Please Read Carefully TM
Your plain language writing service
Welcome! Jane Lamprill is a lay language writer and editor. Jane turns complex text into easy language for your adult or child readers. Her writing services cover six sectors, including business, governance, health and pharmaceuticals.
Did you hear about Sam? His doctor gave him a month’s supply of tablets in a blister pack labelled Monday – Sunday. But after one week he ended up in hospital. Why? Unclear instructions. He took ALL the Monday ones on Monday. And all the Tuesday ones on Tuesday etc …
Did you know that clear, concise information makes life easier for everyone? It saves you time and money, and sometimes it saves lives.
Thinking aloud:
- Is your organisation's information easy to read and understand?
- Do you need help writing a lay summary or conference report?
- Perhaps some business documents need a makeover?
How can we help you? Jane puts care of her customers as a first priority. She has been writing plain language for organisations since 2003, and gained the Plain English Diploma in 2020. Her writing services are high quality and good value. She complies with relevant regulations and a code of conduct.
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Paediatric Research Communications™
- Easy language information:
- Informed consent for parents
- Assent/consent for children aged 6-17
- Assent artwork for children aged 3+
- Paediatric trial lay summaries
Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
- Clinical trial consent/assent info
- Lay summaries: clinical trial results
- SSCP summaries: medical devices
- Plain language publication summaries
- Medicines info for patients
Business & governance
- User-friendly bereavement info
- Clear consumer information
- Key-fact documents
- 'No waffle' business reports
- Easy-read policies
Health & social care
- Patient engagement copywriting
- Clear info for vulnerable groups
- Clinical procedure instructions
- Easy language medical info
- Health education materials
Science & grant applications
- 'Reviewer-friendly’ proposals
- Help to identify ethical issues
- Lay language information
- Research info for participants
- Public-science engagement
Public Health information
- Public Health communications
- Health literacy engagement
- Creative collaboration
- Public Health website copy
- Tribute to Professor Val Curtis