Guidance: Use Plain English to Write to Patients

Writing Outpatient Clinic Letters to Patients – Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (free PDF)

Commentaries: Doctors told to ditch Latin and use ‘plain English’ – BBC News (free) AND New drive to encourage doctors to write to patients in plain English – The Guardian (free) AND Rx for British Doctors: Use Plain English Instead of Latin – The New York Times (free)

“Guidance suggests specialists should avoid Latin terms, acronyms and convoluted language” (from The Guardian)