During w/c 11 May, our Stratford, St Ann’s and City Road sites are taking part in the GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) Perfect Week. During this, teams will be carrying out over 200 cataract operations, using GIRFT methodology to drive this increase in capacity.
GIRFT is a national NHS England programme designed to improve the treatment and care of patients through in-depth review of services, benchmarking, and presenting a data-driven evidence base to support change.
Their Perfect Week initiative focuses on the details of every process for every person connected with each patient’s journey through surgery, making it a whole team effort.
Three sites are participating:
AM | PM | |
Monday | Stratford | Stratford |
Tuesday | St Anns | Stratford; St Anns |
Wednesday | Stratford | Stratford |
Thursday | St Anns; City Road | St Anns; City Road |
Friday | City Road | City Road |
Extra focus is given to applying best practice and we will be booking a handful of extra patients to address cancellations people make on the day. After the Week, we will be reviewing all aspects of our cataract surgery to find learnings applicable in both elective and outpatient activities across all Moorfields sites, including Moorfields Private.
Here are some highlights from patients being seen at Stratford as part of the initiative:
Sheila
“I gradually noticed vision change, it felt a bit foggy when I was outside, and the optician said I had cataracts.
“This is the second time I’ve been here, and I’m really happy with everything – the staff are very nice, helpful and it’s lovely and clean.
“I’ve only had to wait about a month for the operation, if that. I could have gone to somewhere nearer, but I wanted to go to Moorfields. My neighbour said to me, if there’s anything wrong with your eyes, definitely go to Moorfields”.
Placid
“I work for the Royal Mail and need to drive to Heathrow every day. I had a cataract removed from my right eye a couple of years ago, but I’ve found it hard driving in the winter, my eyesight has deteriorated, and my doctor has referred me here.”
Malinka
“My optician referred me for surgery on my left eye in March, which helped me see things in the distance. I now need this for my right eye. I can read with it, but now need glasses, and can’t see far away either.”
These stories will be updated to include what difference the surgery has made to them.
Find out more about cataract surgery at Moorfields.