Across the UK, clinicians rely on outdated, incomplete or poorly curated leaflets to guide patients through surgery. Paste yours and the Leaflet Stress Test reads it live: reading age, sentence mix, how far down the page the risks appear, and reassurances or figures that cite no source. Then, for doctors, a panel of five very different readers tells you how it lands. Advisory and instant — and nothing you paste is stored.

Try the Stress Test In private practice? What changes for you

Clearer information, better-informed patients.

What a clearer surgical journey returns to a clinical team.

Reduce repetitive patient questions

Fewer calls and less clinic time spent re-explaining the basics.

Improve informed consent

Material risks and options, delivered to the Montgomery standard.

Standardise information

Every patient gets the same approved, current content.

Strengthen medico-legal defensibility

A record of exactly what your information said, in which version, on any given date.

The suite

See what your team and patients will use.

The same source-grounded content, shown the way each person needs it.

Polaris — the pre-surgery guide, as a patient sees it

Polaris · Before surgeryThe pre-surgery guide

Options, procedure and risks — at the patient’s pace, in a form that works for how they read.

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The Compass — the day-by-day recovery tracker, as a patient sees it

The Compass · After surgeryThe recovery tracker

Day-by-day guidance on what to expect, and when to seek help.

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The Helm — the clinician dashboard for managing pathways and content

The Helm · Clinical controlThe clinician workspace

Configure every pathway and stay in clinical control — from one place.

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Designed for real patients.

Built within a busy medical practice — because every patient deserves clear, accurate guidance that works for them.

Easy readPlain languageReduced motionHigh contrastA simpler version of every pageButtons easy to tapSensitive content flagged in advanceMeets accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA)

For private surgeons

A calm sense of direction for your patients — with your name alongside it.

The Patient Compass Suite gives every patient the clear, trusted information they need to make informed decisions, prepare confidently for surgery and feel supported through recovery — delivered in a way that reflects your clinical approach, your values and the doctor you are.

Built to the Montgomery standard Designed for real patients No patient sign-up, no data stored

Created by a practising surgeon — Mr Giangiacomo Ollandini, FRCS (Eng), MD, MSc.

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Compliance & governance

Built to be defensible.

Hard constraints, designed in from the start — privacy, accessibility, clinical governance and portability.

Data & privacy

No accounts, no logins, no personal data
No patient health data stored or transmitted
Cookieless — no advertising trackers

Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 AA (AAA text-contrast target)
Dual-track easy-read on every step
Reduced-motion, 44px targets, high contrast

Clinical governance

Montgomery-standard disclosure
Registered-clinician sign-off + audit trail
Content realigned when a source is reissued

Hosting & portability

UK regional hosting
Migratable to NHS-Digital-approved hosting
A versioned record of every publication

See the full governance matrix The Accessible Information Standard, explained

How patient access works

Simple, secure, and provided by your clinical team.

Your clinical team selects the pathway

The surgeon, clinic, or hospital chooses the correct procedure and version.

You receive a provider link

Patients do not self-enrol into random pathways.

You follow the guidance at your pace

Information is structured, readable, and linked to your care journey.

Ask your surgeon if this is available

For patients

Less confusion before and after surgery.

Plain language
Recovery timelines
Paced information
Available through your clinical team
Procedure-specific guidance

For clinicians and hospitals

Better patient information without losing control.

Brand and tone control
Every statement carries a named source — or a named clinician’s signature
The same source-grounded authoring engine
Personalised figures & video, produced for you
Recovery guidance
Pathway visibility
No open public self-enrolment

For surgeon-authorsAuthor your pathways. Run it for free.A rare arrangement for a select few — the Founding Authors’ Circle.Discover the Circle

Insights

Notes for clinical teams.

Short, practical pieces on consent, readability and accessibility — written by a practising surgeon.

5 min readCan your patients actually read your consent information?Many surgical leaflets sit well above the patient’s reading age, and the risks often appear late. How to check yours against the Montgomery standard — free.Read 6 min readWhat reading age is your patient information? A practical guide to readability scoresFlesch, Flesch-Kincaid and SMOG explained for clinical teams — what the scores measure, their limits, and the reading-age target behind them.Read 5 min readPIF TICK, explained: what the quality mark means for patient informationA neutral guide to the UK’s only independently-assessed quality mark for health information — what it certifies, and what good patient information looks like.Read

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