💐Wouldn’t have been possible without
✅Patient&Public Involvement&Engagement #ROAM
✅My team Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBRC Moorfields Eye Charity Friends of Moorfields
✅Funding from NIHR CRN North Thames
✅Community engagement & infrastructure from atbeaconproject

Many thanks! 🤩

NIHR Research

From Mario to Marathon! Felix’s childhood experiences at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust inspired him to run a marathon, to raise funds that could help other young patients have an easier time while visiting the hospital:

friendsofmoorfields.org.uk/felixs-story-f…

We have now proved that #volunteers can support #healthcare staff and their patients in a wide variety of roles! This example from Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Friends of Moorfields shows a trained 'Hand-Holding' volunteer reducing patient anxiety by providing reassurance & comfort during eye surgery!

Congratulations to our 11 staff named on The Ophthalmologist's Power List 2024, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology. Read more: moorfields.nhs.uk/about-us/news-…

New on our website: Volunteer Eve talks about her varied experiences with us, from phone support to baking!

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Have you always wanted to start a career in healthcare? We have a wide range of fantastic opportunities at Moorfields Eye Hospital, including entry level roles such as Assistant ophthalmic vision science practitioner. To apply visit: bit.ly/3vV3sFm

Last week our Senior Volunteer Support Officer Liam took part in this fantastic event with UEL Volunteering, exploring how volunteering can shape careers in healthcare.

If you'd like to volunteer with us, you can learn more here:

friendsofmoorfields.org.uk/get-involved/v…

We're thrilled to announce our new Eye to Eye campaign in Old Street Station, encouraging people to sign up for our fundraising walk!

Find out more here: brnw.ch/21wJ3Ho

Our new Peacock magazine is available now!

friendsofmoorfields.org.uk/new-issue-of-p…

It’s packed with news and updates, including a report on our recent AGM, and an interview with Moorfields chief nurse and director of allied professionals Sheila Adam.

Eid Mubarak to all of our volunteers, supporters and followers who are celebrating!

How is eye care being transformed by AI?

Pearse Keane explains. Pearse is a Moorfields consultant, professor of artificial medical intelligence at UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and director of INSIGHT, our health data research hub programme.

insight.hdrhub.org/post/transform…

Our annual fundraising walk celebrates it’s tenth anniversary on Sunday 23 June.

Over the years Eye to Eye has raised over £900,000 to support eye research and innovation.

Take on 1,5 or 15 miles and give back to Moorfields.

Sign up here: moorfieldseyecharity.org.uk/events/eye-to-…

Last week our volunteer team, plus our Bank Partners colleagues, held a recruitment event at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust St George's Hospital.

We have several volunteers there, but we're always looking for more! If you're interested to volunteer with us, click here:

friendsofmoorfields.org.uk/get-involved/v…

We expect a high volume of calls today after the Easter weekend, so if you need to get in touch regarding an appointment that is not taking place within the next 48 hours, please try to email our booking centre on [email protected]

We are also experiencing disruption to our phone lines. If you need to contact us, please email [email protected].

We are experiencing IT disruptions across our sites. If you have an appointment with us this afternoon, and have not set off already, please do not travel in. You will be contacted as soon as possible with new appointment details. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Congratulations to Professor Konstantinos Balaskas, who has been nominated as Digital Innovator of the Year for the HSJ Digital Awards 2024!

If you need to contact our booking centre regarding an appointment, you can email [email protected]

If you would like to ring our nurse-led line for advice, you can ring 0207 566 2345 between 8am-9pm Mon to Friday and 9am-5pm on Saturdays.

Our new website will be going live this week! It’s possible that during this period you may face some disruption when attempting to access our website.

If you need to access our emergency A&E service between 9am-9pm, please follow the link here bit.ly/moorfields-eme…

Caitlin was diagnosed with #glaucoma at @‌Moorfields after experiencing eye pain, halos and headaches when she was 18. After two surgeries, she’s been able to get back to her passion of teaching! #GlaucomaWeek

Find out more here: brnw.ch/21wHRLP