Access Guide
Getting To (Blood Tests)
- This route starts at the Clinical Therapy - Blue Badge Parking.
- The most accessible route from here has step-free level access.
- This route also has uneven surfaces and a dropped kerb without tactile paving.
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- Access to this department is via the Clinical Therapy Entrance.
- There is a drop-off point at this entrance.
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- This department is located on Level 1 of the Outpatients Block.
- The department is approximately 6m from the Clinical Therapy Lift.
- Enter via the Clinical Therapy Entrance and proceed ahead to Clinical Therapy - Lift 8.
- Take a lift to Level 1.
- Exit the lift and proceed ahead.
- The Blood Tests entrance is located straight ahead.
- This route to the department has a lift.
- There are no doors to open along this route.
- Some flooring is shiny and patterned along this route.
- There are not resting areas along this route to the department.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- Dementia-friendly signage is not provided.
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Parking (Clinical Therapy - Blue Badge Parking)
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Car Park
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- The car park is located to the left of the Clinical Therapy entrance.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac.
- There are 8 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked and signposted.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 250cm (width) x 491cm (depth).
- There is a marked zone to both sides and rear.
- The width of the marked zone is 130cm.
- The nearest designated bay is 20m from the Clinical Therapy entrance.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has a very easy slope.
- This route has uneven surfaces.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- This car park is for Blue Badge holders only.
- Parking is free for all users.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Points
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- Electric Vehicle charging points are not available.
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Drop-off Point
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- There is a designated drop-off point available.
- The designated drop-off point is located in front of the Clinical Therapy entrance.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the drop-off point.
Entrance (Clinical Therapy Entrance)
- This entrance is located at the north end of the hospital, leading from the Clinical Therapy - Blue Badge parking.
- 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 are double automatic doors.
- The doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 163cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low colour contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors.
- The doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 151cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low colour contrast.
- This entrance gives access to Level -1 of the hospital.
Lift (Clinical Therapy - Lift 8)
- The lift surveyed is located to the left from the Clinical Therapy entrance.
- The distance from the Clinical Therapy entrance is 9m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
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Standard Lift
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- Level -1, Level 0 and Level 1 can be accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a high colour contrast.
- The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
- The weight limit for the lift is 2000kg.
- The external lift control buttons have tactile markings.
- The control buttons have a high colour contrast.
- All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 126cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 145cm (width) x 268cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings.
- The control buttons have a varying colour contrast.
- All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a list of floor services/facilities, a visual floor indicator, an audible announcer and a mirror to aid reversing.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Department Service (Blood Tests)
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Location and Access
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- Blood Tests is located on Level 1 of the Outpatients Block.
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- There is written text signage on or near the door.
- There is step-free level access into this area.
- There are double manual doors.
- The doors are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 144cm.
- The doors have a high colour contrast.
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Getting Around
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- There is step-free level access throughout all areas.
- There are no doors to open along circulation routes.
- There is a high colour contrast between the walls and floor along circulation routes.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- There is background noise in some areas of the venue.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
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Facilities and Services
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- Seating available in this area includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- Some seating is fixed.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
Seating Area (Waiting Area)
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Location and Access
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- The waiting area is located to the right as you enter the department.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
- There is step-free level access to this area.
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Seating Area
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- There is step-free level access throughout the seating area.
- There is some 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.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- There is background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
- There is a ticket machine with a height range of 128cm to 137cm.
Consultation / Medical Room (Cubicle 4)
- The room surveyed was Cubicle 4.
- The room is located ahead as you enter the Blood Tests entrance.
- The most accessible route to the room has step-free level access.
- Doors are held open along the most accessible route.
- There is numbered signage on or near the door.
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- There is an opening without doors.
- The width of the opening is 95cm.
- There is step-free level access throughout.
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- Seating available in this room includes: chairs with armrests.
- Seating is fixed.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is background noise in this room.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
Toilet with Adaptations (Left Hand Transfer)
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Location
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- The toilet surveyed is located on the right side of the Blood Tests waiting area.
- The distance from the Blood Tests entrance is 13m.
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Route
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- The most accessible route to the toilet has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
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Access
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- There is step-free level access into the facility.
- There is tactile and pictorial signage on or near the door.
- The door opens both ways and has a high colour contrast.
- The door is easy to open.
- The width of the opening is 87cm.
- The door has a locking handle.
- Internally the door has a high colour contrast.
- There is a grab rail on the internal door, with a high colour contrast.
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Dimensions and Features
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- The dimensions of the cubicle are 150cm (width) x 229cm (depth).
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There is a lateral transfer space to the left as you face the toilet, however it is obstructed.
- The lateral transfer space is 85cm (from the side of the toilet pan).
- There is a push button flush for the toilet.
- The flush is on the non-transfer side.
- There is a horizontal grab rail on the non-transfer side.
- The horizontal grab rail has a high colour contrast.
- There is a vertical grab rail on the transfer side.
- The vertical grab rail has a high colour contrast.
- There is a dropdown grab rail on the transfer side.
- The dropdown grab rail has a high colour contrast.
- The toilet seat is 49cm from the floor.
- The toilet seat has a low colour contrast.
- The toilet has a padded backrest.
- The toilet roll holder can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The toilet roll holder has a high colour contrast.
- The toilet roll holder is 108cm from the floor.
- The wash basin has a lever mixer tap.
- The wash basin and tap can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The wash basin is 72cm from the floor.
- There are vertical grab rails on both sides of the wash basin.
- The wash basin grab rails have a high colour contrast.
- There is a wall mounted soap dispenser.
- The soap dispenser can be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The soap dispenser has a high colour contrast.
- The soap dispenser is 107cm from the floor.
- There is a wall mounted towel dispenser.
- The towel dispenser cannot be reached when seated on the toilet.
- The towel dispenser has a high colour contrast.
- The towel dispenser is 98cm from the floor.
- There is not a hand dryer.
- There is a pull cord emergency alarm within 10cm from the floor.
- There is no mirror.
- There is no shelf.
- The cubicle has a waste bin and a nappy/incontinence items bin.
- There are no coat hooks.
- The walls and floor have a high colour contrast.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
