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Trafford General Hospital - Getting To and Getting Around

Trafford General Hospital, Moorside Road, Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 5SL

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Overview (Trafford General Hospital)

  • About View
    • This is a district general hospital with multiple services available.
    • Services available in the venue include: Antenatal Clinic, Audiology, Orthopaedics, Outpatients, Radiography, Urgent Care Centre, as well as facilities such as a payphone, shop, restaurant and vending machines.
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  • Parking and Public Transport View
  • Getting In and Around View
    • There is step-free level access at the most accessible entrance.
    • The hospital has other entrances near car park C, the Children's Resource Centre, the Manchester Orthopaedic Centre, Red Outpatients and the Urgent Treatment Centre.
    • There is step-free level access throughout, this may include the use of a lift.
    • Access throughout may include doors permanently held open.
    • Floors G and 1 can be accessed via a standard lift and stairs.
  • Getting Help and Assistance View
    • There is seating available.
    • There is a fixed hearing assistance system.
    • You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair.
    • 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 a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
    • There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.
    • Additional facilities/services include: a pay phone and Wi-Fi.
    • Staff receive the following training: disability awareness training.

Getting Around (Trafford General Hospital)

  • There is step-free level access throughout all areas, this may include the use of a lift.
  • Access throughout may include doors permanently held open.
  • The flooring is shiny.
  • There is a high visual contrast between the walls and floor in the majority of walkways.
  • There is background noise in some areas of the venue.
  • Wayfinding and dementia-friendly signage is provided.
  • The colour, design and typeface of signs is not 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.
  • There is a very easy slope en route to the Red Zone from the main entrance (Entrance 1).

Lift (Blue Zone - Lifts 5 and 6)

  • The lift surveyed is located halfway along the main Blue Zone corridor.
  • The distance from the main entrance (Entrance 1) is 93m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
  • Floors G and 1 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 low visual contrast.
  • All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The lift door opening width is 130cm.
  • The internal dimensions of the lift are 172cm (width) x 270cm (depth).
  • The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings and a medium visual contrast.
  • All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • Internally the lift has: a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
  • There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.

Stairs (Blue Zone - Opposite Bevan's Restaurant)

  • The stairs surveyed are located in the Blue Zone, opposite the corridor leading to Bevan's Restaurant.
  • Floors G and 1 can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 20+ steps between floors.
  • The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the left going up.
  • The handrail is not easy to grip.
  • The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrail does 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 16cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Lift (Green Zone - Lift 2)

  • The lift surveyed is located along the main Green Zone corridor.
  • The distance from the main entrance (Entrance 1) is 96m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
  • Floors G and 1 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 80cm.
  • The internal dimensions of the lift are 110cm (width) x 140cm (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 visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Stairs (Green Zone - Ward 9 Entrance)

  • The stairs surveyed are located on the Green Zone corridor, at the entrance to Ward 9.
  • There are permanently held open doors to access the stairwell.
  • Floors G and 1 can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 20+ steps between floors.
  • The steps are clearly marked and have a handrail on the left going up.
  • The handrail is not easy to grip.
  • The handrail covers the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrail does 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 16cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Stairs (Green Zone - Corridor to Green Outpatients)

  • The stairs surveyed are located on the Green Zone corridor to Green Outpatients.
  • There are double manual doors to access the stairwell.
  • Floors G and 1 can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 20+ steps between floors.
  • The steps are clearly marked and have handrails on both sides.
  • The handrails are easy to grip.
  • The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
  • The handrails 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 18cm.
  • The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

Lift (Green Zone - Hospital Entrance 5)

  • The lift surveyed is located along the Green Zone corridor to Hospital Entrance 5 and the Children's Resource Centre.
  • The distance from Hospital Entrance 5 is 17m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
  • Floors G and 1 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 medium visual contrast.
  • All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The lift door opening width is 130cm.
  • The internal dimensions of the lift are 143cm (width) x 268cm (depth).
  • The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a medium 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 and an audible announcer.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey, with unshaded light sources.
  • There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.

Lift (Red Zone - Lifts 3 and 4)

  • The lift surveyed is located in the Red Zone, along the access corridor to Audiology and ENT.
  • The distance from the main entrance (Entrance 1) is 72m.
  • The most accessible route to the lift has a very easy slope and doors permanently held open.
  • Floors G and 1 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 a low visual contrast.
  • None of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • The lift door opening width is 130cm.
  • The internal dimensions of the lift are 176cm (width) x 270cm (depth).
  • The internal lift control buttons have a low visual contrast.
  • All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
  • Internally the lift has: a visual floor indicator.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
  • There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.

Stairs (Red Zone - Next to Lifts 3 and 4)

  • The stairs surveyed are located in Red Zone, along the access corridor to Audiology and ENT.
  • There are double manual doors to access the stairwell.
  • Floors G and 1 can be accessed by these stairs.
  • There are 20+ steps between floors.
  • The steps are clearly marked 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 18cm.
  • The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
  • Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.