Access Guide
Route Summary
- The route from the Main Reception Building to the Carey Block is approximately 150m long.
- The route consists of paths, marked pedestrian walkways and pedestrian crossings.
- The route has several obstacles including a car park, pedestrian crossings, dropped kerbs with and without tactile paving, slight and steep slopes and uneven surfaces.
Main Reception to Visitors Car Park
- Exit the Main Reception Building and proceed across the pedestrian crossing. This crossing has a dropped kerb with tactile paving on one side.
- Once across, proceed along the path to the right.
- Continue across the next pedestrian crossing. This crossing has a dropped kerb on both sides, with the only one side having tactile paving.
- Once across, turn right and continue along the path.
- Continue up the slightly sloped path and enter the visitors car park.
Visitors Car Park
- Enter the visitors car park and proceed down the slightly sloped path.
- Proceed through the car park, along the pedestrian walkway.
- Once through the visitors car park, there will a steeply sloped path to exit the visitors car park.
Visitors Car Park to the Carey Block Entrance
- Follow the pedestrian walkway until you reach the end, then proceed between the two buildings on the left.
- Continue along the path straight ahead, going up the slight slope. This path has several uneven surfaces.
- The entrance to the Carey Block is located straight ahead.
- The first set of doors at the Carey Block entrance are permanently held open and the second set of doors open manually towards you.
Entrance (Carey Block Entrance)
- This entrance is located at the front of the Carey Block, on the left side of the hospital grounds.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
- There is step-free access via slope at the entrance.
- The slope has a slight gradient.
- There is a bell at a height of 76cm.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 167cm.
- The doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is a second single manual door.
- The door has a locked extension leaf.
- The locked extension leaf can be opened on request .
- The second door opens towards you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The second door has a high visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.