300 lights upgraded with energy-efficient LEDs for Moorfield Eye Unit

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Overview

This £60,000 design-and-build contract for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust took just over a month in 2025. The lighting upgrade project took place at one of the district hubs of Moorfields Eye Hospital, at Northwick Park Hospital, in Harrow, Middlesex.

Due to the nature of the working area, all works took place at night between 8pm and 4am to avoid risk to the public and disruption to service.

Barton Knight also liaised closely with the clinical teams in operating theatres to allow sufficient time for a deep clean ahead of service, to avoid any risk of contamination.

Key Works

Three hundred 600×600 fluorescent panels were replaced with energy-efficient LED equivalents.
Strip lights featuring sealed LED fittings were installed in/on sealed ceilings just outside the operating theatres, while sealed panels were fitted within the theatres.
In specified areas the new panels feature dimmable DALI systems for control over lighting levels.

Hospital lighting upgrade

Barton Knight's electrical engineers were very well-organised and very fast - I had anticipated the works taking months but the project was completed much more quickly, in just six weeks, to a high standard. The operatives were clearly experienced and knew what they were doing. We were confident in their work and approach and this led to further remedial shut-down work." BASIT, ESTATES MANAGER, MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL

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The Eye Centre at Northwick Park Hospital is one of the district hubs of the renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital, bringing expert eye care closer to where patients’ live. The specialist eye unit offers eye surgery as well as diagnostic, outpatient, and urgent care for a wide range of eye conditions, from cataracts and glaucoma through to general ophthalmology.

The hospital lighting upgrade project took just over a month. Our electricians replaced 300 square fluorescent panels and strip fluorescent lighting with energy-efficient LED equivalents. In various locations, especially the exam/consult rooms, our engineers fitted dimmable DALI systems to allow clinical staff more control over lux levels.

New 600×600 LED panels were fitted in the operating theatre. Cleanliness was imperative in this area. We ensured all possible prep work was done outside the theatre to avoid any risk of contamination.

Barton Knight’s operatives started the project by working on some areas in the day and some out-of-hours during the night. This approach was agreed with the Trust beforehand.

Patients included a number of vulnerable people with impaired sight, and as work progressed, we agreed with the client to adjust the schedule and move all electrical works overnight, when the unit was shut. The project continued quickly and effectively, while the clinic operated as normal.

Equipment was stored offsite in the day and delivered on a van to site every night at 8pm, after the clinic shut.

The night electricians worked until 4am, loading up the van with equipment and old light fittings to be recycled. This meant the clinical team could do a deep-clean so the theatre was ready and running for patients when the unit opened.

The project was successfully delivered on time and to budget with no issues.