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Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RP6

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 42,010 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 21% from 34,788 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 84.6% of the pathways waiting at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (80.5%). That is 7.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 92.6% of A&E attendances at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (97.2%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 2.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 81.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 10.5 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (92.3%). That is 3.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 4.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (0.0%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 12 March 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
42,010
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
84.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
19
August 2026 · NHS England
42k34k August 2025August 2026
85.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
407 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202534,788
September 202534,148
October 202534,839
November 202534,528
December 202534,792
January 202634,110
February 202634,802
March 202637,655
April 202636,163
May 202639,279
June 202639,506
July 202641,780
August 202642,010
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202580.5%
September 202581.5%
October 202582.0%
November 202583.7%
December 202584.5%
January 202684.5%
February 202684.3%
March 202685.8%
April 202684.4%
May 202684.6%
June 202684.9%
July 202684.7%
August 202684.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 202531
September 202540
October 202516
November 202518
December 202513
January 202616
February 202630
March 202612
April 20267
May 20267
June 202613
July 202621
August 202619

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
92.6%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E attendances in the month
6,569
September 2026 · NHS England
98.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
6,8245,192 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202597.2%
October 202596.8%
November 202598.3%
December 202596.5%
January 202695.2%
February 202698.9%
March 202697.5%
April 202696.9%
May 202696.0%
June 202695.2%
July 202696.3%
August 202697.8%
September 202692.6%
A&E attendances in the month
September 20255,657
October 20256,051
November 20255,563
December 20255,192
January 20265,617
February 20265,444
March 20266,316
April 20266,346
May 20266,494
June 20266,415
July 20266,824
August 20266,572
September 20266,569

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
72.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
100.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
81.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202588.9%
May 2025100.0%
June 2025100.0%
July 202580.0%
August 202566.7%
September 202550.0%
October 202575.0%
November 202566.7%
December 202550.0%
January 202650.0%
February 20260.0%
March 202690.0%
April 202694.3%
May 2026100.0%
June 202687.5%
July 202685.7%
August 202672.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 202595.8%
June 2025100.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 2025100.0%
September 2025100.0%
October 202596.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 202597.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 202695.7%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202592.3%
May 2025100.0%
June 2025100.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 202595.5%
September 202595.9%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 2025100.0%
January 2026100.0%
February 202697.1%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 202687.5%
July 202650.0%
August 202681.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
4.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
195
August 2026 · NHS England
4.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
258143 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20250.0%
September 20250.7%
October 20250.5%
November 20250.0%
December 20252.8%
January 20261.0%
February 20260.5%
March 20261.3%
April 20263.1%
May 20262.6%
June 20263.2%
July 20264.8%
August 20264.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 2025156
September 2025152
October 2025189
November 2025197
December 2025143
January 2026191
February 2026196
March 2026235
April 2026258
May 2026228
June 2026253
July 2026231
August 2026195

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 12 March 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Islington

Where Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026