diff --git a/atlas/migrations/0030_alter_condition_parent_alter_condition_primary_and_more.py b/atlas/migrations/0030_alter_condition_parent_alter_condition_primary_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fe501fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atlas/migrations/0030_alter_condition_parent_alter_condition_primary_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.4 on 2023-12-04 11:01
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("atlas", "0029_alter_conditionrelationship_child_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="condition",
+            name="parent",
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(
+                blank=True,
+                help_text="Use if the condition could be considered a subset of another, e.g. 'Alzheimer disease' and 'Dementia'.",
+                related_name="child",
+                through="atlas.ConditionRelationship",
+                to="atlas.condition",
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="condition",
+            name="primary",
+            field=models.BooleanField(
+                default="True",
+                help_text="Sets if this should be the canonical item, all other synonyms will then redirect to this by default.",
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="condition",
+            name="rcr_curriculum",
+            field=models.BooleanField(
+                default=False,
+                help_text="The condition is from the (non exhaustive) RCR curriculum",
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="condition",
+            name="rcr_curriculum_map",
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(
+                blank=True,
+                help_text="Specifies the related RCR curriculum condition (if it exists).",
+                limit_choices_to={"rcr_curriculum": True},
+                to="atlas.condition",
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="condition",
+            name="subspecialty",
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(
+                blank=True,
+                help_text="Sets the subspecialty(/ies) that this condition falls under.",
+                to="atlas.subspecialty",
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="condition",
+            name="synonym",
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(
+                blank=True,
+                help_text="Use if a direct synonym for the condition exists, e.g. 'Wegener granulomatosis' and 'Granulomatosis with Polyangitis'.",
+                to="atlas.condition",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/atlas/models.py b/atlas/models.py
index b499d7ea..8a293e29 100644
--- a/atlas/models.py
+++ b/atlas/models.py
@@ -143,16 +143,16 @@ class Finding(SynMixin, models.Model):
 class Condition(SynMixin, models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)
 
-    synonym = models.ManyToManyField("self", blank=True)
-    parent = models.ManyToManyField("self", blank=True, related_name="child", symmetrical=False, through="ConditionRelationship")
+    synonym = models.ManyToManyField("self", blank=True, help_text="Use if a direct synonym for the condition exists, e.g. 'Wegener granulomatosis' and 'Granulomatosis with Polyangitis'.")
+    parent = models.ManyToManyField("self", blank=True, related_name="child", symmetrical=False, through="ConditionRelationship", help_text="Use if the condition could be considered a subset of another, e.g. 'Alzheimer disease' and 'Dementia'.")
 
-    primary = models.BooleanField(default="True")
+    primary = models.BooleanField(default="True", help_text="Sets if this should be the canonical item, all other synonyms will then redirect to this by default.")
 
-    subspecialty = models.ManyToManyField("subspecialty", blank=True)
+    subspecialty = models.ManyToManyField("subspecialty", blank=True, help_text="Sets the subspecialty(/ies) that this condition falls under.")
 
-    rcr_curriculum_map = models.ManyToManyField("self", blank=True, limit_choices_to={"rcr_curriculum": True})
+    rcr_curriculum_map = models.ManyToManyField("self", blank=True, limit_choices_to={"rcr_curriculum": True}, help_text="Specifies the related RCR curriculum condition (if it exists).")
 
-    rcr_curriculum = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    rcr_curriculum = models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text="The condition is from the (non exhaustive) RCR curriculum")
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return reverse("atlas:condition_detail", kwargs={"pk": self.pk})
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/categories_list.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/categories_list.html
index 6d61699e..c3338a27 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/categories_list.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/categories_list.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% extends 'atlas/base.html' %}
 
