Oxford Eye Hospital staff and contacts

Heads of service

• Head of Optometry
  Rasmeet Chadha: 01865 234733
• Head of Orthoptics
  Jacqui Greenhalgh: 01865 234835
• Ophthalmic Imaging and Diagnostics
  Lewis Smith: 01865 231139
• Ophthalmic Theatre Sister
  Adina Varga: 01865 231356
• Matron
  Ali Northover: 01865 222524
• Service Manager, Surgical Ophthalmology
  Sam Lynch: 01865 740941
• Service Manager, Medical Ophthalmology
  Ella Barnett: 01865 223805 (from 07.05.2024)
• Directorate Manager, Ophthalmology
  Joshua Buckingham: 01865 223146

NHS consultants' secretaries

Tel: 01865 234567 option 7

Services

• Regional Uveitis Service
  Email: oeh.uveitis@nhs.net
• Vascular Medical Retina Service
  Email: ouh-tr.vascularmedicalretina@nhs.net
• Glaucoma enquiries
  Email: ouh-tr.glaucoma@nhs.net
• Research enquiries
  Email: enquiries@eye.ox.ac.uk

Referrals

Please visit: Ophthalmology referrals

Consultants

Please see Consultants for consultants' biographies.

Consultant Nurse

Rebecca Turner MSc, Dip N, Dip Ophth, RGN, NMP

Matron Rebecca Turner joined the Oxford Eye Hospital team in October 1986 as a specialist nurse, following post-registration training at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.

She has held ward sister and senior nurse roles, and been Matron for Specialist Surgery since 2007. From 2013 to 2016 she was Clinical Lead in Ophthalmology.

Rebecca was appointed to the role of Consultant Nurse in September 2015. She has facilitated the development of nurse-led clinical practice in the Eye Hospital and is an integral part of the planning committee for a postgraduate certificate in ophthalmic care.

She is a past President of the United Kingdom Society of Ophthalmic Practitioners (UKISOP) (2016 to 2019) and remains an active part of the society which provides practical and theoretical training for Ophthalmic Practitioners.