BRISTOL NHS EYE HOSPITAL CENTER MOVES TO GALLERIES SHOPPING CENTER

The UHBW Eye Clinic Ratings Center recently transitioned to the Galleries Shopping Center in Broadmead, Bristol to make services more accessible and closer to important transport hubs. The service officially opened on March 23rd after leaving its temporary location at the UHBW Education and Research Center near the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Originally established in July 2020, this clinic provides comprehensive assessments and treatments for patients with long-term vision impairments. Thorough tests, such as imaging scans, are administered so that doctors can act fast to prevent further deterioration of vision. This is not the first time the Eye Clinic has moved; before being located at BRI it was hosted at Bristol Nightingale and Nuffield.

In less than three years of operation, the center has been visited by over 30,000 patients and was a finalist in the 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards, with 98 per cent of patients rating the service as good to excellent. UHBW said the move will offer patients excellent transport links and accessibility, saying that “hopefully the move of the service to the Galleries in Broadmead, Bristol will be longer term”.

The Bristol Eye Hospital Assessment Service has opened in its new Broadmead home in the Galleries shopping center (Image: UBHW)

How long-term that will be is unclear, as plans to demolish the Galleries shopping center were unveiled last year, with developers planning to build 450 new apartments on the site, as well as offices, student housing, a hotel, shops and cafes. The start of construction is planned for the end of 2024, the completion of the project for 2027.