Moorfields Eye Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- 162 City Road, London, EC1V 2PD
- Phone
- 020 7253 3411 (Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Moorfields Eye Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 42,168 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 7.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 7.7 wks | 42,168 |
More about waiting times at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Moorfields Eye Hospital: Outstanding. Published 12 March 2019. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 12 March 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 92.6% of the 6,569 people who went to A&E at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| St Bartholomew's HospitalBarts Health NHS Trust | 0.8 miles | 12.5 wks |
| Great Ormond Street HospitalGreat Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust | 1.3 miles | 11.8 wks |
| The National Hospital For Neurology and NeurosurgeryUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 1.4 miles | 12.0 wks |
| Guy's HospitalGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 1.7 miles | 11.4 wks |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Bolsover Street)Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | 2.3 miles | 8.9 wks |
| Homerton University HospitalHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2.5 miles | 9.7 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.
Other hospitals run by Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Moorfields At Bedford, Bedford
- Moorfields At St George's, London