Access Guide
Getting To (League of Friends Café)
- The most accessible route from the main patient and visitor car park has a very easy slope, uneven surfaces, a dropped kerb, a dropped kerb with tactile paving and bollards.
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- Access to the League of Friends Café is via the main hospital entrance.
- There is a drop-off point at this entrance.
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- The League of Friends Café is located on the ground floor of the main hospital building.
- The League of Friends Café is approximately 16m from the main hospital entrance.
- Enter via the main hospital entrance.
Turn left at the main reception desk and the League of Friends Café is located around the corner and on the left. - Internally the most accessible route has step-free level access.
- 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.
- The following toilet facilities are available along the route; a toilet with adaptations (with left hand transfer), a toilet with adaptations (with right hand transfer) 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 at the front of the hospital building.
- Blue Badge holders must register their number plate with reception within 30 mins of arrival, and keep their Blue Badge on display on their vehicle's windscreen at all times, to avoid any fines.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of block paving.
- There are 9 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 229cm (width) x 469cm (depth).
- There is a marked zone to both sides and rear.
- The width of the marked zone is 156cm.
- The nearest designated bay is 58m from the main hospital entrance.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has a very easy slope and uneven surfaces.
- There is a dropped kerb without tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
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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 free for Blue Badge holders.
- Clearly presented parking signs are available.
- Payment machines are located inside the venue.
- There is not a payment machine with controls at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
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- The car park at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre is ANPR controlled.
- Users should pay on exit at the machines or via the JustPark app.
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Drop-off Point
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- There is a designated drop-off point available.
- The designated drop-off point is located in front of the main hospital entrance, and on the left side of the hospital building.
Entrance (Main Hospital Entrance)
- This entrance is located at the front of the hospital building.
- The approach to the entrance has bollards.
- 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 are double automatic doors at this entrance.
- The doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 170cm.
- The doors have a low visual contrast.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors .
- The second set of doors open by sliding.
- The width of the opening is 170cm.
- The second set of doors have a low visual contrast.
- The minimum width between the bollards is 218cm.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
- This entrance gives access to the ground floor of the main hospital building.
Eating and Drinking (League of Friends Café)
- The League of Friends Café is located on the ground floor of the main hospital building.
- The most accessible route has step-free level access.
- There is step-free level access into this area.
- There are double manual doors with a high visual contrast.
- The doors are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 157cm.
- This area has a counter where food and drink can be ordered, staff who can provide assistance with ordering and designated seating.
- Full table service is available on request only.
- Menus are available on a board and displayed on the counter.
- The following dietary requirements can be catered for: gluten free.
- The following are available: drinking straws, takeaway cups and takeaway cutlery.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- The payment counter was surveyed.
- The counter is located immediately ahead as you enter the café.
- There is step-free level access to the counter.
- The height of the counter is 127cm.
- There is a lowered section at the counter.
- The height of the lowered section is 92cm.
- 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 space for an assistance dog to rest.
- The flooring is shiny.
- The walls and floor have a medium visual contrast.
- Seating available in this area includes: chairs with armrests and chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in this area includes: tables and coffee tables.
- The surface height of the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear height under the tables is not suitable for wheelchair users.
- There may be background noise in this area.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.