A business card handed over at the end of a consultation, an appointment card given to a patient as they leave, a referral pad used by colleagues. These small printed items are touchpoints that carry your brand into the world. When they are well designed and consistent with your wider identity, they reinforce the professionalism patients have already experienced. When they are an afterthought, they can undermine it.
Total Medical Design UK designs medical stationery for consultants and clinics across the UK, including business cards, appointment cards, referral pads and related printed materials. Every piece is designed to be consistent with your existing brand identity, professional in appearance, and practical for daily use in a clinical setting.
This page covers what medical stationery design includes, what we consider when designing for a healthcare setting, and how to get started.
Medical stationery is handled directly by patients and used daily by your team. An appointment card needs to be clear and practical, with space for the information a patient needs. A business card needs to reflect the professionalism of your practice in a small, often-handled format. Referral pads need to work efficiently within a clinical workflow while still presenting your practice well to colleagues.
Custom appointment cards and business cards designed specifically for your practice, rather than generic templates, ensure these everyday items reinforce your brand rather than looking like an afterthought.
Stationery should look like it belongs to the same practice as your website, signage and other materials. We design using your existing brand colours, typography and logo, so every printed item reinforces the same professional identity patients encounter elsewhere.
Appointment cards need space for a date, time and any preparation instructions. Referral pads need to fit clinical workflows. We design layouts that are practical for daily use by your team, not just visually appealing.
The weight and finish of a business card or appointment card affects how it feels when handed to a patient. We advise on paper stock, finish and print specifications appropriate to your budget and the impression you want to create.
Where stationery includes any claims or descriptions of services, we ensure this is consistent with ASA and CAP Code requirements for healthcare advertising, the same standards that apply to your website and other materials.
We review your existing brand identity, or develop one if this is your first set of materials, to ensure consistency across everything we design.
We design each stationery item, such as business cards, appointment cards or referral pads, in your brand style.
We refine designs based on your feedback until you are happy with the final layouts.
We deliver print-ready files in the correct format and specification for your chosen printer, or can recommend a printer if needed.
We design medical business cards, appointment cards, referral pads and similar printed materials used in clinical practice. If you need a specific item not listed here, get in touch and we can discuss whether it fits within our stationery design service.
Yes. We design all stationery to be consistent with your existing brand identity, using your established colours, typography and logo. If you do not yet have a brand identity, we can develop one alongside your stationery, or as part of a wider branding project.
We provide print-ready design files in the format required by your chosen printer. We can recommend printers experienced with medical stationery if needed, though printing itself is typically arranged separately from the design work.
Stationery design for a small set of items, such as business cards and appointment cards, typically takes one to two weeks from brief to final files, depending on the number of revision rounds required.
Yes. Appointment cards can be designed to include space for appointment details, preparation instructions or other practice-specific information your team needs to communicate to patients. We design the layout around the information you need to include.
Yes. If you are launching a new practice and do not yet have a brand identity, we can develop a logo and brand identity first, then design stationery as part of the same project so everything is consistent from the start.
If you do not yet have a brand identity, we can develop one alongside your stationery. Internal link: Healthcare Logo Design and Medical Branding.
For larger printed materials such as practice brochures, designed to the same brand standards. Internal link: Medical Brochure Design.
Brand guidelines help ensure stationery and other materials remain consistent as your practice grows. Internal link: Brand Style Guide.
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