Access Guide
Getting To (Hospital Cashiers)
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge bays (Car Park 6) has step-free level access and uneven surfaces.
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- Access to Hospital Cashiers is via the Oxford Road - Outpatients entrance.
- There is not a drop-off point at this entrance.
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- Hospital Cashiers is located to the right as you enter the Oxford Road - Outpatients entrance, ahead and then to the left.
- Hospital Cashiers is approximately 45m from the Oxford Road - Outpatients entrance.
- Enter via the Oxford Road - Outpatients entrance.
Turn right and follow the corridor ahead.
Turn left after the Pharmacy and continue ahead.
Hospital Cashiers will then be located ahead and on your right. - Internally the most accessible route has a slight ramp or slope, a steep ramp or slope and doors permanently held open.
- Some flooring along the route is shiny .
- There are resting areas along the route.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- Signage is clearly visible with high contrasting colours.
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Parking (Car Park 6 - Visitors and Blue Badge Holders)
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Car Park
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- The car park is located at the rear of the hospital building, off Oxford Road.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac.
- There are 9 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked and signposted.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 232cm (width) x 435cm (depth).
- The hatched/marked zones vary between bays.
- The width of the marked zone is 95cm.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bays vary in size.
- The nearest designated bay is 5m from the Oxford Road - Outpatients Entrance.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has step-free level access and uneven surfaces.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- This car park is for visitors and Blue Badge holders only.
- Parking is not free for all users.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
- Clearly presented parking signs are available.
- Payment machines are located at the rear of the car park.
- There is not a payment machine with controls at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
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- The car parks at Horton General Hospital are ANPR controlled.
- Users should pay on exit at the machines or via the JustPark app.
- Blue Badge holders must register their vehicle against their Blue Badge at the payment machines on exit, as well as displaying their Blue Badge in their vehicle's windscreen.
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Drop-off Point
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- There is not a designated drop-off point available.
Entrance (Oxford Road - Outpatients Department Entrance)
- This entrance is located to the rear of the hospital building, off Oxford Road.
- 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 slope at the entrance.
- The slope has a slight gradient.
- There is a bell at a height of 150cm.
- There are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 146cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a second set of double manual doors .
- The second set of doors open away from you.
- The width of the opening is 154cm.
- The second set of doors have a high visual contrast.
- There is a third set of double manual doors.
The third set of doors open towards you.
The width of the opening is 124cm.
The third set of doors have a high visual contrast. - There is step-free level access as you enter.
- This entrance gives access to the Outpatients department as well as the rear main hospital corridor and further wards and departments.
Counter (Hospital Cashiers)
- The counter is located to the right as you enter the Oxford Road - Outpatients entrance, ahead and then to the left.
- The distance from the Oxford Road - Outpatients entrance. is 45m.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 105cm.
- There is not a lowered section at the counter.
- The counter has windows.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
- The flooring is shiny.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre in the seating area (150cm x 150cm).
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest in the seating area.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs without armrests.
- The seating is fixed.