Access Guide
Overview (St George's Hospital)
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About
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- This is a hospital with multiple services available.
- Facilities available in the venue include: wards, departments, shops, a restaurant and coffee shops.
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Parking and Public Transport
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- The venue has its own car park, with Blue Badge parking available.
- There is a drop-off point.
- The nearest train station is Tooting Train Station.
- The nearest underground station is Tooting Broadway.
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Getting In and Around
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- There is step-free level access at the most accessible entrance.
- There is step-free level access throughout, this may include the use of a lift.
- Access throughout may include doors permanently held open.
- The lower ground, ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth floors can be accessed via a standard lift and stairs.
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Getting Help and Assistance
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- There is seating available.
- There is a fixed hearing assistance system.
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair, walking aids and adapted trollies with padded seat.
- British Sign Language interpreters can be provided on request.
- Documents are available in the following formats: Braille (on request), large print (on request), Makaton (on request) and different languages (on request).
- There is a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
- There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.
- Additional facilities/services include: an ATM machine and Wi-Fi.
Getting Around (St George's Hospital)
- 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.
- Some flooring is shiny and patterned.
- 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.
- The colour, design and typeface of signs is consistent throughout.
- Seating available in the walkways includes: chairs with armrests, chairs without armrests and benches.
- Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
Lift (Grosvenor Wing)
- The lift surveyed is located ahead as you enter the Grosvenor Wing entrance, past the Grosvenor Wing reception and to the right at the end of the corridor.
- The distance from the Grosvenor Wing entrance is 108m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- The ground, first and second floors 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 tactile markings, Braille markings and a high visual contrast.
- All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 80cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 175cm (width) x 95cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a high 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, a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.
Lift (St James Wing)
- The lift surveyed is located ahead as you enter the St James Wing entrance, to the end of the corridor and to the right.
- The distance from the St James Wing entrance is 70m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- The ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth floors 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 tactile markings, Braille markings and 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 129cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 150cm (width) x 277cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings, Braille 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, a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.
Lift (Atkinson Morley Wing)
- The lift surveyed is located past the Atkinson Morley reception and to the right.
- The distance from the Atkinson Morley Wing entrance is 53m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- The lower ground, ground, first and second floors 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 tactile markings and a high 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 175cm (width) x 269cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings and a high visual contrast.
- Some of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- There are other lifts available at this location which vary in size.
Lift (Lanesborough Wing)
- The lift surveyed is located ahead after entering the Lanesborough Wing entrance and to the left.
- The distance from the Lanesborough Wing entrance is 64m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- The ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth floors 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 tactile markings, Braille markings and 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 126cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 168cm (width) x 260cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings, Braille markings and a low visual contrast.
- All of the internal lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a mirror to aid reversing, a visual floor indicator and an audible announcer.
- Lighting levels were low at the time of the survey.
- There are other lifts available at this location which vary in size.
Stairs (Grosvenor Wing)
- The stairs surveyed are located on the ground floor, past reception and to the right, at the end of the corridor.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- The ground, first and second floors can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are 20+ steps between floors.
- The steps have low visual contrast markings and have handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails 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 17cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- The door at the bottom of the stairs on the ground floor has a minimum width of 88cm.
Stairs (St James Wing)
- The stairs surveyed are located on the ground floor, past reception and down the corridor to the right.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- The ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth 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 extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 19cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
Stairs (Atkinson Morley Wing)
- The stairs surveyed are located ahead from the Atkinson Morley Wing entrance, past the reception and to the left.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- The lower ground, ground, first, second and third 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 do not cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails 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 18cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
- The width of the door to access the staircase is 72cm.
Stairs (Lanesborough Wing)
- The stairs surveyed are located on the ground floor, ahead and to the left after entering the Lanesborough Wing entrance.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- The ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth 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 18cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
- The width of the door to access the staircase is 86cm.