Why Polaris exists
Better disclosure, where leaflets fall short.
Polaris was built from two hard facts: the law expects more of how surgeons inform their patients, and the tools most teams have to do it with are often ineffective.
The Montgomery standard
Since Montgomery v Lanarkshire(2015), the surgeon must disclose every material risk, option and instruction in a way the patient can genuinely engage with — not merely hand it over. Communication failure is a documented driver of complaints and litigation.
Leaflets often don’t land
A PDF or printed sheet is technically “provided” but frequently not received — especially by the significant share of surgical patients who are neurodivergent or reading under stress. Polaris is the delivery layer that closes that gap.
Accessibility-first
Two ways to read, offered from the first screen.
Every patient is met with an explicit choice: a standard version, or an easy-readone — short sentences, one idea at a time, plain English. The choice persists and is one tap away on every page.
It is built to WCAG 2.2 AA, respects reduced-motion, and warns before any anatomical detail. No autoplaying media, no aggressive reds — a calm palette throughout.
The first screen: an explicit easy-read / standard choice, stored on the device only.
A paced journey
A structured pathway, not a wall of text.
Each procedure becomes an ordered set of phases and steps, with a persistent progress indicator so the patient always knows where they are. Branching is visible and predictable — nothing is hidden without a plain-language reason.
And it carries its warrant openly: each pathway shows the registered clinician who reviewed and signed it off, with the date — a record of exactly what the information said, in which version, on any given date.
A real pathway: phased progress, and the named clinician sign-off shown to the patient.
What it gives a surgical team
Higher-fidelity disclosure, on the record.
Montgomery-aligned
Material risks, options and instructions, presented at the patient’s pace.
Accessibility-first
Dual-track easy-read, WCAG 2.2 AA, reduced-motion and high-contrast support.
No login, no data
Patients stay anonymous; nothing identifiable is stored or transmitted.
See Polaris on your own pathway.
We’ll show you Polaris with one of your procedures — standard and easy-read, end to end.
Polaris supports, but does not replace, the advice of a patient’s own clinical team. It stores no patient-identifiable data and requires no login.