Consultants at London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the world’s leading ophthalmology centres, have voiced serious concern over the leadership of the NHS trust, alleging a “culture of fear” and a loss of institutional confidence in the board.
In a letter to the oversight body of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, seen by The BMJ, the chair of the consultants’ committee at Moorfields—backed by more than 80 senior clinicians—warned of coercive leadership, financial instability, and fractured relations with key research partners. The letter, which has been shared with NHS England’s London region and the local integrated care board, raises fundamental questions about the trust’s governance and future direction.
The consultants accuse the trust chair, Laura Wade-Gery, of presiding over an atmosphere of suppression and intimidation. They cite an …
