Access for disabled people
Staff make every effort to ensure that services, buildings and facilities are accessible to all, whatever their disability.
We have been upgrading the external features of the hospital sites to make access for wheelchairs easier. Our programme of improvements also includes internal works but these have to take place around the needs of patients. In other words, we can only upgrade ward areas, for example, when there are fewer planned admissions.
An independent survey of the DRI hospital site was carried out for us, which highlighted areas for improvement and useful suggestions that we have put in place across the Trust.
Wheelchair access is one aspect of improving facilities for people with disabilities