Plain language communications: woman reads medicines information in a pharmacy
Plain language does not patronise readers. It makes complex and unfamiliar information easier to understand.

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Welcome, willkommen and bienvenue!  We turn complex text into easy language for your adult or child readers.

  • Do your documents need a plain language makeover?
  • Can your readers understand complex information?
  • Plain language writer Jane Lamprill is happy to help.

Plain language copywriting and consulting services

Jane Lamprill has provided plain language information for clients since 2002. Services  are reasonably priced, of high quality and comply with an ethical Code of Conduct.  

Please find your service sectors below, which include pharmaceutical, healthcare and business. Examples include:

  • Plain (lay) language summaries for clinical trial results.
  • SSCP lay summaries for EU/2017/745 medical device test results.
  • Informed consent/assent research info for adults and children.
  • Clear writing for good business e.g. reports & key fact documents.
  • Copywriting e.g. websites & newsletters.
  • Rewriting 'second language' English documents.
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Paediatric Research Communications™

Please Read Carefully: doctor reads assent information to little girl
  • Easy language information:
  • Informed consent for parents
  • Assent/consent for children aged 6-17
  • Assent artwork for children aged 3+
  • Paediatric trial lay summaries
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Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices

Please Read Carefully: Study Nurse and patients discuss clinical trial consent information
  • Plain language writing for:
  • Lay summaries: clinical trial results
  • SSCP summaries: medical devices
  • Clinical trial consent/assent info
  • Medicines info for patients
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Public Health communications

  • Public Health communications
  • About Public Health
  • Creative collaboration
  • Public Health website copy
  • Tribute to Professor Val Curtis
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Health & social care

Please Read Carefully: Nurse and elderly lady read healthcare information together
  • Clear info for vulnerable groups
  • Clinical procedure instructions
  • Website copy for patients/public
  • Health education materials
  • Hospital/care-home brochures
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Science & grant applications

Please Read Carefully: Female scientists research Covid-19 vaccine
  • 'Reviewer-friendly’ proposals
  • Help to identify ethical issues
  • Lay language information
  • Research info for participants
  • Public-science engagement
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Business & governance

Please Read Carefully: Two businessmen discuss plain language business reports
  • 'No waffle' business reports
  • Key-fact documents
  • Easy-read policies
  • Consumer information
  • User-friendly instructions
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