David Probert, chief executive at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed chairman of the World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH).
Probert will lead the association for the next two years, taking over from Charity Wai, chief operating officer at the Singapore National Eye Centre. The announcement was made at the WAEH 11th annual meeting, which was held from 14-17 June at the Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital - the first time the meeting has been held in China.
Since joining Moorfields in April 2016, David successfully led the Trust to gain a rating of ‘Good’ from the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of all health and social care services in England, and accreditation for five further years as a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre and Clinical Research Facility.
Commenting on his appointment, Probert said, “The World Association of Eye Hospitals is an invaluable forum to work together and share knowledge. I am looking forward to leading the association to ensure that it continues to promote collaboration in ophthalmology to improve care and outcomes for people with sight loss around the world.”
In other news, Moorfields has taken the first step towards going paperless after commissioning Hicom, a leading provider of clinical information software, to develop and improve the functionality of OpenEyes, the specialist Electronic Medical Record (EMR) application for ophthalmology. The investment will enable Moorfields to move towards a fully paperless system that will provide clinicians real-time access to patient records across the Trust’s 32 locations. The first phase of the implementation will be rolled-out in summer 2018.
