In February 2007, the new Richard Desmond Children's Eye Centre (RDCEC), was opened by the Queen. Its location is adjacent to the hospital's main City Road building.[6]
In December 2021, it was announced that the Moorfields building had been sold to private developers, and that the hospital would relocate to a new facility near King's Cross railway station.[7][8]
Founded in 1963, The Friends of Moorfields Charity is an independent registered charity, raising funds for the benefit of the patients of Moorfields Eye Hospital. The primary aim of this charity is to provide supplementary services and equipment for the comfort and well-being of Moorfields' patients and their visitors. It contributes towards buying much needed technical items for professional use in the hospital's clinics, satellite centres, operating theatres and research laboratories. The charity also promotes and manages a wide range of volunteers, supporting the work and service of the hospital.[10]
Moorfields Eye Charity is an independent registered charity for Moorfields Eye Hospital. Moorfields Eye Charity raises funds, above and beyond those normally provided by the NHS, to support and promote the work and research of Moorfields Eye Hospital, for the benefit of patients and staff, by raising extra funds to enhance services, research, equipment and facilities including a major joint – Moorfields and Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL – new building project.[11]
The Special Trustees of Moorfields Eye Hospital (charity number 228064) is a grant-giving body, which primarily supports research carried out at the hospital and research partners at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, alongside a range of other projects.[12]
Notable people who worked or studied at Moorfieldsedit
Ada Sarah Shepherd Robinson (1855–1938), Matron from 1895 to 1899, when she left to marry the hospital secretary.[14][13][15][16] Robinson trained at The London between 1890 and 1892, remaining there as a Holiday Sister, then Ward Sister until her appointment as Matron in 1895.[17][18]
Mary Louisa Pollett (1865–1963), Matron from 1907 to 1927.[13][21][22][23] Pollett trained at The London between 1893 and 1895, and stayed for a further year as a staff nurse.[24][25]
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^"Britain's best hospitals: A patients' guide". The Independent. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^Behrman, S (1962). "John Farre (1775–1862) and other 19th century physician at Moorfields". Medical History. 6 (1): 73–6. doi:10.1017/s0025727300026879. PMC1034675. PMID 16562232.
^"History". Moorfields Hospital. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^"How Moorfields Hospital changed our world". BBC News. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^"London property developer to buy large Moorfields Eye Hospital site". Evening Standard. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^Howard, Tom. "Site of Moorfields Eye Hospital sold to developer Derwent London". The Times. Retrieved 15 December 2021.(Subscription required.)
^"Norman Ashton". The Guardian. 14 January 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^"About us". Friends of Moorfields. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^"About us". Moorfields Eye Charity. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^"The Special Trustees of Moorfields Eye Hospital". Open Charities. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
^ abcdRogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons'? A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
^"Appointments". The Hospital. 18 (447): xix. 20 April 1895.
^Ada Sarah Shepherd Robinson and Robert James Bland, Marriage Certificate; 4 January 1900, St Andrew’s Church, Fulham, London; Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1931, London [Available at: www.ancestry,co.uk, accessed on 18 October 2017]
^"Marriage Bells". The Nursing Record and Hospital World. 23: 454. 2 December 1899 – via www.rcn.org.
^Ada Sarah Shepherd Robinson, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/3, 193; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
^Ada Sarah Shepherd Robinson, Register of Sisters and Nurses; RLHLH/N/4/1, 131; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
^Gertrude Mary Richards, Register of Probationers; RLHLH/N/1/3, 240; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
^Gertrude Mary Richards, Register of Sisters and Nurses; RLHLH/N/4/1, 141; Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums, London
^"Two Matrons Are Retiring". The Nursing Times: 343. 19 March 1927 – via www.rcn.org.