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-## Pull request checklist
+## What does this change?
 
-*   Does this patch need a change to the documentation?
+<!-- A PR should have enough detail to be understandable far in the future. e.g what is the problem/why is the change needed, how does it solve it and any questions or points of discussion. -->
 
-    Do you need to update the [Catalogue API Swagger][swagger]?
+### Checklist
+
+- [ ] Does this patch need a change to the documentation?
+- [ ] Do you need to update the [Catalogue API Swagger][swagger]?
 
 [swagger]: https://github.com/wellcomecollection/developers.wellcomecollection.org/blob/main/reference/catalogue.yaml
+
+## How to test
+
+<!-- Provide instructions to help others verify the change. This could take the form of "On PROD, do X and witness Y. On this branch, do X and witness Z. " -->
+
+## How can we measure success?
+
+<!-- Do you expect errors to decrease? Do you expect user journeys to be simplified? What can be used to prove this? A filtered view of logs or analytics, etc? -->
+
+## Have we considered potential risks?
+
+<!-- What are the potential risks and how can they be mitigated? Does an error require an alarm? -->