Moorfields and charity partner receive grant for volunteers

Moorfields Eye Hospital has received £75,000 to expand its volunteer programme with the charity The Friends of Moorfields.

The grant has been given by Healthforce and will help the charity to expand its volunteer programme and will offer specialist training for volunteers so they can provide support to patients during surgery under local anaesthetic and during their recovery.

Tracy Luckett, director of nursing and allied health professions at Moorfields Eye Hospital, said: ‘We’re delighted to have supported Friends of Moorfields in successfully securing this grant and we’re looking forward to help introduce the expanded volunteer programme which we’re confident will greatly help our patients.’