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Route Guide: Accessible Short Stay Parking to Urgent and Emergency Care Centre

Rotherham Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, S60 2UD

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Parking (Blue Badge Parking and Drop-Off)

  • Car Park View
    • The car park is located at the front of the hospital, just across from the Main Entrance.
    • The car park is open air/surface.
    • The car park surface consists of tarmac.
    • There are 39 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
    • The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
    • The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 236cm (width) x 467cm (depth).
    • The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bays vary in size.
    • The hatched/marked zones vary between bays.
    • The nearest designated bay is 55m from the Main Entrance.
    • The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has steep slopes.
    • This route has uneven surfaces and bollards.
    • There is a dropped kerb with tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
  • Charges and Restrictions View
    • This car park is for Blue Badge holders only.
    • Parking is free for Blue Badge holders but not all users.
    • Blue Badge holders can enter their Blue Badge serial number at a payment machine to receive free parking.
    • Payment machines are located at the side of the car park and inside the main building.
    • There is not a payment machine with controls at a suitable height for a wheelchair user.
    • Payment can also be made online or using an app.
  • Electric Vehicle Charging Points View
    • Electric Vehicle charging points are not available.
  • Drop-off Point View
    • There is a designated drop-off point available.
    • The designated drop-off point is located at the front of the car park.
    • There is a dropped kerb with tactile paving from the drop-off point.

Accessible Car Parking Crossing Point

  • When Leaving the Accessible Short Stay Car Park cross the crossing point to the concrete pavement.
  • There are yellow bollards to the right of the crossing point.
  • There is tactile paving as you exit the crossing.
  • Turn right onto the pavement.

Accessible Car Parking Crossing Point to Accessible Short Stay Crossing

  • The pavement goes uphill with a slight incline.
  • Walk up the slight sloped pavement until you reach the next crossing point.
  • Just before the crossing there is a bollard to prevent vehicles parking on the pathway.
  • The bollard contrasts visually with the paving.
  • The crossing point gets busy due to it sharing the same entrance as the main hospital car park.
  • The traffic travels both directions.

Accessible Short Stay Crossing

  • The crossing point has a drop down curb with tactile paving,
  • The other side of the crossing is slightly on the left.
  • The drop down curb with tactile paving has a steep slope upwards which levels out just after the tactile paving.

Accessible Short Stay Crossing to Urgent and Emergency Care Centre Crossing

  • When exiting the crossing follow the concrete pavement uphill which is on a slight slope until you arrive to a zebra crossing which is located to the left.
  • Turn left onto the zebra crossing.

Urgent and Emergency Care Centre Crossing to Urgent and Emergency Care Centre Entrance

  • The crossing point has a drop down curb with tactile paving on both sides of the crossing.
  • As you leave the crossing point continue straight to the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre entrance.
  • The surface is level from the crossing point to the entrance.

Outside Access (Urgent and Emergency Care Centre Main Entrance)

  • Entrance Details View
    • This information is for the entrance located at the front left of the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre.
    • The entrance area/door is not clearly signed.
    • There is step free access at this entrance.
    • There is a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at this entrance.
    • The entrance door(s) does/do contrast visually with its immediate surroundings.
    • There is a bell/buzzer.
    • The height of the bell/buzzer is 120cm .
    • There is an intercom.
    • The height of the intercom is 120cm .
    • There is a hand sanitiser.
    • The height of the hand sanitiser is 133cm (4ft 4in).
    • There is not a door release button when exiting.
    • Standard manual wheelchairs are available for people to borrow at this entrance.
    • The main door(s) open(s) automatically (away from you).
    • The door(s) is/are double width.
    • The width of the door opening is 148cm.
    • There is a second set of doors.
    • The door(s) open(s) automatically (towards you).
    • The door(s) is/are double width.
    • The width of the door opening is 150cm.
  • Comments View
    • At the time of the survey (May 2021) construction work was taking place on the entrance to the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre and this was the only entrance available.