Overview

• The BMJ Open study shows the Brent Cross pop-up clinic cut expected wait times by an average of eight days per week during its first five months.
• After eliminating the initial backlog by April 2022, the clinic sustained a reduced delay rate of 0.3 days per week through April 2023.
• Technicians with no prior healthcare experience were trained to perform routine scans under clinician support, allowing specialists to focus on urgent and complex cases.
• Analysis of 69,257 appointments for 39,357 stable glaucoma and medical retinal patients across the Moorfields network underpins the study’s findings.
• Further evaluation with external control comparisons and broader patient groups is underway to confirm the clinic’s effectiveness for NHS-wide scaling.