Medicines Easy
Read Leaflets
An Easy Read solution for inclusive healthcare communication. MERLs transform complex medical information into clear, accessible formats for everyone, available in multiple languages. MERLs provides information as pictograms and short phrases for people with learning difficulties, cognitive challenges, children and those whose first language is not English
Why MERLs
Visual Medicines Information
Clear, accessible medication information in English with standardised pictograms and plain language.
Images and Phrases
MaPPs text abridged and presented as short phrases and crossed checked images targeting health literacytranscend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Reduces misunderstandings and Preventable Harm
Better understanding of vital medicines points for people with a low literacytranscend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Meets Net Zero
Suitable for low to high digital literacy with leaflet downloads, emailed and printtranscend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Fulfils requirements of Equalities Act
Reasonable adjustment requirements for people with a learning difficulty, cognitive challenge.transcend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Translated MERLs
Available in multiple languages to serve diverse communities while maintaining visual consistency and safety.
Consistent Visual Layout
Maintains identical structure and design across all language versions, making it easy for healthcare providers and patients to navigate.transcend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Medication Safety First
All translations go through rigorous quality checks to ensure accurate information communication.transcend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Culturally Adapted Translations
Professionally translated content that considers cultural nuances and healthcare literacy levels in each language.transcend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Reduces misunderstandings and Preventable Harm
Better understanding of vital medicines points for people with a low literacytranscend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
Fulfils requirements of Equalities Act
Reasonable adjustment requirements for people with a learning difficulty, cognitive challenge.transcend language barriers, ensuring consistent understanding across all translations.
See how MERLS supports the NHS 10 Year Plan
3 STRATEGIC SHIFTS
Clear information summaries written by experts for most available medicines in various formats and languages.
Digital QR code portal for patients with a staff portal for digital PDF downloadable leaflets, reminder charts, and administration charts.
Reduces misunderstanding, preventable harm and waste. Improves safety and health outcomes whilst saving staff time.
Case Study
Cascade Care: Charlton House
Facilitating Discussion & Improving Compliance
Using MERLs® to support residents with learning difficulties in residential care, enabling accessible communication tailored to their needs.
Key Outcomes:
- Promotes greater independence and responsibility for medication management
- Accessible communication support tailored to individual needs
- Positive CQC feedback on the use of MERLs® leaflets
"The format was helpful for people with learning difficulties who administer their own medication, creating and promoting independence for the individual"
Perfect For Diverse Needs
Learning Disabilities
Simplifying complex medical regimens into visual steps that empower independent medication management.
Paediatric Care
Child-friendly visuals that reduce anxiety and help young patients understand their treatment journey.
Multilingual Support
Pictograms serve as a universal bridge for non-native speakers, ensuring safety across language barriers. Available in multiple translated versions for diverse linguistic communities.
Elderly Support
Facilitate independent living with support from easy to use resources
Ready to Make Healthcare More Accessible?
Support patients with personalised, easy-to-read medicines information that improves understanding, adherence and independence.