Access Guide
Getting To (Hospital Social Work Team)
- The most accessible route from the main patient and visitor car park has a slight ramp or slope, a dropped kerb with tactile paving and a pedestrian crossing.
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- Access to the Hospital Social Work Team is via the main hospital entrance.
- There is a drop-off point at this entrance.
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- The Hospital Social Work Team is located on the ground floor of the main hospital building, in the left wing.
- The Hospital Social Work Team is approximately 35m from the main hospital entrance.
- Enter via the main hospital entrance and continue straight ahead until you reach the main staircase.
Turn left at the staircase and continue along the left wing corridor.
The Hospital Social Work Team is located on the left. - Internally the most accessible route has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- Some flooring along the route is shiny and patterned.
- There are resting areas along the route.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The following toilet facilities are available along the route; a toilet with adaptations (with transfer on both sides) and standard toilets.
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Parking (Main Patient and Visitor Car Park)
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Car Park
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- The car park is located in front of the main hospital building.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac.
- There are 15+ designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- The Blue Badge bays are signposted and have markings which are faded.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 240cm (width) x 497cm (depth).
- There is a marked zone to both sides but not at the rear.
- The width of the marked zone is 146cm.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bays vary in size.
- The nearest designated bay is 20m from the main hospital entrance.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has slight ramps or slopes.
- There is a dropped kerb with tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
- Some of the dropped kerbs from the Blue Badge bays do not have tactile paving.
There are 2 parent and child parking bays available.
Patients and visitors can park in any car park located around the hospital site.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- This car park is for staff, visitors and Blue Badge holders only.
- Parking is not free for all users.
- Parking is not free for Blue Badge holders.
- Clearly presented parking signs are available.
- Payment machines are located inside the main building.
- There is not a payment machine with controls at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
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- There are barriers upon entry and exit to the hospital site.
Patients and visitors must take a ticket from the barrier on arrival.
The height of the ticket button is 117cm.
The payment machines are currently cash only.
The height of the payment machine controls is between 112cm-136cm.
The ticket is needed for the exit barrier.
Entrance (Main Hospital Entrance)
- This entrance is located at the front of the main hospital building.
- 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 slope at the entrance.
- The slope has a slight gradient.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 175cm.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors .
- The second set of doors are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 145cm.
- The second set of doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a third set of entrance doors which are double, automatic and open away from you.
The width of the third set of doors is 186cm and the colour contrast is low.
There is a fourth set of entrance doors which are double, automatic and open by sliding.
The width of the doors are 193cm and the colour contrast is low. - There is step-free level access as you enter.
Department / Service (Hospital Social Work Team)
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Location and Access
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- The Hospital Social Work Team is located on the ground floor of the main hospital building, in the left wing.
- There is written text signage on or near the door.
- There is step-free level access into this area.
- There are double manual doors with a high visual contrast.
- One of the doors was locked at the time of the survey.
- The locked door can be opened on request .
- The doors open towards you.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- Entry to the department is via staff key card access only.
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Getting Around
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- There is step-free level access throughout.
- Access throughout may include narrow walkways.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- Wayfinding signage is not provided.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
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Facilities and Services
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- There is 1 consultation/medical room available.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- The nearest toilet with adaptations is located on the ground floor of the main hospital building, in the main entrance foyer.
Consultation / Medical Room (Social Workers)
- There is 1 consultation/medical room available.
- The room surveyed was; Social Workers.
- The room is located at the far end of the department corridor and to the right.
- The most accessible route to the room has step-free level access and narrow walkways.
- There is written text signage on or near the door.
- There is step-free level access into the room.
- There is a single manual door with a high visual contrast.
- The door is permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 86cm.
- There is step-free level access throughout the room.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Some flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Seating available in the room includes: armchairs.
- Furniture available in the room includes: coffee tables and desks.
- Some tables are fixed.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this room.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Seating Area (Hospital Social Work Team)
- The seating area is located immediately to the right as you enter the department.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There is step-free level access into this area.
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Seating Area
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- There is step-free level access throughout the seating area.
- There is some room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
- There is not space for an assistance dog to rest.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- The flooring is shiny.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.