 {% block content %}
+<h1>Categories</h1>
+<p>The platform has numberous different ways to tag and categorise content. These help with organsing cases and series, given the ability to find cases by a particuarly property (such as a finding) or find similar cases.</p><p>These can be browsed below.</p>
     <ul>
         <li><a href="{% url 'atlas:condition_view' %}">Conditions</a></li>
         <li><a href="{% url 'atlas:finding_view' %}">Findings</a></li>
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_detail.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_detail.html
index b9f4a2e9..cc53bf44 100755
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_detail.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_detail.html
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
     {% endif %}
 
     
-    {% if not condition.rcr_curriculum %}
-        
+    {% if not condition.rcr_curriculum and can_merge %}
         
     <details><summary>Merge</summary>
 Merge this condition into another. This will transfer all associated cases (and differential) but will not transfer synonymns / parents or children.
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_form.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_form.html
index 616b2da5..9033a97f 100755
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_form.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/condition_form.html
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 {% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
     <h2>Add/Edit Condition</h2>
-    Use this form to create or edit a condition.
+    <p>Use this form to create or edit a condition.</p>
+    <p>Please check if it already exists before doing so!</p>
     <form action="" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="condition-form">
         {% csrf_token %}
 
diff --git a/atlas/views.py b/atlas/views.py
index ef8e57f4..8113ce23 100755
--- a/atlas/views.py
+++ b/atlas/views.py
@@ -187,29 +187,33 @@ def series_detail(request, pk, finding_pk=None):
 
 
 @login_required
-@user_is_atlas_editor
+#@user_is_atlas_editor
 def condition_detail(request, pk):
     condition = get_object_or_404(Condition, pk=pk)
 
     form = ConditionAutocompleteForm()
 
+    can_merge = False
+
+    if request.user.is_superuser or request.user.groups.filter(name="atlas_editor").exists():
+        can_merge = True
+
     # logging.debug(atlas.subspecialty.first().name.all())
     return render(
         request,
         "atlas/condition_detail.html",
-        {
-            "condition": condition,
-            "form": form
-        },
+        {"condition": condition, "form": form, "can_merge": can_merge},
     )
 
-#class GetConditionAutocomplete(HTMXAutoComplete):
+
+# class GetConditionAutocomplete(HTMXAutoComplete):
 #    name = "conditions"
 #    multiselect = False
 #
 #    class Meta:
 #        model = Condition
 
+
 @login_required
 @user_is_atlas_editor
 def condition_merge(request, pk_to_merge):
@@ -217,7 +221,7 @@ def condition_merge(request, pk_to_merge):
         raise Http404
 
     condition_to_merge = get_object_or_404(Condition, pk=pk_to_merge)
-    #condition_to_merge_into = get_object_or_404(Condition, pk=pk_to_merge_into)
+    # condition_to_merge_into = get_object_or_404(Condition, pk=pk_to_merge_into)
 
     print(condition_to_merge.case_set)
     if condition_to_merge.rcr_curriculum:
@@ -233,26 +237,24 @@ def condition_merge(request, pk_to_merge):
     if condition_to_merge == condition_to_merge_into:
         return HttpResponse("You cannot merge into the same condition.")
 
-
     # move all relevant relationships
     cases = condition_to_merge.case_set.all().values_list("id", flat=True)
     condition_to_merge_into.case_set.add(cases)
-    #cases = Case.objects.filter(condition=condition_to_merge)
-    #cases.update(condition=condition_to_merge_into)
+    # cases = Case.objects.filter(condition=condition_to_merge)
+    # cases.update(condition=condition_to_merge_into)
 
     differentials = Differential.objects.filter(condition=condition_to_merge)
     differentials.update(condition=condition_to_merge_into)
 
     return HttpResponse("Merged")
 
-    #conditions = Condition.objects.all()
-
-    #return render(request, "atlas/condition_options.html", {"conditions": conditions})
+    # conditions = Condition.objects.all()
 
+    # return render(request, "atlas/condition_options.html", {"conditions": conditions})
 
 
 @login_required
-@user_is_atlas_editor
+#@user_is_atlas_editor
 def subspecialty_detail(request, pk):
     subspecialty = get_object_or_404(Subspecialty, pk=pk)
 
