Latest news

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust website is updated regularly. To keep in touch with all the latest news and information from the Trust, please see the links below.

Moorfields Annual Health Check report 2007/2008 
Moorfields has now published its Annual Health Check Report and can be found on the publications and resources internet page.

World's first gene therapy for inherited blindness
UK researchers from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NIHR Biomedical Research Centre have announced results from the world’s first clinical trial to test a revolutionary gene therapy treatment for a type of inherited blindness.

Patient Information for gene therapy announcement
Frequently asked questions

Moorfields welcomes Rudy Markham and John Pelly
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to announce that during April, Rudy Markham and John Pelly commenced their respective roles of chairman and chief executive of the Trust.

First retinal implant operations carried out at Moorfields
As part of an international Phase I clinical study, Moorfields' surgeons carried out two successful operations to implant an artificial electronic retinal device into the eyes of two blind patients. This is the first time that such devices have been implanted in Britain.

Moorfields' pride in staff
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust announced today that the attitudes, skills and dedication of its staff towards patients and the Trust itself have helped it retain a place in two of the Top 100 Employers lists for this year.
9 April

National NHS Staff Survey results 2007
The results of the national survey of just under 156,000 NHS staff in England carried out by the Healthcare Commission were released today.
9 April

Annual Health Check update
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust implemented a range of positive measures following the Healthcare Commission’s annual health check report in October last year.
8 April

RDCEC wins two more top awards
Two more awards for the RDCEC's inventive design. The first is recognition for its architecture from the Civic Trust Awards and the second for its unique exterior lighting at The Lighting Design Awards 2008.
20 March

Moorfields Motion Displacement Test in development to aid global glaucoma diagnoses
Detecting glaucoma during a standard sight test can be problematic. The new Moorfields Motion Displacement Test (MDT) is reaching the final stages of development thanks to resarch by Moorfields in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and City University London. The Moorfields MDT utilises a unique software programme to investigate the visual field (peripheral vision), one of three recommended assessments used in the diagnosis of glaucoma.
6 March 2008

1st World Glaucoma Day
This Thursday, 6 March, is the 1st World Glaucoma Day, designed to enhance global glaucoma awareness. Moorfields' response to World Glaucoma Day is tholding a glaucoma test session at The House of Commons to inform members of parliament (MPs) of the global challenge of glaucoma detection and the impact on their constituents. The event is being organised by the RNIB, steered by Moorfields and supported by the International Glaucoma Association (IGA).
5 March 2008

Healthcare for London: Consulting the Capital
Staff and public event on Thursday 6 March, 11 am -1 pm, Ground floor, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road
On 30 November 2007, Islington PCT (with the other PCTs in London and Surrey PCT) launched a public consultation on the future of health services in London. Caroline Rowe, from Islington PCT, is inviting our staff and visitors to give their views when she visits Moorfields this Thursday between 11 am and 1 pm. You can also visit www.healthcareforlondon.nhs.uk or call freephone 0808 238 5430 for more details, to read the consultation document or to respond to the consultation.
4 March 2008

February 2008

Moorfields at Bedford is site for sore eyes
Although the latest outreach centre in Bedford opened its doors in October last year, the official handover was performed on 29th January by Bedford Hospital NHS Trust's CEO, Jean O’Callaghan and Moorfield’s Chairman, Sir Thomas Boyd Carpenter.
6 February 2008

Staff at Moorfields go bare below the elbows
From today all clinical and other staff that have contact with patients or use clinical areas, will have to ‘go bare’ from the elbows down as a new dress code comes into effect.
4 February 2008

City Road redevelopment
A wide-ranging review of the future of the Moorfields City Road site is underway to ensure that the Trust continues to provide the best possible services for patients.
4 February 2008

January 2008

Metro Games gold medallist presents cheque to Moorfields
Bronwyn Large, a 1,500m gold medallist in the 2007 Metro Games and a Friend of Moorfields, today presented a cheque to help further paediatric eye disease research.
31 January 2008

Agenda for Board of Directors meeting
Download the agenda for the public meeting of the Trust's Board of Directors, taking place on Thursday 31 January 2008.
28 January 2008

Clinical lectureships in ophthalmic translational research
The Moorfields Eye Hospital/UCL Institute of Ophthalmology National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre is seeking to appoint two clinical lecturers to undertake translational biomedical research.
26 January 2008

Have your say on health services in London
Islington Primary Care Trust is holding a public event to discuss Healthcare for London’s consultation on the future of health services in the capital.
10 January 2008

Tell us your positive stories about Moorfields
Do you have a story to tell? Would you like to share your experiences of Moorfields with a wider audience?
9 January 2008

New chief executive for Moorfields
The new chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to be John Pelly.
7 January 2008