Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of eye health services in the UK and a world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education.
We have a reputation, developed over two centuries, for providing the highest quality eye care, always at the forefront of the latest developments in ophthalmology. Our 1,700 staff are committed to sustaining and building on our pioneering legacy.
Our main focus is the treatment and care of NHS patients with a wide range of eye problems, from common complaints to rare conditions that require treatment not available elsewhere in the UK.
We treat people at our main hospital in London’s City Road, and 19 other locations in and around the capital. This means that we can provide more first-class care and treatment in the community, closer to where people live and work.
More than nine out of 10 of our patients are treated within 18 weeks of being referred by their GP, ahead of national targets. Almost all patients in our specialist A&E wait less than four hours to be treated, admitted or discharged, with the vast majority having much shorter waits. We have a strong record on infection control, with no recorded cases of MRSA bloodstream infections or Clostridium difficile to date.
With our partners at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we are a national and international centre for research into eye conditions and treatments, leading one of
the strongest and most extensive ophthalmic research programmes in the world. We are also a major force in teaching the eye specialists of the future.
We manage three commercial divisions: Moorfields Private, Moorfields Pharmaceuticals and Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai. Proceeds from all of them provide vital funding for our NHS care, as do our charities, Moorfields Eye Charity and the Friends of Moorfields.