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ def subspecialty_detail(request, pk):
 
 
 @login_required
-@user_is_atlas_editor
+#@user_is_atlas_editor
 def presentation_detail(request, pk):
     presentation = get_object_or_404(Presentation, pk=pk)
 
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ def presentation_detail(request, pk):
 
 
 @login_required
-@user_is_atlas_editor
+#@user_is_atlas_editor
 def pathological_process_detail(request, pk):
     pathological_process = get_object_or_404(PathologicalProcess, pk=pk)
 
@@ -297,7 +299,7 @@ def pathological_process_detail(request, pk):
 
 
 @login_required
-@user_is_atlas_editor
+#@user_is_atlas_editor
 def structure_detail(request, pk):
     structure = get_object_or_404(Structure, pk=pk)
 
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ def structure_detail(request, pk):
 
 
 @login_required
-@user_is_atlas_editor
+#@user_is_atlas_editor
 def finding_detail(request, pk):
     finding = get_object_or_404(Finding, pk=pk)
 
@@ -356,9 +358,9 @@ def user_collections(request):
 
     return render(request, "atlas/user_collections.html", {"collections": collections})
 
+
 @login_required
 def user_uploads_series(request, series_instance_uid: str):
-
     # We don't restrict to teh uploading user here. Should we?
     dicoms = UncategorisedDicom.objects.filter(series_instance_uid=series_instance_uid)
 
@@ -366,9 +368,10 @@ def user_uploads_series(request, series_instance_uid: str):
         raise Http404("Series not found")
 
     return render(
-        request, "atlas/user_upload_viewer.html", {"dicoms": dicoms, "series_id": series_instance_uid}
+        request,
+        "atlas/user_upload_viewer.html",
+        {"dicoms": dicoms, "series_id": series_instance_uid},
     )
-    
 
 
 @login_required
@@ -655,9 +658,7 @@ class SeriesUpdate(
             return super().form_invalid(form)
 
 
-class ConditionUpdate(
-    RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, AuthorOrCheckerRequiredMixin, UpdateView
-):
+class ConditionUpdate(RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, UpdateView):
     model = Condition
     form_class = ConditionForm
 
@@ -667,9 +668,7 @@ class ConditionCreate(RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
     form_class = ConditionForm
 
 
-class FindingUpdate(
-    RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, AuthorOrCheckerRequiredMixin, UpdateView
-):
+class FindingUpdate(RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, UpdateView):
     model = Finding
     form_class = FindingForm
 
@@ -679,9 +678,7 @@ class FindingCreate(RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, CreateView):
     form_class = FindingForm
 
 
-class StructureUpdate(
-    RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, AuthorOrCheckerRequiredMixin, UpdateView
-):
+class StructureUpdate(RevisionMixin, LoginRequiredMixin, UpdateView):
     model = Structure
     form_class = StructureForm
 
@@ -995,12 +992,14 @@ def series_order_dicom(request, pk):
 
     return redirect("atlas:series_detail", pk=pk)
 
+
 @login_required
 def series_image_dicom(request, pk):
     image = get_object_or_404(SeriesImage, pk=pk)
 
     return render(request, "atlas/series_image_dicom.html", {"image": image})
 
+
 @login_required
 @user_is_author_or_atlas_series_checker
 def series_anonymise_dicom(request, pk):
@@ -1114,6 +1113,7 @@ class ConditionAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
 
         return qs
 
+
 class ConditionAutocompleteRCRCurriculum(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         # Don't forget to filter out results depending on the visitor !
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@ class ConditionAutocompleteRCRCurriculum(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
 
         return qs
 
+
 class PresentationAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         # Don't forget to filter out results depending on the visitor !
@@ -1186,7 +1187,7 @@ class StructureAutocomplete(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
 
 
 @login_required
-@user_is_atlas_editor
+# @user_is_atlas_editor
 def categories_list(request):
     # condition = get_object_or_404(Condition, pk=pk)