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Overview (Centre for Elderly Medicine)

About View
- This is an area on the main hospital site.
- Services available in the venue include: Elderly Medicine.
- View information on opening times.
Parking and Public Transport View
- The venue has its own car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- The nearest train station is Northampton.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Google Maps (opens new tab).
- View information on getting here (opens new tab).
Getting In and Around View
- There is step-free level access at the most accessible entrance.
- There is an additional step-free level internal entrance leading from the main hospital building into the Centre for Elderly Medicine. This would bring you onto the first floor of the Centre.
- There is step-free level access throughout, this may include the use of a lift.
- Access throughout may include doors permanently held open and narrow walkways.
- The ground, first and second floors can be accessed via a standard lift and stairs.
- There are no toilet facilities.
Getting Help and Assistance View
- There is seating available.
- There is no hearing assistance system.
- There is a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
- There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.
- Additional facilities/services include: phone charging points and Wi-Fi.
Related Access Guides View

This entrance is located on the north side of the hospital site, off Billing Road.
The approach to the entrance has a bollard.
The entrance area is 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 at this entrance.
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 high visual contrast.
There is a second single automatic door.
The second door opens by sliding.
The width of the opening is 128cm.
There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
The second door has a high visual contrast.
The second door is located on the right as you enter. This leads to Rheumatology, Stoke Clinic Outpatients and Elderly Medicine.
There is a similar door to the left as you enter which leads to the Day Case Unit.
There is step-free level access as you enter.

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 and narrow walkways.
Some flooring is shiny.
There is a high visual contrast between the walls and floor in all areas.
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.
Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.

The lift surveyed is located in Area R, within the Elderly Medicine Centre.
The distance from Billing Road Entrance is 96m.
The most accessible route to the lift has steep ramps or slopes and doors permanently held open.
The ground, first and second floor 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.
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 148cm (width) x 275cm (depth).
The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings and a low 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 and a visual floor indicator.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.

The stairs surveyed are located at the far end of the Centre for Elderly Medicine.
The ground, first and second floors 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 16cm.
The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
The steps have open risers.
Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.

Location and Access View
- The seating area is located next to the stairs at the far end of the Centre for Elderly Medicine.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
Seating Area View
- There is step-free level access throughout the seating area.
- There is not room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables.
- The surface height of the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is suitable for wheelchair users.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels vary due to the use of large glazed walls.

This entrance is located on the first floor, off the corridor leading to Area R.
The entrance area is not clearly signed.
There is step-free access via ramp at the entrance.
The ramp has a slight gradient.
The ramp is over 150cm wide with no handrails.
There are double manual doors at this entrance.
The doors are permanently held open.
The width of the opening is 151cm.
The doors have a high visual contrast.
There is step-free level access as you enter.