Disabled Access Guide for The Medical Centre

Services/facilities within the building include a first aid area, a changing places area and a toilet.

The Medical Centre is accessed by contacting reception for the key.

The Medical Centre is mainly used as a sick bay/ first aid area, but is also used to provide health information to students.

The venue is situated within the centre of the town.

This venue is situated in Worksop.

The venue is not on a road with a steep gradient.

The nearest mainline Railway Station is Worksop.

There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.

The Medical Centre is located on the ground floor of A Block, directly behind the reception area, opposite the lift.

This venue does have its own car park.

Parking is free for all users.

The car park is located on the opposite side of Carlton Road.

The car park type is open air/surface.

Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders do not need to be booked in advance.

There are 4 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.

The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 4m x 5m (13ft 1in x 16ft 4in).

The nearest designated bay is 33m (36yd) from the main entrance.

The furthest designated bay is 40m (44yd) from the main entrance.

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 slopes/ramps.

The car park surface is tarmac.

There is a dropped kerb/non stepped access from the car park to the venue.

The patron does have to cross a road.

The road is generally busy.

The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.

On street marked Blue Badge bays are not available.

Clearly signed and/or standard on street marked bays are not available.

There is not a designated drop off point.

There is tactile paving on the dropped kerbs at the road crossing on Carlton Road. The dropped kerbs leading out of the car park do not have tactile paving.

This is the main car park for the college, and is accessed from Turner Road. It is locked at 18.15 Monday and Friday, and 21.15 Tuesday - Thursday during term time and at 18.15 Monday - Friday during the holidays.

There are further designated bays in this car park outside the Food Technology Centre and the National Fluid Power Centre. Please see the separate guides to these buildings for more details.

This information is for the entrance located on Carlton Road.

There is not level access to the service.

The main doors open automatically.

The doors are double width.

The door opening is 179cm (5ft 10in) wide.

There is a ramp or slope to access this area/service.

The ramp or slope is located in front of the entrance.

The ramp or slope is moderate.

The ramp or slope is permanent.

There is a level landing at the top of the ramp.

The ramp has a central handrail.

The reception desk is 8m (26ft 2in) from the main entrance.

There is level access to reception from the entrance.

The reception desk is medium height.

The desk has a lowered section.

Lighting levels are medium.

There is a hearing assistance system.

The hearing system is a fixed loop.

The reception area is accessed by double, heavy doors, 156 cm wide, which open away from you.

This information is for the entrance located opposite the reception lift, rear of reception.

There is level access to the service.

The main doors open away from you (push).

The doors are single width.

The doors are heavy.

The door opening is 79cm (2ft 7in) wide.

There is level access to the service.

There is not a hearing assistance system.

This venue does not play background music.

The lighting levels are medium.

Motorised scooters are not allowed in public parts of the venue.

Customers cannot charge scooters or wheelchairs at the venue.

Location and access

Dimensions and features

Availability and Location of Standard Toilets

Standard toilets are available.

Access to Standard Unisex Toilets

The unisex toilet is located within the Medical Centre.

The unisex toilets are 6m (19ft 8in) from the medial centre entrance.

Inside the venue, there is level access to the unisex toilet.

Lighting levels are medium.

This standard toilet has a large cubicle and a grab rail fitted on the wall next to the toilet.

It also contains a bidet and roll in shower.

There are also standard and adapted toilets available elsewhere in A Block. Please see the main guide for the building for more details.

Accessible shower facilities are available.

The showers are located within the Medical Centre standard toilet.

There is an adjustable shower head.

There are handrails.

There is a shower chair.

There is level access to the services from the shower facilities.

The mobile hoist in the Changing Places area can be used to aid access into the shower chair.

Staff do receive disability awareness / equality training.

Documents can be requested in Braille.

Documents can be requested in large print.

A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not generally on duty.

This service can be requested.

Staff are Text Relay aware.

The photograph shows the bed located in the medical centre.