Access Guide
Overview
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About
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- This is an acute hospital with multiple outpatients departments, wards and other services.
- Facilities available in the venue include: restaurant, café, pharmacy, shops, toilets and a Changing Places facility.
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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 Rotherham Central.
- This station has step-free access.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Traveline (opens new tab).
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Getting In and Around
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- There is step-free access via a slight slope at the most accessible entrance.
- The most accessible entrance is also the main entrance.
- There is step-free level access throughout all areas.
- Doors are held open along circulation routes.
- Access throughout may include bollards and pillars.
- Levels A-D can be accessed via a standard lift.
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Getting Help and Assistance
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- Seating is available.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- You can borrow or hire the following equipment: a manual wheelchair.
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- Additional facilities/services include: an ATM machine, a pay phone and Wi-Fi.
Getting Around Rotherham Hospital
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Access
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- There is step-free access between floors via lift.
- There is step-free level access throughout walkways.
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Circulation
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- Doors are held open along circulation routes.
- Access throughout may include bollards and pillars.
- There is a high colour contrast between the walls and floor along the majority of circulation routes.
- Some flooring is shiny and patterned.
- There is background noise in some areas of the venue.
- Wayfinding signage is provided.
- The colour, design and typeface of signage is not consistent throughout.
- Seating available in the walkways includes: chairs without armrests.
- Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
Lift (Junction 2)
- The lift surveyed is located along the main hospital corridor, at Junction 2.
- The distance from the Main Entrance is 81m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- Doors are held open along the most accessible route.
- This route has bollards.
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Standard Lift
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- Levels A-D can be accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a high colour 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.
- The control buttons have a medium colour contrast.
- Some of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 128cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 143cm (width) x 267cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings.
- The control buttons have a medium colour contrast.
- The majority of the internal controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a list of floor services/facilities, a visual floor indicator, an audible announcer, an intercom hearing assistance system and a mirror to aid reversing.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade and unshaded light sources.
- There are other lifts available at this location which vary in size.
Stairs (Junction 2)
- The stairs are located along the main hospital corridor, at Junction 2.
- Levels A-D can be accessed by these stairs.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- There are 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 steps are clearly marked.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 16cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm-45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
Lift (Junction 4)
- The lift surveyed is located to the rear of the hospital, at Junction 4.
- The distance from the Main Entrance is 180m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- Doors are held open along the most accessible route.
- This route has bollards.
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Standard Lift
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- Levels A-D can be accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a high colour 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.
- The control buttons have a medium colour contrast.
- All of the external lift controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- The lift door opening width is 128cm.
- The internal dimensions of the lift are 143cm (width) x 266cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings.
- The control buttons have a medium colour contrast.
- The majority of the internal controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a list of floor services/facilities, a visual floor indicator, an audible announcer, an intercom hearing assistance system and a mirror to aid reversing.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
- There are other lifts available at this location which are of a similar size.
Stairs (Junction 4)
- The stairs are located to the rear of the hospital, at Junction 4.
- Levels A-D can be accessed by these stairs.
- There is a single manual door to access the stairwell.
- There are 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 step markings are not clearly visible.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the highest step is 16cm.
- The depth of the steps is between 30cm-45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
Stairs (Moorgate Wing)
- The stairs are located to the left as you enter the Moorgate Wing Entrance.
- Levels B-E can be accessed by these stairs.
- There are double manual doors to access the stairwell.
- There are 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 steps are clearly marked.
- 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-45cm.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
Lift (No.10)
- The lift surveyed is located to the left as you enter the Moorgate Wing Entrance.
- The distance from the Moorgate Wing Entrance is 12m.
- The most accessible route to the lift has step-free level access.
- Doors are held open along the most accessible route.
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Standard Lift
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- Levels B - E can be accessed by this lift.
- The lift door has a high colour 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.
- The control buttons have a low colour 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 153cm (width) x 236cm (depth).
- The internal lift control buttons have tactile markings.
- The control buttons have a medium colour contrast.
- The majority of the internal controls are at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
- Internally the lift has: a list of floor services/facilities.
- Lighting levels were uneven at the time of the survey, with pools of light and shade.
- There is a maximum of 2 people in this lift.