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St Mary's Hospital - Mint Building

Praed Street, Paddington, London, W2 1NY

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Overview (Mint Building)

  • About View
    • Services available in the venue include: Pre-Assessment Unit, Pathology Specimen Drop Off, Chest and Allergy Clinic, Lung Function department, Dermatology Treatment Unit, Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Imperial Clinical Respiratory Research Unit, Coulter Suite and Mint Outpatients.
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  • Parking and Public Transport View
  • Getting In and Around View
    • There is step-free access via ramp at the most accessible entrance.
    • There are 2 entrances into the building.
      The entrance off the courtyard is step-free via slight ramp and manual doors.
      The entrance at the front of the building off Winsland Street has stepped access and manual doors.
      Both entrances give access to the ground floor lift lobby area of the Mint Building.
    • There is step-free level access throughout the majority of areas, this may include the use of a lift.
    • The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: slight slopes for access to the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre and the Coulter Suite on the first floor of the building and a steep slope for access to the Pre-assessment Unit on the first floor of the building.
    • Access throughout may include manual doors and doors permanently held open.
    • The ground, first and second floors can be accessed via a standard lift and stairs.
    • There is not a toilet with adaptations available.
  • Getting Help and Assistance View
    • There is seating available.
    • There is no hearing assistance system.
    • British Sign Language interpreters can be provided on request.
    • Documents are available in the following formats: Braille (on request), large print (on request) and different languages (on request).
    • There is not a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
    • There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.
    • Additional facilities/services include: Wi-Fi.
    • Staff receive the following training: disability awareness training.

Toilet and Changing Facilities (Mint Building)

  • Toilet Facilities View
    • Ambulant toilet facilities are located within the male standard toilets on the second floor of the building.
    • The male and female step-free toilet facilities are located on the second floor of the building.

Parking (Winsland Street)

Parking (South Wharf Road)

Entrance (Courtyard - Entrance H)

  • This entrance is located off the Mint Building courtyard area between South Wharf Road and Winsland Street.
  • 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 ramp at the entrance.
  • The ramp has a slight gradient.
  • The ramp is between 75cm and 150cm wide with no handrails.
  • There is an intercom at a height of 136cm.
  • There is a single manual door at this entrance.
  • The door is permanently held open.
  • The width of the opening is 74cm.
  • There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
  • The door has a high visual contrast.
  • There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 140cm.
  • There is step-free level access as you enter.
  • This entrance gives access to the ground floor of the Mint Building.

Entrance (Winsland Street)

  • This entrance is located at the front of the Mint Building, off Winsland Street.
  • 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 stepped access at the entrance.
  • There are 2 steps with no handrails.
  • The steps are unmarked.
  • The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the highest step is 8cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • There are double manual doors at this entrance, however one door is locked or bolted.
  • The locked door can be opened on request.
  • The doors open away from you.
  • The width of the opening is 70cm.
  • The doors have a high visual contrast.
  • There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 127cm.
  • There is stepped access as you enter.
  • There are 10 steps with handrails on both sides.
  • The handrails are easy to grip.
  • The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
  • The steps are clearly marked.
  • The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the highest step is 15cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • This entrance gives access to the ground floor of the Mint Building.

Getting Around (Mint Building)

  • There is step-free level access throughout the majority of walkways, this may include the use of a lift.
  • The following areas have step-free access via ramps or slopes: slight slopes for access to the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre and the Coulter Suite on the first floor of the building and a steep slope for access to the Pre-assessment Unit on the first floor of the building.
  • Access throughout may include manual doors and doors permanently held open.
  • The flooring is shiny.
  • There is a high visual contrast between the walls and floor in all areas.
  • Some of the walls have a reflective finish.
  • There is no (or very little) background noise.
  • Wayfinding signage is provided.
  • Signage is clearly visible with high contrasting colours.
  • The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout.
  • Seating available in the walkways includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
  • Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
  • Some departments are located on the ground floor of the Mint Building off the courtyard area and have their own external entrances (E and F).

Lift (Mint Building)

  • The lift surveyed is located to the left as you enter via Courtyard - Entrance H, between the Courtyard - Entrance H and the Winsland Street entrance.
  • The distance from the Courtyard - Entrance H is 2m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
  • The ground, first and second floors are accessed by this lift.
  • The lift door has a high visual contrast.
  • The lift has a level manoeuvring space in front of it for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
  • The external lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
  • All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The lift door opening width is 114cm.
  • The internal dimensions of the lift are 170cm (width) x 109cm (depth).
  • The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
  • The majority of the internal controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • Internally the lift has: a mirror to aid reversing, a hearing assistance alarm system, a visual floor indicator, an audible announcer and a list of floor services/facilities.
  • Lighting levels were low at the time of the survey.

Stairs (Mint Building)

  • The stairs surveyed are located immediately ahead as you enter via the Courtyard - Entrance H entrance.
  • There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
  • The ground, first and second floors can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 20+ steps between floors.
  • The steps have low visual contrast markings and have handrails on both sides.
  • The handrails are easy to grip.
  • The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
  • The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
  • The height of the highest step is 17cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.

Standard Toilet Facilities (Second Floor)

  • The male and female standard toilet facilities were surveyed.
  • The toilets are located along the second floor, to the right as you exit the lift and then on the left before Mint Outpatients.
  • The distance from the lift is 10m.
  • The most accessible route has step-free level access and manual doors.
  • There is step-free level access into the toilets.
  • There is pictorial and written text signage on or near the door.
  • The door opens inwards and has a high visual contrast.
  • The width of the door opening is 86cm.
  • Internally the door has a low visual contrast.
  • There are ambulant toilet facilities available.
  • The ambulant cubicle has a horizontal grab rail on the left and a dropdown rail on the right.
  • There is a wash basin, a wall mounted soap dispenser, a wall mounted towel dispenser and a hand dryer available.
  • The wash basin has a lever tap.
  • Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.