{"id":66,"date":"2018-01-12T09:36:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T09:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/royal-eye\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:08:56","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/royal-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column]<!-- Page Intro v2 -->\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-page-intro--v2__mobile-image\" \/>\n \n<section class=\"c-page-intro--v2   text-color--black  background-color--white  text-size--standard \"  style=\"background-image: url();\"  >\n    <div class=\"o-grid\">\n        \n\n\n\n        <div class=\"o-grid__full c-page-intro--v2__content   \">\n            <h2>Important notice<\/h2>            <p class=\"c-page-intro--v2__text\">On Sunday 19 April 2026, the adidas Manchester Marathon will take place, and road closures will be in effect across the city centre.<\/p>\n<p>The marathon route includes Oxford Road, but our car parks and access to our hospitals remain open at all times, with our services running as normal.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to visit our site on Sunday, you may need to allow more time to get here.<\/p>\n                            <a class=\"c-page-intro--v2__button c-button c-button--primary  js-smooth-scroll button-color--blue \" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestermarathon.co.uk\/road-closure-info\/\">Find out more on the Manchester Marathon website<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n         \n    <\/div>\n<\/section><!-- Page Intro  v2-->\n\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section class=\"c-homepage-header__section\">\n                            <div class=\"c-homepage-header\">\n                                    <div class=\"c-homepage-header__titles\">\n                                        <h1 class=\"c-homepage-header__title\">\n                                            Welcome to Manchester Royal Eye Hospital\n                                        <\/h1>\n                                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__sub-title\">\n                                            How can we help you?\n                                        <\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"c-homepage-header__links\">\n                                         <a href=\"\/royal-eye\/patients-visitors\/visitors\/getting-here\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/location-with-map.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Getting here\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"\/royal-eye\/patients-visitors\/visitors\/car-parking\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/car-parking.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Car Parking\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"\/royal-eye\/patients-visitors\/rearrange-cancel-appointment\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/appointment.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Appointments\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"\/royal-eye\/patients-visitors\/is-it-an-emergency\/\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/eye.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">Is it an emergency?\n                    <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cqc.org.uk\/location\/R0A04\" class=\"c-homepage-header__link\">\n                        <span class=\"o-icon c-homepage-header__link-icon\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/themes\/mft\/dist\/images\/mft-icons\/hospital.svg\" class=\"svg\" alt=\"Link icon\">\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"c-homepage-header__link-text\">CQC rating\n                    <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <a class=\"c-button c-button--nhs-cta js-smooth-scroll\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"#discover\">View more<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section id=\"discover\">\n\t<div class=\"c-masonry-grid container\">\n\t\t\n\t    <div class=\"c-title c-title--homepage u-desktop-only\">\n\t        <h1 class=\"c-title--homepage__title\">Discover more from our Hospital<\/h1>\n\t        <span class=\"c-title--homepage__sub-title\"><\/span>\n\t        <span>\n\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-masonry-grid__a\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-masonry-grid__col-lrg\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-masonry-grid__block c-masonry-grid--large-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-masonry-grid__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-masonry-grid__image\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/our-hospital-hp.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-masonry-grid__content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-icon c-button__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\">\n  <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M39 39H1v-4.56h1.583V14.68c2.84-1.84 5.517-3.273 8.1-4.296.846 4.17 4.746 7.394 9.44 7.336 4.613-.056 8.413-3.294 9.204-7.38 2.59 1.026 5.263 2.473 8.09 4.34v19.76H39V39zm-22.167 0h6.334v-7.6h-6.334V39zM8.917 28.36h3.166v-3.04H8.917v3.04zm6.333 0h3.167v-3.04H15.25v3.04zm6.333 0h3.167v-3.04h-3.167v3.04zm6.334 0h3.166v-3.04h-3.166v3.04zm-19-6.08h3.166v-3.04H8.917v3.04zm6.333 0h3.167v-3.04H15.25v3.04zm6.333 0h3.167v-3.04h-3.167v3.04zm6.334 0h3.166v-3.04h-3.166v3.04zm0-13.68c0 4.195-3.547 7.6-7.917 7.6-4.37 0-7.917-3.405-7.917-7.6S15.63 1 20 1c4.37 0 7.917 3.405 7.917 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href=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/royal-eye\/patients-visitors\/patient-leaflets\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"o-icon c-button__icon\"><svg id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\"><title>other-sectorsArtboard 1<\/title><g id=\"ETA-6953---MFT-Microsites-services-desktop-V1\"><path id=\"Combined-Shape-Copy-2\" d=\"M20.083,1.25a19,19,0,1,1-19,19A19,19,0,0,1,20.083,1.25Zm3.2,9.692a2.674,2.674,0,0,0-3.006-2.907A2.663,2.663,0,0,0,17.3,10.942a2.712,2.712,0,0,0,2.973,2.973A2.722,2.722,0,0,0,23.279,10.942Zm2.147,20.18V28.513l-1.685-.231c-.5-.066-.528-.132-.528-.661V16.558H16.375l-.363,2.676,1.784.628c.33.1.429.33.429.694v7.067c0,.5-.066.595-.529.661l-1.685.231v2.609Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-label=\"Patient Information Leaflets\" class=\"c-masonry-grid__title\">Patient Information Leaflets<\/span>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div 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