Last week I had to go to the National Hospital for Neurology in London. It was a check up but I still get nervous and on arrival had to use their toilet at reception. That was difficult enough as I had to wait for a member of staff to finish using it!! I was then told I was in the wrong part of the hospital and had to go down the ramp and three doors along to another department. None of these directions were put on my appointment letter and if they had a PAD (a BBS Pictorial Access Description) on their website I’d have known!!
Seeing my anxiety the receptionist offered to take me on the ‘long’ journey to the correct building. After a successful appointment I then used the toilet in this newly refurbished part of the hospital and shock horror I was met with a Quasi Khazi……
I was astounded to see that the bars were all on the same side, obviously the toilet roll holder took precedence over a grab rail. I mentioned this to the nurses who had to help me and they asked us to take a picture and send them an email. I duly complied and I’m awaiting a reply as to how this happened.
Ludicrous Loos are everywhere ………..tell us of any you’ve seen and where, we’ll gladly publish them.
They also have pedal bins in the outpatient disabled loos which are no good for wheelchair users. There is no way to lift the lid as it has a lip around the side and the lid sits inside of the lip. Was the same at Barnet Hospital and UCH but I haven’t been there for a while so not sure now. Maybe someone can check them out.
I get this complaint all the time. I assume it’s for hygiene reasons but surely an auto open bin is the answer?? Let me know if you see any improvements!?
There are also pedal bins in the loos at Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s spinal unit. Soke Mandeville for goodness sake….
There are also pedal bins in the loos at Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s spinal unit. Stoke Mandeville for goodness sake….