Access Guide
Entrance (Main Accessible Entrance)
- This entrance is located at the front of the hospital, off Twickenham Road.
- The approach to the entrance has bollards.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via a very easy slope at the entrance.
- There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- There is a push pad at a height of 80cm.
- The width of the opening is 110cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The door has a low visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 80cm.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 197cm.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
- This entrance brings you into the ground floor of the main hospital atrium.
Entrance (Main Entrance – Revolving)
- This entrance is located at the front of the hospital, off Twickenham Road.
- The approach to the entrance has bollards.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via a very easy slope at the entrance.
- There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
- The door opens by revolving.
- The width of the opening is 126cm.
- The door has a low visual contrast.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 197cm.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
- This entrance brings you into the ground floor of the main hospital atrium.
Entrance (East Wing - Basement)
- This entrance is located at the rear of the hospital.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via a very easy slope at the entrance.
- The height of the hand sanitiser is 140cm.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 152cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 128cm.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
- This entrance brings you into the basement of the East Wing.
Entrance (Link Bridge to Marjory Warren Building - Ground Floor)
- This entrance is located on the ground floor, at the rear of the hospital.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 137cm.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors .
- The second set of doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 166cm.
- The second set of doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
- This entrance brings you into the ground floor of the Marjory Warren Building.
Entrance (Link Bridge to Marjory Warren Building - First Floor)
- This entrance is located on the first floor, at the rear of the hospital.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is step-free level access at the entrance.
- The height of the hand sanitiser is 135cm.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open away from you.
- The width of the opening is 155cm.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors .
- The second set of doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 148cm.
- The second set of doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is step-free access via ramp as you enter.
- The ramp has a slight gradient.
- The ramp is over 150cm wide with handrails on both sides.
- This entrance brings you into the first floor of the Marjory Warren Building.
Exit (Access to the Mulberry Centre)
- The exit area is clearly signed.
- There is step-free level access at the exit.
- There are double automatic doors at this exit.
- The doors open away from you.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 100cm.
- The width of the opening is 138cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is step-free access via a very easy slope as you exit.
Reception (Main Reception)
- The reception is located to the left from the main accessible entrance.
- The distance from the main accessible entrance is 15m.
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 114cm.
- There is a lowered section at the desk.
- The height of the lowered section is 78cm.
- The reception has glazed screens.
- There is a clearly signed fixed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- The flooring is shiny.
- Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre in the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest in the seating area.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests, benches and chairs with armrests.
- Some seating is fixed.
