UCL/Moorfields pop up diagnostic clinic at Brent Cross - Photos taken at the pop up outpatient clinic at Brent Cross, credit Moorfields
UCL/Moorfields pop up diagnostic clinic at Brent Cross - Photos taken at the pop up outpatient clinic at Brent Cross, credit Moorfields - A new pop-up diagnostic hub has been opened at a London shopping centre in a unique research collaboration between UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital, aimed at "defining the principles of healthcare in the UK and globally for the next 50 years". The new eye clinic, based in a retail unit at Brent Cross, has been designed by a team of UCL architects and scientists led by Professor Paul Foster (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), and is part of a NIHR-supported research project. Its location enables some people to be seen closer to their homes, providing a convenient way for them to access diagnostic eye care. On entering the hub, patients will have a series of high-tech eye tests in an environment that takes its inspiration from high-efficiency commercial settings such as automotive and aerospace manufacturing. At all times patients will be socially distanced, have far fewer interactions and spend less time indoors - reducing the chance of transmission of Covid-19 and other viruses. Over the next few months, the pop-up clinic will be reconfigured several times using UCL-designed moveable 'smart' walls and floating electrical and data 'umbilical cords'. The aim is to establish the most time-efficient and cost-effective layout for patient throughput.
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