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St George's Hospital Green Spaces

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT

Access Guide

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Introduction

  • This guide details the hospitals gardens and green spaces.

Getting To The Hospital

Getting Help and Assistance

  • There is a Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at the hospital.
  • The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) is located on the ground floor of the Grosvenor Wing.
  • The telephone number for the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) is 020 8725 2453.
  • The email address for the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) is [email protected].
  • There are volunteers available for help and assistance at the hospital.
  • Volunteers can be found in the main corridor of all wings.
  • Documents are available in an alternative format and can be provided to include: Braille on request, large print on request, Makaton on request and different languages on request.
  • There is not an assistance dog toilet or toileting area on the hospital site.
  • Water bowls for assistance dogs are available on request.
  • BSL interpreters can be provided on request.
  • Language interpreters can be provided on request.
  • A mobility scooter charging point is available at the hospital.
  • The mobility scooter charging point is located at the Atkinson Morley Wing main reception.
  • Mobility aids are available to help patients move around and include; wheelchairs.
  • To obtain mobility aids please contact the main receptions in each wing.

Hospital Parking (Hospital Car Park 1)

  • Parking View
    • The hospital does have a dedicated car park.
    • The car park is located off Blackshaw Road.
    • The car park type is open air/surface.
    • The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
    • The car park does have a barrier control system.
    • The barrier controls/touchscreen can be reached from the car.
    • The car park surface is concrete.
    • There is not a/are not Blue Badge parking bay(s) available.
  • Drop-off Point View
    • There is not a designated drop-off point.
  • Paying View
    • There are parking charges for the hospital car park.
    • Payment signs are provided.
    • Payment signs are clearly presented.
    • Payment signs are located at the payment machines in the car park and throughout the car park.
    • Payment machines are located throughout the car park.
    • There is not a payment machine at a convenient height for wheelchair users.
    • There is not a level turning space (minimum 185cm x 210cm) in front of the payment machine(s).
  • Access to the Hospital View
    • The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
    • Assistance may be required because there is/are uneven surfaces.
    • The hospital entrance is not clearly visible from the car park.
    • The route from the car park to the hospital entrance is clearly signposted.

Hospital Parking (Hospital Car Park 2 - Blue Badge Parking - Out Of Use)

  • Parking View
    • The hospital does have a dedicated car park.
    • The car park is located off Perimeter Road.
    • The car park type is open air/surface.
    • The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
    • The car park does not have a barrier control system.
    • The car park surface is concrete.
    • There is a/are Blue Badge parking bay(s) available.
    • The Blue Badge bay(s) markings are faded.
    • There is/are 5 designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) within the hospital car park.
    • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 240cm x 450cm (7ft 10in x 14ft 9in).
    • There is a 120cm hatched zone around the Blue Badge parking bay(s).
    • The dimensions of other designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) vary in size.
    • Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders do not need to be booked in advance.
  • Drop-off Point View
    • There is a designated drop-off point.
    • The drop-off point is located in front of the Atkinson Morley Wing.
    • There is a dropped kerb from the drop-off point.
    • The dropped kerb does not have tactile paving.
  • Paying View
    • There are parking charges for the hospital car park.
    • Payment signs are provided.
    • Payment signs are clearly presented.
    • Payment signs are located throughout the car park.
    • Payment signs do make it clear if parking charges apply to Blue Badge holders.
    • Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
    • Payment machines are located throughout the car park.
    • There is a payment machine at a convenient height for wheelchair users.
    • There is not a level turning space (minimum 185cm x 210cm) in front of the payment machine(s).
    • To see the hospital parking charges please click here (opens new tab).
  • Access to the Hospital View
    • The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
    • Assistance may be required because there is/are level changes with no dropped kerbs.
    • The hospital entrance is not clearly visible from the car park.
    • The route from the car park to the hospital entrance is clearly signposted.
    • The nearest designated Blue Badge parking bay is approximately 22m (24yd 2in) from the Atkinson Morley Wing entrance.
  • Comments View
    • Disabled users are able to get a lift from this car park to the Atkinson Morley Wing.
    • At the time of survey (April 2023) Car Park 2 was permanently closed for visitors.

Grosvenor Wing

  • Small areas of outdoor bench seating are located outside the Grosvenor Wing and along the access road.
  • There are slopes, some of them steep, between the green space located along the access road, and the green space located directly in front of the main entrance.
  • Both can be accessed via slight slopes from the access road path.
  • The pathways are made up of mainly tarmac with some areas of slate and concrete tiles that are uneven in places.

Atkinson Morley Wing

  • Small areas of outdoor bench seating are located outside the Atkinson Morley Wing main entrance leading down to Car Park 2.
  • At the upper level there is bench seating, and a grassed area on a steep slope that leads down to Car Park 2.
  • The pathways are made up of mainly tarmac and are uneven in places.

Water Garden

  • The entrance to this garden is located off the corridor between Grosvenor Wing and St James Wing.
  • They are 150cm wide, double doors that open away from you.
  • Bench seating is located around the pathways in the garden.
  • There is also a raised platform accessed by a slight slope or 2 medium steps.
  • The pathways are made up of concrete flagstones with some areas of very uneven timber.