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Publication Date: 09 April 2008
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 Employers lists for this year.
The Trust also welcomed the results from the Healthcare Commission National NHS staff survey 2007, which showed positive findings from staff in the majority of areas focused on by the report.
BRITAIN’S TOP EMPLOYERS 2008
The Corporate Research Forum/Guardian Britain’s Top Employers 2008 list has placed Moorfields in the top 100 for the third year. Employers, who cannot nominate themselves for inclusion on the list, are judged and rated by an independent panel of experts on how they performed in areas such as pay and benefits; career and training; knowledge management; and employee relations and diversity. Moorfields is one of only two NHS trusts in the top 100, the other being Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
An excerpt from ‘Britain’s Top Employers 2008’ about Moorfields says that, “A tangible sense of wanting to care pervades all the hospital’s sites; not just the doctors and nurses but all the staff are motivated by the assistance they can offer to patients.”
Other employers on the list for 2008 included Cadbury Schweppes, JD Wetherspoon, L’Oreal Ltd, and Shelter.
BEST NURSING EMPLOYERS 2008
The Nursing Times Top 100 list of the best places to work as a nurse includes Moorfields again this year. The Top 100 are generated through a survey of employers and nursing employees, and applications to take part in the survey are open to any organisation where nurses work, whether NHS or independent employers.
The survey looks at how well employers manage personal training and development; family-friendly practices; flexible working leading to staff retention; equality and diversity; and the strength of the nursing voice within an organisation.
The Nursing Times report on Moorfields said: “This hospital is internationally known for its specialist care – and it should also be known as a good employer according to staff. They praise the opportunities for professional development and networking, as well as the management. Senior nurses are ‘doing their best to engage nurses at all levels in the decision-making process’ as one of the nurses at Moorfields told the survey.”
ENDS
For further press information:
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust press office 020 7566 2628
press.office@moorfields.nhs.uk
Notes for editors:
Opened in 1805, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the world’s leading centres for ophthalmic treatment and teaching. It is the oldest and largest specialist eye hospital in the world, and became one of the UK’s first NHS Foundation Trusts in 2004.
With our research partner, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we are embarking on an exciting programme of research in order to find cures for diseases currently untreatable.
The entire range of eye diseases is treated at Moorfields Eye Hospital from cataract, corneal and retinal conditions to complex diseases, and last year over 260,000 patient visits were recorded.
More information about the hospital can be found at www.moorfields.nhs.uk
