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Entrance (Main Atrium Entrance)

Entrance

First doors

Second doors

This entrance is located at the front of the main hospital building.
The entrance area is not clearly signed.
There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is step-free level access at the entrance.
There are double automatic doors.
The doors open by sliding.
The width of the opening is 188cm.
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 192cm.
The doors have a low colour contrast.
This entrance brings you into the ground floor of the Main Block, into the Atrium.

Reception desk

Lowered section

Touchscreens

Location View
- The reception is located ahead on the right from the Main Atrium Entrance.
- The distance from the Main Atrium Entrance is 10m.
Route View
- The most accessible route to the reception has step-free level access.
- There are no doors to open along the most accessible route.
Access View
- There is step-free level access to the reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 106cm.
- There is a lowered section at the desk.
- The height of the lowered section is 76cm.
- The reception has patterned/distracting backgrounds which may affect the ability of someone to lip read.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- The height of the touchscreen display ranges from 100cm to 124cm from the floor.
- There may be background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Entrance

First set of doors

Second set of doors

This entrance is located on the right side of the Tower Block.
The entrance area is clearly signed.
There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is step-free level access at the entrance.
There is an intercom at a height of 118cm.
There are double automatic doors.
The doors open by sliding.
The width of the opening is 127cm.
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 are permanently held open.
The width of the opening is 129cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The doors have a low colour contrast.
This entrance brings you onto the ground floor.

Reception desk

Seating

Location View
- The reception is located to the right from the Tower Entrance.
- The distance from the Tower Entrance is 8m.
Route View
- The most accessible route to the reception has step-free level access.
- There is an automatic door along the most accessible route.
Access View
- There is step-free level access to reception.
- The height of the reception desk is 97cm.
- There is not a lowered section at the desk.
- The reception has patterned/distracting backgrounds which may affect the ability of someone to lip read.
- There is a clearly signed fixed hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system was tested and working at the time of the survey.
- There may be background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- 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.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests.

Entrance

First doors

Second doors

Third doors

This entrance is located at the front of the Gallery Wing, around the right hand side of the main hospital building.
The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
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 slope at the entrance.
The slope has a steep gradient.
There are double manual doors.
The doors open towards you.
The doors require effort to open.
The width of the opening is 162cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The doors have a high colour contrast.
There is a second set of double manual doors.
The doors open towards you.
The doors require effort to open.
The width of the opening is 160cm.
The doors have a high colour contrast.
There is a third set of double manual doors.
The doors open towards you.
The doors are easy to open.
The width of the opening is 166cm.
The doors have a high colour contrast.
This entrance brings you into the ground floor of the Gallery Wing.

Entrance

First doors

Second doors

This entrance is located at the rear of the Main Block.
The entrance area is not clearly signed.
There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is step-free level access at the entrance.
There are double automatic doors.
The doors open towards you.
The width of the opening is 142cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The doors have a medium colour contrast.
There is a second set of double automatic doors.
The doors open towards you.
The width of the opening is 146cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The doors have a medium colour contrast.
This entrance brings you into the ground floor of the Main Block.