Purpose criterion
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Over-detailed letters: Conciseness failures
Targets the Conciseness & Clarity criterion
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Content selection: what to leave out
Targets the Content criterion
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Register and tone fixes for doctor letters
Targets the Genre & Style criterion
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SOAP habits that cost doctor letters marks
Targets the Organisation & Layout criterion
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Advice letter mistakes pharmacists make
Targets the Genre & Style criterion
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Purpose statement failures in pharmacy letters
Targets the Purpose criterion
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Choosing what pharmacy readers actually need
Targets the Content criterion
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Where pharmacy letters get wordy
Targets the Conciseness & Clarity criterion
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Discharge letter pitfalls
Targets the Content criterion
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Purpose statement failures in physio letters
Targets the Purpose criterion
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Content selection: function over raw figures
Targets the Content criterion
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Where physio letters get padded
Targets the Conciseness & Clarity criterion
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Where physio letters drift out of register
Targets the Genre & Style criterion
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Padded dental referral letters
Targets the Conciseness & Clarity criterion
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Specialist referral errors
Targets the Purpose criterion
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Reporting style mistakes
Targets the Genre & Style criterion
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Organisation & Layout issues
Targets the Organisation & Layout criterion
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Genre mismatches in OET letters
Targets the Genre & Style criterion
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