Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A specialist ophthalmic health service, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust offers services over 30 sites in London.

The trust oversees a specialist A&E department for urgent, sight threatening problems. Other conditions the trust covers includes care for glaucoma, cataract, ocular oncology and radiology, amongst many other treatments. The trust also oversees a partnership with UCL Institute of Opthalmology to lead one of the most extensive ophthalmic research programmes.

Figures for this Trust

  • Number of Patient Safety Incidents & harm caused
    April 2020 to March 2021
    • Death
      1
    • Severe
      9
    • Moderate
      55
    • Low
      307
    • None
      2,167
    Total 2,539
  • Top 3 categories of Patient Safety Incident
    April 2020 to March 2021
    1. Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)
    2. All other categories
    3. Documentation (including records, identification)
  • Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    February 2024
    Percentage of A&E attendances dealt with in 4 hours
    98.9%
  • Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    January 2024
    Percentage treated for cancer within 62 days of urgent GP referral
    100.0%

  • Percentage of total
    beds occupied overnight
    October to December 2023
    Percentage of total beds occupied overnight
    42.5%
  • Number of cancelled
    elective operations
    October to December 2023
    Number of cancelled elective operations
    82

  • Percentage waiting 6+ weeks
    for diagnostic test
    January 2024
    Percentage waiting 6+ weeks for diagnostic test
    0.0%

  • Number of Never Events and number by category
    Number of Never Events and
    number by category
    1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021
    1
  • Wrong site surgery - 1
  • Retained foreign object post procedure - 0
  • Wrong implant/prosthesis - 0
  • Misplaced naso- or orogastric tubes - 0
  • Overdose of insulin due to abbreviations or incorrect device - 0
  • Administration of medication by the wrong route - 0
  • Overdose of methotrexate for non cancer treatment - 0
  • Failure to install functional collapsible shower or curtain rails - 0
  • Transfusion or transplantation of ABO incompatible blood components or organs - 0
  • Unintentional connection of a patient requiring O2 to an air flowmeter - 0
  • Misselection of high strength midazolam - 0
  • Misselection of a strong potassium solution - 0
  • Falls from poorly restricted windows - 0
  • Chest or neck entrapment in bed rails - 0
  • Scalding of patients - 0