Access Guide
Getting To (Dog Spending Area)
- The most accessible route from the main entrance Accessible parking has a very easy slope, a dropped kerb with tactile paving and a pedestrian crossing.
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- Access to the Dog Spending Area is via the main hospital entrance.
- There is a drop-off point at this entrance.
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- The Dog Spending Area is located in Nightingale's Courtyard, off junction 5 of the main hospital corridor.
- The Dog Spending Area is approximately 92m from the main hospital entrance.
- Enter the hospital via the main entrance.
Proceed to the right of the main hospital reception, go through the doors ahead, turn left and follow the corridor until you reach the glass doorway for Nightingale's Courtyard. This is the entrance to the Dog Spending Area. - Internally the most accessible route has step-free level access and doors permanently held open.
- Some flooring along the route is shiny.
- There are resting areas along the route.
- Wayfinding signage is not provided.
- Some signage is clearly visible with high contrasting colours.
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Parking (Main Entrance Accessible Parking and Drop Off Point)
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Car Park
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- The car park is located at the front of the hospital grounds.
- The car park is open air/surface.
- The car park surface consists of tarmac.
- There are 15+ designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- The Blue Badge bays are clearly marked.
- The surveyed Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 229cm (width) x 476cm (depth).
- The hatched/marked zones vary between bays.
- The width of the marked zone is 130cm.
- The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bays vary in size.
- The nearest designated bay is 25m from the main entrance - automatic doors.
- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking has a very easy slope, uneven surfaces, bollards and a pedestrian crossing.
- There is a dropped kerb with tactile paving from the designated Blue Badge parking.
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Charges and Restrictions
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- This car park is for Blue Badge holders only.
- Parking is free for all users.
- Clearly presented parking signs are available.
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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 entrance.
- There is a dropped kerb with tactile paving from the drop-off point.
Entrance (Main Entrance - Automatic Doors)
- This entrance is located at the front of the hospital building.
- The approach to the entrance has uneven surfaces.
- The entrance area is clearly signed.
- There is 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 is an intercom at a height of 130cm.
- The height of the hand sanitiser is 129cm.
- There is a single automatic door at this entrance.
- The door opens towards you.
- There is a push pad at a height of 83cm.
- The width of the opening is 110cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The door has a low visual contrast.
- There is a push pad or push button to exit at a height of 95cm.
- There is an identical door available to the left of the door surveyed.
- There is a second set of double automatic doors.
- The second set of doors are permanently held open.
- The width of the opening is 190cm.
- The second set of doors have a medium visual contrast.
- There is step-free level access as you enter.
- This entrance gives you access to the ground floor.
Assistance Dog Spending Area (Assistance Dog Spending Area)
- The Assistance Dog Spending Area is within Nightingale's Courtyard, just off the main hospital corridor at junction 5.
- The spending area facility is outside.
- There is no signage.
- There is step-free level access.
- There is a single automatic door.
- The door opens by sliding.
- There is a push pad at a height of 86cm.
- The width of the opening is 126cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the opening.
- The door has a low visual contrast.
- There is a very easy slope shortly after entering the Assistance Dog Spending Area.
- The spending area has minimum dimensions of 2m x 3m.
- There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- The spending area is not sheltered.
- The spending area surface consists of block paving and compacted earth.
- There is bench seating available in the Assistance Dog Spending Area, some of which is sheltered.