Table 1.

Changes to the content and structure of the patient information brochure

Changes to content	Changes to the form and structure
Added NHS Scotland logo to front page	Reduced length from 32 to 30 pages
Shortened ‘foreword’ by 50%, and changed heading to ‘Introduction’	Moved ‘contents’ page from page 4 to page 2, and added trial team contact details at bottom
Changed all but one of the six photographic images to reflect more demographic diversity	Trial team contact details moved from back page to page 27
Added a trial flow chart of the participant pathway in the centre of the booklet	Made contents list clearer and more spread out
Added summary circles of text throughout the booklet	Use of short sentences, plain English, bullet points throughout
New back page, with the same image as front page (map of Scotland) with NHS logo