Plain language communications: woman reads medicines information in a pharmacy
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  • Do your documents need a plain language makeover?
  • Can your readers understand complex information?
  • Lay language writer Jane Lamprill is happy to help.

Jane’s writing services are of high quality, comply with regulatory requirements and her business Code of Conduct.

Plain language writing services

Jane has written plain language information for clients, since 2002. She founded Please Read CarefullyTM in 2016, and gained the Plain English Diploma in 2020.

She can turn complex text into easy language, for your adult or child readers. She mainly writes for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients, but also serves other sectors. Please see next section below.

  • Lay summaries for EU/2014/536 clinical trials.
  • SSCP lay summaries for EU/2017/745 medical devices.
  • Informed consent/assent info for adults and children.
  • Business writing 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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